Balcer served as an alderman on six committees: Budget and Government Operations; Energy, Environmental Protection and Public Utilities; Finance; Human Relations; Police and Fire; and Transportation and Public Way.
He was appointed to the Council in the aftermath of a scandal about disclosures about then-Ald. Patrick Huels' private security firm that resulted in Huels' resignation.
Ald. Balcer's former ward encompasses part of Chicago's Southwest Side, and includes the neighborhood of Bridgeport, which has been home to five Chicago mayors, including both Richard M. and Richard J. Daley.
james, balcer, james, balcer, born, june, 1950, former, alderman, 11th, ward, city, chicago, permanent, dead, link, member, democratic, party, appointed, chicago, city, council, mayor, richard, daley, 1997, 2015, succeeded, former, metropolitan, water, reclama. James A Balcer born June 24 1950 is a former alderman of the 11th Ward of the City of Chicago map permanent dead link A member of the Democratic Party he was appointed to the Chicago City Council by Mayor Richard M Daley in 1997 In May 2015 he was succeeded by former Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Commissioner Patrick Daley Thompson James BalcerBalcer in 2014City of Chicago AldermanIn office 1997 2015Preceded byPatrick HuelsSucceeded byPatrick Daley ThompsonConstituency11th wardPersonal detailsBorn 1950 07 24 July 24 1950 age 73 Political partyDemocraticResidence s Chicago Illinois United States Contents 1 Military career 2 Political career 3 References 4 External linksMilitary career editBalcer served as a member of the U S Marine Corps during the Vietnam War and in 2001 was belatedly awarded the Bronze Star Political career editBalcer served as an alderman on six committees Budget and Government Operations Energy Environmental Protection and Public Utilities Finance Human Relations Police and Fire and Transportation and Public Way He was appointed to the Council in the aftermath of a scandal about disclosures about then Ald Patrick Huels private security firm that resulted in Huels resignation Ald Balcer s former ward encompasses part of Chicago s Southwest Side and includes the neighborhood of Bridgeport which has been home to five Chicago mayors including both Richard M and Richard J Daley Ald Balcer attracted media attention in May 2009 for ordering the removal of a mural that had been commissioned on private property 1 Ald Balcer also received a 2010 Jefferson Muzzle from the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression References edit Alderman Balcer Orders Graffiti Artist Gabriel Villa s Bridgeport Mural Removed on Private Property cbs2chicago com Archived from the original on 2009 06 23 Retrieved 2009 07 29 Balcer s official contact information Bolder City Council willing to challenge Daley Fran Spielman Chicago Sun Times January 24 2006 Meet the Chicago City Council Scott Fornek Chicago Sun Times May 6 2003 External links editBalcer participates on Vietnam War Panel at the Pritzker Military Museum amp Library on May 19 2011 nbsp This Chicago related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This article about an Illinois politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title James Balcer amp oldid 1213121939, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
