City Council meeting, November 14, 2025

• When: Fri, Nov 14, 2025, 10:00 AM (Chicago time)
• Where: City Council Chamber, 2nd Floor, City Hall, 121 North LaSalle Street - Chicago, IL 60602
• Status: Scheduled & Published
• Body: full City Council
• Video: https://vimeo.com/1136745770
• Transcript: full text (28,410 words, automatic captions)

Video chapters

• 57:48 Michael D. Rodriguez: Congratulated the Farragut Career Academy 16-inch softball team on its first city…
• 1:00:41 Ruth Cruz: Honored the Irving Park YMCA for 100 years of youth, family and senior services.
• 1:03:56 Bennett R. Lawson: Honored the life of Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt of Loyola University Chicago, who died at…
• 1:07:31 David H. Moore: Recognized Urban Prep Englewood students attending as part of their civics class and their…
• 1:14:18 Pat Dowell: Presented the Finance Committee report, including housing bonds, park TIF agreements and legal…
• 1:14:32 Ordinance authorizing tax-exempt multifamily housing revenue bonds for the Martha Washington Apartments,…
• 1:19:00 Finance Committee items 2-12: Renaissance Apartments redevelopment amendment, Low-Income Housing Trust Fund…
• 1:23:50 Settlement in Milady Tejada Rivera and Helen Francisco v. City of Chicago ($500,000), with Alderpersons…
• 1:24:32 Raymond A. Lopez: Asked to be recorded as voting no on the $500,000 Tejada Rivera settlement.
• 1:24:44 Settlements in Onisanya v. City of Chicago ($750,000) and Maysonette v. Guevara ($17 million)
• 1:27:17 Committee on Budget and Government Operations report: 5050 Prairie Neighborhood Opportunity Fund agreement…
• 1:29:05 Brian Hopkins: Presented the Public Safety committee's recommendation of a resolution calling for a joint…
• 1:29:12 Resolution calling for creation of a joint Chicago-Cook County task force to reduce domestic violence…
• 1:29:39 Nicholas Sposato: Thanked Alderperson Silvana Tabares for leading the domestic violence task force…
• 1:30:03 Committee on Housing and Real Estate report: sales of city-owned property, including Chi Block Builder sales
• 1:32:21 Committee on Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards report: landmark designations, fee waivers, map…
• 1:32:21 Bennett R. Lawson: Presented the Zoning committee report on landmark designations, fee waivers, map…
• 1:33:03 Zoning item moved to defer and publish by Alderpersons Lopez and Tabares
• 1:33:03 Raymond A. Lopez: Moved with Alderperson Silvana Tabares to defer and publish a zoning item.
• 1:34:29 Committee on Economic, Capital and Technology Development report: SSA budgets and service agreements and…
• 1:34:29 Ronnie L. Mosley: Presented the Economic, Capital and Technology Development report on SSA agreements and…
• 1:40:02 Agreed calendar of congratulatory, commemorative and tributary resolutions
• 1:41:49 Emma Mitts: Acknowledged veterans following Veterans Day.
• 1:42:48 Emma Mitts: Recognized World Diabetes Month and described her own experience improving her health through a…
• 2:00:56 Ordinance setting the next regular meeting for November 18, 2025
• 2:01:59 Public hearing on the proposed 2026 executive budget

Meeting notes

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The City Council met on November 14, 2025, established a quorum with remote participation approved for several members, and heard a public comment period covering the Cumulative Impacts Ordinance, gender-based violence funding, a proposed yacht tax, real estate lending complaints and other concerns. Members made acknowledgments of the Farragut Career Academy softball city champions, the Irving Park YMCA's 100th anniversary, the late Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, Native American Heritage Month, veterans and World Diabetes Month. The council passed committee reports from Finance (including bonds for the Martha Washington Apartments by a vote read as 42 yeas and 0 nays, park TIF agreements, and legal settlements including a $17 million settlement in Maysonette v. Guevara), Budget and Government Operations, Public Safety (a resolution calling for a joint Chicago-Cook County task force on domestic violence), Housing and Real Estate land sales, Zoning landmark designations and map amendments, and Economic, Capital and Technology Development SSA and tax incentive items; one zoning item was deferred and published. New ordinances and resolutions were introduced and referred, the agreed calendar and journal were approved, and the next meeting was set for November 18, 2025. The council then held the statutory public hearing on the proposed 2026 executive budget, where speakers argued for and against the proposed corporate head tax, yacht tax and other revenue measures; no vote on the budget was taken at this meeting.

