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Chicago City Council consists of 50 elected alders and meets monthly to shape the city. The council works with Brandon Johnson, the Mayor, and Anna Valencia, the City Clerk.
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The Mayor proposes most city-wide policies. These include business transactions, changes to the municipal code, bond issuance and appointments.
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Wed 7/16/2025
10:00a.m.
Council Chambers, City Hall 121 N LaSalle St, Chicago, IL
Tue 06/24 - Committee on Immigrant and Refugee Rights
Wed 06/25 - Committee on Public Safety
Wed 06/25 - Committee on Education and Child Development
At the latest City Council meeting on Jun 18th, council members took action on 656 pieces of legislation, including 98 that are non-routine.
One of the more unusual aspects of Chicago City Council is the volume of ordinances that are introduced and passed every month. Most of these are routine items like sign permits, damaged vehicle claims, sidewalk cafe approvals and honorifics.
To help sort through all of this, we classify all legislation and tag it appropriately. If something doesn’t look like a routine piece of legislation, we tag it as Non-Routine to make it easier to discover.
Ordinance O2025-0017637 Active
Amendment of Municipal Code Section 4-60-022 (27.405) to allow additional alcoholic liquor licenses on portion(s) of N Ogden Ave
6/18/2025 - Introduced
Non-Routine
Ward Matters
Land Use
Liquor and Package Store Restrictions
Report F2025-0017722 Active
Inspector general's report on City of Chicago's implementation and enforcement of Gun Offender Registration Ordinance
6/18/2025 - Introduced
Non-Routine
City Matters
Special Funds
Inspector General
Communication F2025-0017723 None
Determination Certificate regarding draw down in amount of $1,620,000 on City Revolving Line of Credit with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, of ordinance adopted May 1, 2002, amended March ...
6/18/2025 - Introduced
Non-Routine
Unclassified
Order Or2025-0017768 Active
Order for Chicago Police Department to provide all reporting data and communications for presence at Intensive Supervision Appearance Program BI Incorporated building at 2245 N Michigan Ave ...
6/18/2025 - Introduced
Non-Routine
Unclassified
After Jun 18th, City Council introduced 1 new pieces of legislation, including 1 that are non-routine.
Ordinance O2024-0010070 Passed
Collective Bargaining Agreement with International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 700 (Supervising Police Communication Operators/SPCSOs) and City of Chicago
12/27/2030 - Signed
Non-Routine
City Matters
Labor Agreement