City Council, December 20, 2025
Approves 2026 Motor Fuel Tax Intergovernmental Agreement with CTA and Cook County, passed
How this board votes
The City Council approved 91% of 147 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
This Chicago City Council meeting on 2025-12-20 was devoted entirely to the FY2026 city budget and contained no zoning or specific land-use entitlement decisions.
- Jurisdiction
- Chicago, IL
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- December 20, 2025
- Decisions
- 12 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, passed
Free sample: decision 1 of 12
2026 Substitute Code Corrections Ordinance
Council concurred and adopted the substitute 2026 Municipal Code Corrections Ordinance, deferred and published 12/19/2025 as substitute ordinance 2025-0021036, by voice vote.
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
This Chicago City Council meeting on 2025-12-20 was devoted entirely to the FY2026 city budget and contained no zoning or specific land-use entitlement decisions.
Key Decisions (12)
2026 Substitute Code Corrections Ordinance
2026 Budget Recommendations Amendments and Text Portion
2026 Annual Appropriation Ordinance
2026 Substitute Management Ordinance
2026 Motor Fuel Tax Funds Allocation Ordinance
2026 Motor Fuel Tax Intergovernmental Agreement with CTA and Cook County
2026 Salary Resolution
Substitute Chicago Public Library Property Tax Levy Amendment
Fiscal Year 2026 Tax Levy
Resolution of Intent to Form Chicago Tourism Improvement District
Resolution to Summon Finance and Planning Departments re Allison Davis Developer Debt
Substitute Ordinance Setting Next Meeting Dates
Development Activity (1)
Hotel across from the Obama Presidential Center
Commercial
Market Signals (6)
Commercial Demand
BOMA Chicago warns the new corporate head tax and increased…
Commercial Demand
Multiple aldermen cited downtown office vacancy and commercial tax reductions…
Sentiment
The city faces a ~$1.2B structural deficit and budget officials…
Who Spoke (35)
On the record: the mayor, 3 councilmembers, the clerk, and 10 members of the public.
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