City Council, September 23, 2026
Approved: Shared housing restricted residential zones - 15th Ward, 49-0
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The City Council approved 90% of 199 recorded land-use decisions this period. Most frequent dissent: Jeanette Taylor (4 of 16 recorded votes).
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On September 23, 2026, Chicago approved Shared housing restricted residential zones - 15th Ward (49-0).
The Chicago City Council on 2026-09-23 approved a large slate of TIF and land-use items via the Committee on Finance and Committee on Housing, most notably a substitute redevelopment agreement providing up to $201,589,396 in TIF assistance for the Foundry Park mixed-use project (…
- Jurisdiction
- Chicago, IL
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- September 23, 2026
- Decisions
- 34 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 49-0
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Amendment No. 6 to Central West TIF Redevelopment Plan
Ordinance approving amendment number six to the redevelopment project and plan for the Central West TIF District in the 27th, 28th, and 34th wards. Passed by roll call.
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Key Decisions (34)
Amendment No. 6 to Central West TIF Redevelopment Plan
Designation of expanded Central West TIF redevelopment project area
TIF assistance for Abla-Brooks Homes infrastructure/flood mitigation
Foundry Park TIF Redevelopment Agreement (32nd Ward)
Monroe Hotel office-to-hotel conversion TIF loan
Multifamily funds - 5853 North Broadway (4% project)
Multifamily funds - 5853 North Broadway (9% project)
Multifamily funds - TCB Humboldt 4 (1417 N Talman)
Multifamily funds - TCB Humboldt 9 (1417 N Talman)
30 North LaSalle developer substitution
Settlement - Solache v. Guevara ($6M)
Settlement - de Leon Reyes v. Guevara ($7.75M)
Settlement - Jordan estate v. City ($6M)
Settlement - Lorenzo Williams v. City ($225,000)
Amendment to benchmarking code removing data center exception
Milwaukee Avenue Special Character Overlay District
Religious assembly non-accessory parking restrictions
Historic landmark designations - Altgeld Gardens shop building and Bryn Mawr Avenue District
Various map amendments (multiple wards)
Shared housing restricted residential zones - 15th Ward
Regenerator LLC residential housing - 6206 South Racine
Chi Block Builder land sale - West Jackson Boulevard (28th Ward)
Residential Landlord and Tenant Ordinance (PRO) amendment
Appointment of Ramona Westbrook to CHA Board
Appointment of John Bartlett to CHA Board
Lease with NeighborSpace for community garden - 5900-5910 North Lincoln
Bid incentives for Chicago Jobs Plan commitment
Veteran-owned business enterprise 3% goal expansion
Bond issuance and indebtedness ordinance requirements
One-year data center moratorium ordinance (mayoral)
Temporary data center moratorium ordinance (Sposato)
Data center zoning/plan development requirements (Conway)
TIF plan amendments (items 4-9, multiple wards)
Deeply Rooted Dance Theater land sale/bond funds
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Development Activity (10)
Foundry Park
Mixed-Use
Monroe Hotel office-to-hotel conversion
Commercial
5853 North Broadway mixed-income housing (4% and 9% projects)
Residential
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Market Signals (5)
Housing Demand
Strong tenant-advocacy pressure (Protecting Renters Ordinance vs. FAIR ordinance) and…
Infrastructure
The Foundry Park approval advanced without the full infrastructure package;…
Commercial Demand
Office-to-hotel conversion at 111 West Monroe (up to $50M repayable…
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Agenda results
Each land-use item on the agenda, with its recorded vote14 site plan
Who spoke
37 distinct speakers; 19 identified names.
All speaker roles: 24 Councilmember, 8 Public, 3 Clerk, 1 Staff, 1 Mayor.
Identified name roles: 17 Councilmember, 1 Mayor, 1 Clerk.
Speaker sample: Pat Dowell, Councilmember.
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Zoning terms (15)
75 recorded timestamps
- industrial (6 timestamps)
- residential (15 timestamps)
- land use (2 timestamps)
- adu (1 timestamps)
- motion to approve (3 timestamps)
- commercial (4 timestamps)
Decision moments (34)
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