Wednesday, January 21st marked the first City Council meeting of 2026! Find out the latest legislative updates from this month’s meeting, as well as what’s coming up in City Council below! Legislative Updates Curfew Ald. Brian Hopkins introduced an amended curfew ordinance (O2025-0021898), which replaces the previous snap curfews with time-and-site curfews. Time-and-site curfews would […]
Tag: FY26 City Budget
December City Council Roundup
Posted onCity Council is still in the midst of budget negotiations. In this month’s City Council meeting, Ald. Vasquez introduced several amendments to the budget, and we passed legislation improving the disabled parking permit process! Budget Updates At the December 10th City Council meeting, Ald. Andre Vasquez introduced amendments to this year’s budget management ordinance calling […]
Statement from Ald. Vasquez on the FY2026 Budget
Posted onThank you to all of you who have taken the time to fill out our budget survey and otherwise reach out over the past few weeks about your thoughts, questions, and concerns about this year’s budget! In this year’s budget survey results, the top five priorities our neighbors identified for this year’s budget were: housing, […]
City Council Roundup: Release of the FY26 Budget
Posted onRelease of the FY26 Budget At this week’s City Council meeting, Mayor Johnson released the administration’s budget proposal for FY26: Our team is currently analyzing the full budget, and look forward to sharing our insights with you soon! In the meantime, budget hearings begin next week, and we encourage you to tune in. You can […]
Statement from Ald. Andre Vasquez on the Mid-Year Budget Report Release
Posted onFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE STATEMENT FROM ALD. ANDRE VASQUEZ ON THE RELEASE OF THE MID-YEAR BUDGET REPORT July 31, 2025 CHICAGO, IL – On July 30th, the Office of Budget Management released the Mid-Year Budget Report, in response to budget transparency reforms Ald. Andre Vasquez submitted to the management ordinance during last year’s budget process. During […]