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Chicago City Council consists of 50 elected alders and meets monthly to shape the city. The council works with Lori Lightfoot, the Mayor, and Anna Valencia, the City Clerk.
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Wed 4/19/2023
10:00a.m.
Council Chambers, City Hall
121 N LaSalle St, Chicago, IL
Thu 04/06 - Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety
Tue 04/11 - Committee on Housing and Real Estate
Tue 04/11 - Committee on Health and Human Relations
At the latest City Council meeting on Mar 30th, council members took action on 5 pieces of legislation, including 5 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.
Call for Special City Council Meeting on March 30, 2023 at 9: A.M. for purpose of consideration and vote on resolutions establishing Rules of Order and Procedure of City Council for 2023-2027 ...
3/30/2023 - Placed on File
Non-Routine
Council Matters
Call for Action
Resolution R2023-502 Passed
3/30/2023 - Adopted
Non-Routine
Council Matters
City Council Rules
Resolution R2023-502 Passed
3/30/2023 - Adopted
Non-Routine
Council Matters
City Council Rules
Resolution R2023-503 Passed
3/30/2023 - Adopted
Non-Routine
Council Matters
Committe Appointments
Resolution R2023-503 Passed
3/30/2023 - Adopted
Non-Routine
Council Matters
Committe Appointments
After Mar 30th, City Council introduced 27 new pieces of legislation, including 3 that are non-routine.
Report F2023-22 Active
Inspector General's report on Advisory Concerning Interdepartmental Coordination and the City's Administrative Officer Position
4/19/2023 - Placed on File
Non-Routine
City Matters
Special Funds
Inspector General
Report F2023-24 Active
4/19/2023 - Placed on File
Non-Routine
City Matters
Finances
Bonds
Report F2023-23 Active
Tabulated Statement of Returns and Proclamation of Results of Canvass of Election Returns for February 28, 2023 Municipal General and Alderperson Elections held in each Precinct in all Wards in ...
4/19/2023 - Placed on File
Non-Routine
City Matters
Elections