Call on Chicago Police Department and Department of Assets, Information and Services to rename 3rd District Police Station as "Police Officer Dorelle C. Brandon 3rd District Station"

Votes › Police and Fire › 6th Ward: William E. Hall

• Record number: R2026-0024085
• Type: Resolution; category: Committee/Public Hearings
• Status: Final
• Sponsor: William E. Hall (6th Ward)
• Co-sponsors (44): Anthony Beale (9th Ward), Walter R. Burnett (27th Ward), Felix Cardona Jr. (31st Ward), Peter Chico (10th Ward), Angela Clay (46th Ward), Stephanie D. Coleman (16th Ward), William Conway (34th Ward), Ruth Cruz (30th Ward), Derrick G. Curtis (18th Ward), Pat Dowell (3rd Ward), Jason C. Ervin (28th Ward), Jessica L. Fuentes (26th Ward), James M. Gardiner (45th Ward), Jeylú B. Gutiérrez (14th Ward), Michelle A. Harris (8th Ward), Brian Hopkins (2nd Ward), Timothy R. Knudsen (43rd Ward), Bennett R. Lawson (44th Ward), Nicole T. Lee (11th Ward), Raymond A. Lopez (15th Ward), Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth (48th Ward), Matthew J. Martin (47th Ward), Emma Mitts (37th Ward), David H. Moore (17th Ward), Ronnie L. Mosley (21st Ward), Anthony V. Napolitano (41st Ward), Samantha Nugent (39th Ward), Matthew J. O'Shea (19th Ward), Anthony J. Quezada (35th Ward), Marty Quinn (13th Ward), Brendan Reilly (42nd Ward), Lamont J. Robinson (4th Ward), Rossana Rodríguez Sánchez (33rd Ward), Michael D. Rodriguez (22nd Ward), Monique L. Scott (24th Ward), Byron Sigcho-López (25th Ward), Debra L. Silverstein (50th Ward), Nicholas Sposato (38th Ward), Silvana Tabares (23rd Ward), Jeanette B. Taylor (20th Ward), Andre Vasquez Jr. (40th Ward), Gilbert Villegas (36th Ward), Scott Waguespack (32nd Ward), Desmon C. Yancy (5th Ward)
• Committee: Committee on Police and Fire
• Introduction Date: Mar 18, 2026
• Final Action Date: May 20, 2026
• Official record: Office of the City Clerk

Roll call: Adopted May 20, 2026

50 yea, 0 nay. On motion of Alderperson Taliafero, and unsuccessful motion to reconsider by Alderperson Mitchell, the resolution was Adopted. Voted at the City Council meeting of May 20, 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: City Council Letter 5.6.26 - 3rd District Police.pdf. AI can make mistakes; the official document always wins.

This item asks the Chicago Police Department and the Department of Assets, Information and Services to rename the 3rd District Police Station as the "Police Officer Dorelle C. Brandon 3rd District Station." The City Council's Committee on Police and Fire considered it at an in-person meeting on May 6, 2026. The committee recommended that the full City Council pass it.

• Proposes renaming the 3rd District Police Station after Police Officer Dorelle C. Brandon.
• The request is directed to the Chicago Police Department and the Department of Assets, Information and Services.
• The Committee on Police and Fire reviewed it at an in-person meeting on May 6, 2026.
• The committee recommended that the full City Council pass the measure.
• All committee members present for the quorum roll call voted in favor of the recommendation.

Who: The measure affects the Chicago Police Department's 3rd District Police Station and the Department of Assets, Information and Services, and it honors Police Officer Dorelle C. Brandon.

Where: 3rd District Police Station

Timeline

• Mar 18, 2026: Referred, City Council. The matter was Referred to Committee.
• May 6, 2026: Recommended to Pass, Committee on Police and Fire. The matter was recommended to Pass by controlling legislative body.
• May 20, 2026: Adopted, City Council (50 yea, 0 nay), at the City Council meeting. On motion of Alderperson Taliafero, and unsuccessful motion to reconsider by Alderperson Mitchell, the resolution was Adopted.

Documents

• w6others - r24085.pdf (Legislation)
• City Council Letter 5.6.26 - 3rd District Police.pdf (Committee Letter)

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