City Council, December 16, 2025
Votes on Substitute amendment to council meeting schedule, 30-19
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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This Chicago City Council meeting contained no substantive land-use or zoning decisions; the only recorded vote was procedural-adjacent, amending the council's meeting schedule (30-19) to allow a potential Saturday, December 20 emergency budget session.
- Jurisdiction
- Chicago, IL
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- December 16, 2025
- Decisions
- 1 zoning decision
- Outcome
- Voted, 30-19
Free sample: decision 1 of 1
Substitute amendment to council meeting schedule
Alderman Beale moved to substitute the previously-passed council meeting schedule with a new schedule allowing a possible Saturday, December 20 emergency meeting to resolve the FY2026 budget. Passed 30 ayes to 19 nays on a roll call vote.
Meeting Summary
This Chicago City Council meeting contained no substantive land-use or zoning decisions; the only recorded vote was procedural-adjacent, amending the council's meeting schedule (30-19) to allow a potential Saturday, December 20 emergency budget session.
Key Decisions (1)
Substitute amendment to council meeting schedule
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On the record: the mayor, 6 councilmembers, the clerk, a witness, and 7 members of the public.
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