Topics: Public comment, Acknowledgments, Finance committee report, Legal settlements, Land sales, Zoning and landmarks, Special service areas, 2026 budget public hearing, Corporate head tax, Yacht tax

Agenda items discussed

• 1:14:32 Ordinance authorizing tax-exempt multifamily housing revenue bonds for the Martha Washington Apartments, 2324 W. Irving Park Road (47th Ward): passed
• 1:19:00 Finance Committee items 2-12: Renaissance Apartments redevelopment amendment, Low-Income Housing Trust Fund grant, charitable contribution program, park TIF and CUP intergovernmental agreements, a TIF redevelopment plan amendment in the 26t: passed
• 1:23:50 Settlement in Milady Tejada Rivera and Helen Francisco v. City of Chicago ($500,000), with Alderpersons Quinn and Lopez recorded as no: passed
• 1:24:44 Settlements in Onisanya v. City of Chicago ($750,000) and Maysonette v. Guevara ($17 million): passed
• 1:27:17 Committee on Budget and Government Operations report: 5050 Prairie Neighborhood Opportunity Fund agreement and fund transfers: passed
• 1:29:12 Resolution calling for creation of a joint Chicago-Cook County task force to reduce domestic violence against women: passed
• 1:30:03 Committee on Housing and Real Estate report: sales of city-owned property, including Chi Block Builder sales: passed
• 1:32:21 Committee on Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards report: landmark designations, fee waivers, map amendments and large signs: passed
• 1:33:03 Zoning item moved to defer and publish by Alderpersons Lopez and Tabares: deferred
• 1:34:29 Committee on Economic, Capital and Technology Development report: SSA budgets and service agreements and Class 6B and Class L tax incentives: passed
• 1:40:02 Agreed calendar of congratulatory, commemorative and tributary resolutions: passed
• 2:00:56 Ordinance setting the next regular meeting for November 18, 2025: passed
• 2:01:59 Public hearing on the proposed 2026 executive budget: discussed

Alderpersons who spoke

• Michael D. Rodriguez (alderperson): Congratulated the Farragut Career Academy 16-inch softball team on its first city championship and expressed pride in the Little Village community. (57:48)
• Ruth Cruz (alderperson): Honored the Irving Park YMCA for 100 years of youth, family and senior services. (1:00:41)
• Bennett R. Lawson (alderperson): Honored the life of Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt of Loyola University Chicago, who died at age 106. (1:03:56); Presented the Zoning committee report on landmark designations, fee waivers, map amendments and signs. (1:32:21)
• David H. Moore (alderperson): Recognized Urban Prep Englewood students attending as part of their civics class and their teacher as a mentor. (1:07:31)
• Pat Dowell (alderperson): Presented the Finance Committee report, including housing bonds, park TIF agreements and legal settlements. (1:14:18)
• Raymond A. Lopez (alderperson): Asked to be recorded as voting no on the $500,000 Tejada Rivera settlement. (1:24:32); Moved with Alderperson Silvana Tabares to defer and publish a zoning item. (1:33:03)
• Brian Hopkins (alderperson): Presented the Public Safety committee's recommendation of a resolution calling for a joint Chicago-Cook County task force on domestic violence against women. (1:29:05)
• Nicholas Sposato (alderperson): Thanked Alderperson Silvana Tabares for leading the domestic violence task force resolution and said he fully supports it. (1:29:39)
• Ronnie L. Mosley (alderperson): Presented the Economic, Capital and Technology Development report on SSA agreements and tax incentives and noted a subject matter hearing on the 2025-2029 capital improvement plan. (1:34:29)
• Emma Mitts (alderperson): Acknowledged veterans following Veterans Day. (1:41:49); Recognized World Diabetes Month and described her own experience improving her health through a plant-based food program, urging others to do the same. (1:42:48)

Exchanges between members

• 1:29:39 Alderperson Nicholas Sposato thanked Alderperson Silvana Tabares for taking on the domestic violence task force resolution.
• 1:47:27 Alderperson Emma Mitts addressed Chairman Jason C. Ervin by name about eating small portions and said she meant no harm.

