City Council, October 14, 2026
Approves Guevara settlements, $260.8 million, 48-0
How this board votes
The City Council approved 90% of 197 recorded land-use decisions this period. Most frequent dissent: Jeanette Taylor (4 of 15 recorded votes).
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See the full board record, member by memberWhat happened
The Chicago City Council failed to override Mayor Johnson's veto of ordinance 02026-0026270, which would have required a three-fifths vote for any debt issuance; the override vote was 33 yeas to 17 nays, short of the required threshold.
- Jurisdiction
- Chicago, IL
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- October 14, 2026
- Decisions
- 24 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 48-0
Free sample: decision 1 of 24
Veto override attempt: three-fifths vote requirement for debt issuance
Motion by Alderman Quinn to re-pass ordinance 02026-0026270, which requires debt issuance ordinances to be approved by three-fifths of the council, notwithstanding the mayoral veto. Roll call was 33 yeas, 17 nays; the chair declared that the motion fails, so the veto stands.
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
The Chicago City Council failed to override Mayor Johnson's veto of ordinance 02026-0026270, which would have required a three-fifths vote for any debt issuance; the override vote was 33 yeas to 17 nays, short of the required threshold.
Key Decisions (24)
Veto override attempt: three-fifths vote requirement for debt issuance
Harvest Homes multifamily funds, TIF and city land conveyance, West Jackson Boulevard
Redevelopment agreement for Altgeld Gardens Youth Center
Redevelopment agreement for Fillmore Linen Services
Redevelopment agreement for Hudson House, 2222 South Michigan Avenue
Class 6B tax incentive, 1120 West Exchange Avenue
Amended Class 6B tax incentive, 1001 West 119th Street
Class 7D tax incentive, 5567 West North Avenue
Criteria for revoking property tax incentives
Sale of city land at 11414 South Halsey Street for Morgan Park Commons
Sale of city land at 1335 South Springfield Avenue
Open-space city land sales under ChiBlockBuilder
Market-rate city land sales under ChiBlockBuilder
Shared housing restricted residential zones in 15th and 31st wards
Liquor moratoriums in multiple wards
Subdivision, resubdivision and vacation ordinances
Transit-oriented development in 40th and 47th wards
Cannabis dispensaries allowed to add medical cannabis
Fee waiver for landmark property, 208 South LaSalle
Map amendments in multiple wards
Problem landlord and housing coordination task force
Small Business Improvement Fund amending agreement
Guevara settlements, $260.8 million
Ramona Westbrook appointment to CHA board
Development Activity (10)
Harvest Homes Apartments
Residential
Altgeld Gardens Youth Center
Other
Fillmore Linen Services
Commercial
Market Signals (4)
Infrastructure
The veto of the three-fifths debt threshold stands, so city…
Commercial Demand
Contractors describe the Quantum Shore quantum campus as reviving a…
Sentiment
A 40th Ward referendum on a citywide data center moratorium…
Housing Demand
Affordable for-sale homes priced under $300,000 are in demand on…
Who Spoke (20)
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