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Alderman Mary Ann Smith
5533 N. Broadway
Chicago, IL 60640
Phone: (773) 784-5277
Fax: (773) 784-5033
info@masmith48.org
City Hall Office
121 N. LaSalle St.
Room 300
Chicago, IL 60602
Phone: (312) 744-6860
Fax: (312) 744-0804
Your Point of Contact
In Edgewater and Uptown
For your convenience, we share office space at 5533 N. Broadway with U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky, State Senator Heather Steans and State Representative Harry Osterman. Democratic Committeeman Carol Ronen's office is just down the block. This enables you to access help at the local, state and federal levels from one location.
The entire staff is available to assist you. However, by referring to the list below, you will be able to reach the person who can best help you with a specific issue more quickly and easily.
48th Ward Office – General Information
(773) 784-5277
info@masmith48.org
Alderman Mary Ann Smith
(773) 784-5277
Doug Fraser
(312) 744-6860
doug@masmith48.org
- Chief of Staff: city-wide policy, finance and funding, legislation and policy, troubleshooting
Marge Britton
(773) 293-8412
marge@masmith48.org
- Residential and commercial development: 48th Ward Zoning and Planning Committee; reviews proposals and initiates process for residential and commercial development requests; zoning changes and neighborhood rezoning
- Preservation and historic districts
- New businesses
Ernie Constantino
(773) 293-8411
ernie@masmith48.org
- Environmental Issues: tree trimming, public gardens, environmental and beautification projects
- Infrastructure: streets, alleys, sidewalks, curbs and gutters, large utility projects, water and sewer, street lights
- Commercial development: loading zones, parking meters
Nancy Meyerson
(773) 293-8415
nancy@masmith48.org
- Education: school issues, enrichment programs, school partnerships, after-school programs, early childhood education
- Special projects: farmers' market, communications
Bess Sagartz
(773) 293-8414
bess@masmith48.org
- City services: CTA, sanitation, rodent and animal control, garbage collection, abandoned autos
- Utilities: ComEd, Peoples Gas, telephone, cable
- Senior/disabled issues: senior housing, nursing homes, handicap parking permits
- Permits: block parties, yard sales
Tom Samuels
(773) 293-8417
tom@masmith48.org
- Transportation: Traffic calming, safe routes to schools, infrastructure, resurfacing, planning, parking, safety, bicycles, pedestrians, transit, signs & markings, signals, streetscaping, special events, construction staging
- Public Right-of-Way: sidewalk cafes, awnings, street furniture, alley access
- Parks: planning, construction, maintenance, dogs, playlots, lakefront, campus parks
- Buildings/Construction: permits, code enforcement, landscape ordinance
- Housing/Social Services: legal aid, landlord-tenant, Fair Housing
Sandy Thomas
(312) 744-6860
sandy@masmith48.org
- Secretary for Committee on Parks and Recreation
- City Hall: City Council filings, ordinances, resolutions, vouchers, refuse and senior citizen rebates
Dana Fritz
(773) 293-8413
dana@masmith48.org
- Public safety: police relations, crime, CAPS, community prosecutions, gang graffiti, homeless matters, court advocacy
- Building code: violations
- Problem buildings: manager and owner issues, criminal code compliance, leasing standards
- Licenses: business and liquor
48th Ward Streets and Sanitation Superintendent
Conrad Suerth
(312) 744-2130
csuerth@cityofchicago.org
- Garbage pick-up, sanitation, street sweeping, fallen trees or branches, garage or yard sale permits, temporary no-parking signs