# Repeal of historical landmark designation for Cortland Bridge

- Record number: **O2026-0027856**
- Type: Ordinance; category: Historical Landmarks
- Status: In Committee
- Sponsor: [Brian Hopkins](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/2) (2nd Ward)
- Committee: [Committee on Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/committee/zoning-landmarks-and-building-standards)
- Submitted Date: Sep 1, 2026
- Introduction Date: Sep 23, 2026
- Official record: [Office of the City Clerk](https://chicityclerkelms.chicago.gov/Matter/?matterId=17EAA2E2-2BA6-F111-B8DD-001DD80FDA55)

## Impact report

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This ordinance would remove the Chicago landmark status of the Cortland Bridge, which the City Council granted on July 24, 1991.

**Who it affects**

- **People who use or live near the Cortland Bridge**: The bridge would no longer be an official Chicago landmark.
- **Residents of the 2nd Ward**: Their alderman, Brian Hopkins, is the sponsor of this ordinance to repeal the bridge's landmark status.

**What changes**

- The 1991 ordinance that made the Cortland Bridge a Chicago landmark would be fully canceled.
- The Cortland Bridge would no longer be listed as a Chicago landmark.

**Where**: Cortland Bridge; 2nd Ward

**When**: Upon passage and publication

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