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City Council, December 20, 2025

Approves 2026 Motor Fuel Tax Intergovernmental Agreement with CTA and Cook County, passed

4h 42m30,173 words
16 mentionscommercialapproveddeferredpublic hearingChicago, IL
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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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What 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.

Meeting key facts
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.

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Key Decisions (12)

Approved

2026 Substitute Code Corrections Ordinance

Vote: passed
Approved

2026 Budget Recommendations Amendments and Text Portion

Vote: 30-19
Approved

2026 Annual Appropriation Ordinance

Vote: 30-18
Approved

2026 Substitute Management Ordinance

Vote: 29-20
Approved

2026 Motor Fuel Tax Funds Allocation Ordinance

Vote: passed
Approved

2026 Motor Fuel Tax Intergovernmental Agreement with CTA and Cook County

Vote: passed
Approved

2026 Salary Resolution

Vote: passed
Approved

Substitute Chicago Public Library Property Tax Levy Amendment

Vote: 41-7
Approved

Fiscal Year 2026 Tax Levy

Vote: 38-10
Approved

Resolution of Intent to Form Chicago Tourism Improvement District

Other

Resolution to Summon Finance and Planning Departments re Allison Davis Developer Debt

Approved

Substitute Ordinance Setting Next Meeting Dates

Vote: 37-10

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)

MayorCouncilmember · 3ClerkPublic · 10

On the record: the mayor, 3 councilmembers, the clerk, and 10 members of the public.

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