Amendment of Municipal Code Chapter 2-74 by adding new Section 2-74-076 to establish Department of Human Resources hiring preference for children and spouses of Chicago first responders killed in line of duty

Votes › Budget and Government Operations › 15th Ward: Raymond A. Lopez

• Record number: SO2025-0019977
• Type: Ordinance; category: Municipal Code Amendments
• Status: Final
• Sponsor: Raymond A. Lopez (15th Ward)
• Co-sponsors (5): Pat Dowell (3rd Ward), James M. Gardiner (45th Ward), Matthew J. O'Shea (19th Ward), Debra L. Silverstein (50th Ward), Gilbert Villegas (36th Ward)
• Committee: Committee on Budget and Government Operations
• Introduction Date: Sep 25, 2025
• Final Action Date: Jul 15, 2026
• Official record: Office of the City Clerk

Roll call: Passed Jul 15, 2026

49 yea, 0 nay. On motion of Alderperson Ervin, and unsuccessful motion to reconsider by Alderperson Mitchell, the matter was Passed. Voted at the City Council meeting of Jul 15, 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), 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), 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)

Not voting (1): Emma Mitts (37)

Plain-language summary

Written by AI (claude-opus-5-5) from the ordinance text only: SO2025-0019977 Substitute Ordinance.pdf. AI can make mistakes; the official document always wins.

This ordinance creates a hiring preference in the City's Department of Human Resources for close family members of Chicago police officers and firefighters who died in the line of duty. If these family members meet the minimum job requirements for certain city positions, they will be considered before other qualified applicants, unless a union contract says otherwise. The rule takes effect 150 days after it is passed and published.

• Applies to family of sworn Chicago Police and uniformed Fire Department personnel who died in the line of duty.
• Eligible family includes spouse at time of death, parents, children (by blood, adoption, or marriage), brothers and sisters (including step and half), and grandchildren.
• Eligible applicants who meet minimum job requirements get considered first for approved, vacant covered positions, unless a collective bargaining agreement overrides this.
• Applicants who are not hired must be notified in writing within 90 days of the decision.
• The Commissioner of Human Resources may adopt rules to carry out and enforce the preference.

Who: Immediate family members of Chicago police officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty who apply for certain city jobs, as well as other applicants for those positions.

Timeline

• Sep 25, 2025: Referred, City Council. The matter was Referred to Committee.
• Jul 8, 2026: Recommended to Pass, Committee on Budget and Government Operations. The matter was recommended to Pass by controlling legislative body.
• Jul 8, 2026: Substituted, Committee on Budget and Government Operations. The matter was substituted in Committee.
• Jul 15, 2026: Passed, City Council (49 yea, 0 nay), at the City Council meeting. On motion of Alderperson Ervin, and unsuccessful motion to reconsider by Alderperson Mitchell, the matter was Passed.

Documents

• SO2025-0019977 Substitute Ordinance.pdf (Legislation)
• w15 - o19977.pdf (Legislation)

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