Call on Chicago City Clerk to provide Illinois Gaming Board with certified copy of Council ordinance allowing video gaming terminals

Votes › Finance › 9th Ward: Anthony Beale

• Record number: R2026-0022536
• Type: Resolution; category: Illinois, State Of
• Status: Final
• Sponsor: Anthony Beale (9th Ward)
• Co-sponsors (13): Peter Chico (10th Ward), Derrick G. Curtis (18th Ward), Michelle A. Harris (8th Ward), Bennett R. Lawson (44th Ward), Nicole T. Lee (11th Ward), Raymond A. Lopez (15th Ward), Gregory I. Mitchell (7th Ward), Marty Quinn (13th Ward), Monique L. Scott (24th Ward), Debra L. Silverstein (50th Ward), Nicholas Sposato (38th Ward), Silvana Tabares (23rd Ward), Jeanette B. Taylor (20th Ward)
• Committee: Committee on Finance
• Introduction Date: Jan 21, 2026
• Final Action Date: Feb 18, 2026
• Official record: Office of the City Clerk

Roll call: Adopted Feb 18, 2026

49 yea, 0 nay, 1 absent. On motion of Alderperson Dowell, and unsuccessful motion to reconsider by Alderperson Harris, the resolution was Adopted. Voted at the City Council meeting of Feb 18, 2026.

Yea (49): 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), 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)

Absent (1): Monique L. Scott (24)

Plain-language summary

Written by AI (claude-opus-5-5) from the ordinance text only: R2026-0022536 C.L. Finance.pdf. AI can make mistakes; the official document always wins.

This is a Finance Committee report recommending that the City Council pass a resolution asking the Chicago City Clerk to send the Illinois Gaming Board a certified copy of a City Council ordinance. That ordinance, adopted by the City in 2025, allows video gaming terminals within the City of Chicago. The committee approved the recommendation by a voice vote with no one voting against it.

• The resolution asks the City Clerk to give the Illinois Gaming Board a certified copy of the Council ordinance allowing video gaming terminals in Chicago.
• The ordinance was adopted by the City in 2025; the exact ordinance number and adoption date are unclear in the scanned text.
• The resolution was introduced by Alderman Anthony Beale (9th Ward) and others.
• The Committee on Finance, chaired by Pat Dowell, recommends that the full City Council pass the resolution.
• The committee approved it by voice vote with no dissenting votes in February 2026; the report is dated February 18, 2026.

Who: The resolution directs the Chicago City Clerk to send the ordinance to the Illinois Gaming Board, and it relates to video gaming terminals in Chicago.

Where: City of Chicago (citywide); introduced by the 9th Ward alderman

Impact report

Written by AI from the official document. AI can make mistakes; the official document always wins.

This resolution would ask the Chicago City Clerk to send the Illinois Gaming Board a certified copy of the City Council ordinance that allows video gaming terminals in Chicago.

Who it affects

• Chicago City Clerk's office: The Clerk would be asked to provide a certified copy of the video gaming ordinance to the Illinois Gaming Board.
• Illinois Gaming Board: The state board would receive official proof of the City Council ordinance allowing video gaming terminals in Chicago.

What changes

• The City Clerk would send a certified copy of the ordinance allowing video gaming terminals to the Illinois Gaming Board.
• The Committee on Finance recommended that the full City Council pass the resolution, with no dissenting votes on February 11, 2026.

Where: City of Chicago; 9th Ward

Timeline

• Jan 21, 2026: Referred, City Council. The matter was Referred to Committee.
• Feb 11, 2026: Recommended to Pass, Committee on Finance. The matter was recommended to Pass by controlling legislative body.
• Feb 18, 2026: Adopted, City Council (49 yea, 0 nay), at the City Council meeting. On motion of Alderperson Dowell, and unsuccessful motion to reconsider by Alderperson Harris, the resolution was Adopted.

Documents

• w9others - R22536.pdf (Legislation)
• R2026-0022536 C.L. Finance.pdf (Committee Letter)

Lobbying and money

Computed links; money near a vote is not evidence that it influenced the vote.

Who lobbied on it

• Hospitality Business Association Of Chicago: ALLOW STATE LICENSED VIDEO GAMING IN CITY OF CHICAGO (1 filing, Jul 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025; Pat Doerr; matched by semantic embedding)
• Hospitality Business Association Of Chicago: ENCOURAGE LEGALIZATION OF STATE LICENSED VIDEO GAMING IN CHICAGO (2 filings, Oct 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025; Pat Doerr; matched by semantic embedding)
• Hospitality Business Association Of Chicago: CLARIFY STATE LICENSED VIDEO GAMING LEGALITY IN ALL CHICAGO WARDS (2 filings, Jan 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026; Pat Doerr; matched by semantic embedding)
• Hospitality Business Association Of Chicago: DISCUSS LICENSING PROCESS FOR STATE LICENSED VIDEO GAMING IN CITY OF CHICAGO (1 filing, Jan 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026; Pat Doerr; matched by semantic embedding)
• Hospitality Business Association Of Chicago: DISCUSS IMPACT OF PROPOSED STATE LICENSED VIDEO GAMING LEGISLATION (1 filing, Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025; Pat Doerr; matched by semantic embedding)

Money from these interests in the 365 days before the vote

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