Amendment of Municipal Code Chapter 6-10 by modifying Sections 6-10-010 and 6-10-020 to include antisemitism as discrimination in Chicago City Council declaration of general human rights

Votes › Public Safety › 15th Ward: Raymond A. Lopez

• Record number: O2025-0019984
• Type: Ordinance; category: Municipal Code Amendments
• Status: Final
• Sponsor: Raymond A. Lopez (15th Ward)
• Co-sponsors (4): James M. Gardiner (45th Ward), Michael D. Rodriguez (22nd Ward), Debra L. Silverstein (50th Ward), Silvana Tabares (23rd Ward)
• Committee: Committee on Public Safety
• Introduction Date: Sep 25, 2025
• Final Action Date: Jan 21, 2026
• Official record: Office of the City Clerk

Roll call: Passed Jan 21, 2026

50 yea, 0 nay. On motion of Alderperson Hopkins, and unsuccessful motion to reconsider by Alderperson Mitchell, the matter was Passed. Voted at the City Council meeting of Jan 21, 2026.

Yea (50): Daniel La Spata (1), Brian Hopkins (2), Pat Dowell (3), Lamont J. Robinson (4), Desmon C. Yancy (5), William E. Hall (6), Gregory I. Mitchell (7), Michelle A. Harris (8), Anthony Beale (9), Peter Chico (10), Nicole T. Lee (11), Julia M. Ramirez (12), Marty Quinn (13), Jeylú B. Gutiérrez (14), Raymond A. Lopez (15), Stephanie D. Coleman (16), David H. Moore (17), Derrick G. Curtis (18), Matthew J. O'Shea (19), Jeanette B. Taylor (20), Ronnie L. Mosley (21), Michael D. Rodriguez (22), Silvana Tabares (23), Monique L. Scott (24), Byron Sigcho-López (25), Jessica L. Fuentes (26), Walter R. Burnett (27), Jason C. Ervin (28), Chris Taliaferro (29), Ruth Cruz (30), Felix Cardona Jr. (31), Scott Waguespack (32), Rossana Rodríguez Sánchez (33), William Conway (34), Anthony J. Quezada (35), Gilbert Villegas (36), Emma Mitts (37), Nicholas Sposato (38), Samantha Nugent (39), Andre Vasquez Jr. (40), Anthony V. Napolitano (41), Brendan Reilly (42), Timothy R. Knudsen (43), Bennett R. Lawson (44), James M. Gardiner (45), Angela Clay (46), Matthew J. Martin (47), Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth (48), Maria E. Hadden (49), Debra L. Silverstein (50)

Plain-language summary

Written by AI (claude-opus-5-5) from the ordinance text only: CLTR.O-9984 (1).pdf. AI can make mistakes; the official document always wins.

This is a committee report about an ordinance that would change Chicago's Municipal Code Chapter 6-10 to include antisemitism as a form of discrimination in the City Council's declaration of general human rights. The Committee on Public Safety voted unanimously on January 20, 2026, to recommend that the full City Council pass the ordinance.

• Would amend Municipal Code Sections 6-10-010 and 6-10-020.
• Adds antisemitism as discrimination in the City Council's declaration of general human rights.
• The Committee on Public Safety recommended the full City Council pass the ordinance.
• The committee vote on January 20, 2026, was unanimous among members present, with no dissenting votes.
• The report was signed by Brian Hopkins, Chairman of the Committee on Public Safety, and dated January 21, 2026.

Who: The document does not say who would benefit, but the change concerns how antisemitism is treated as discrimination in the City Council's human rights declaration.

Timeline

• Sep 25, 2025: Referred, City Council. The matter was Referred to Committee.
• Jan 20, 2026: Recommended to Pass, Committee on Public Safety. The matter was recommended to Pass by controlling legislative body.
• Jan 21, 2026: Passed, City Council (50 yea, 0 nay), at the City Council meeting. On motion of Alderperson Hopkins, and unsuccessful motion to reconsider by Alderperson Mitchell, the matter was Passed.

Documents

• w15 - o19984.pdf (Legislation)
• CLTR.O-9984 (1).pdf (Committee Letter)

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