Roll-call votes at this meeting

• Redevelopment agreement with Renaissance Partners LP to extend tax increment financing (TIF) assistance for Renaissance Apartments at 3745-3763 S Wabash Ave (O2025-0020482): Passed 44 yea, 0 nay, 5 absent
• Provision of tax increment financing (TIF) assistance for improvement of Ellis Park at 3520 S Cottage Grove Ave (O2025-0020488): Passed 44 yea, 0 nay, 5 absent
• Historical landmark fee waiver for property at 310 W Concord Pl (Or2025-0020288): Passed 44 yea, 0 nay, 5 absent
• Historical landmark designation for Fred C. Beeson House No. 4 at 5830 W Midway Park (O2025-0019665): Passed 44 yea, 0 nay, 5 absent
• Issuance of tax-exempt multi-family housing revenue bonds to support acquisition and renovation of Martha Washington Apartments at 2324 W Irving Park Rd (O2025-0020496): Passed 44 yea, 0 nay, 5 absent
• Amendment of Municipal Code Section 2-32-085 regarding Employee Charitable Contribution Program (O2025-0019930): Passed 44 yea, 0 nay, 5 absent
• Redevelopment agreement with 5050 Prairie LLC to provide Neighborhood Opportunity Fund (NOF) assistance for mixed-use development at 5036-5044 and 5046 S Prairie Ave (O2025-0020485): Passed 44 yea, 0 nay, 5 absent
• Provision of tax increment financing (TIF) assistance for improvement of Humboldt Park at 1440 N Humboldt Blvd (O2025-0020489): Passed 44 yea, 0 nay, 5 absent
• New grant funding agreement with Chicago Low-Income Housing Trust Fund (CLIHTF) to provide Rental Housing Support Program (RHSP) assistance for affordable housing projects (O2025-0020483): Passed 44 yea, 0 nay, 5 absent
• Provision of tax increment financing (TIF) assistance for improvement of Chase Park at 4701 N Ashland Ave (O2025-0020487): Passed 44 yea, 0 nay, 5 absent
• Redevelopment agreement with Pullman Hotel Group LLC to provide tax increment financing (TIF) assistance for Hampton by Hilton at 11040 S Doty Ave (O2025-0020480): Passed 44 yea, 0 nay, 5 absent
• Provision of tax increment financing (TIF) assistance for improvement of Madison Community Plaza at 4008 W Madison St (O2025-0020491): Passed 44 yea, 0 nay, 5 absent
• Support of Class L Tax incentive for rehabilitation of building at 1032 W Fulton Market (O2025-0020535): Passed 44 yea, 0 nay, 5 absent
• Amendment to Section V of tax increment financing (TIF) redevelopment agreement for Division/Homan TIF project and plan (O2025-0020479): Passed 44 yea, 0 nay, 5 absent
• Support of Class L Tax incentive for portions of building at 135 S LaSalle St for renovation as commercial space (O2025-0020534): Passed 44 yea, 0 nay, 5 absent
• Provision of tax increment financing (TIF) assistance for improvement of Ogden Park at 6500 S Racine Ave (SO2025-0020492): Passed 44 yea, 0 nay, 5 absent
• Provision of CubFund assistance for improvement of Kelly Park at 3800 N Seminary Ave (O2025-0020490): Passed 44 yea, 0 nay, 5 absent
• Support for renewal of Class 6(b) tax incentive for property at 4000 S Racine Ave (O2025-0020533): Passed 44 yea, 0 nay, 5 absent
• Call for creation of Chicago-Cook County Task Force to Reduce Violence Against Women (R2025-0019950): Adopted 44 yea, 0 nay, 5 absent

Legislation on the agenda

• Amendment of Annual Appropriation Ordinance to transfer funds from 44th Ward Aldermanic Expense Account to Wage Allowance for Year 2025 (O2025-0020313), Passed
• Amendment of Annual Appropriation Ordinance to transfer funds from 12th Ward Aldermanic Expense Account to Wage Allowance for Year 2025 (O2025-0020331), Passed
• Amendment of Annual Appropriation Ordinance to transfer funds from 43rd Ward Aldermanic Expense Account to Wage Allowance for Year 2025 (O2025-0020351), Passed
• Scope of services, budget, tax levy, and service provider agreement for Special Service Area No. 19 (Howard Street) (O2025-0020399), Published in Special Pamphlet
• Scope of services, budget, tax levy, and service provider agreement for Special Service Area No. 48 (Old Town) (O2025-0020404), Published in Special Pamphlet
• Scope of services, budget, tax levy, and service provider agreement for Special Service Area No. 47 (Cottage Grove-47th Street) (O2025-0020408), Published in Special Pamphlet
• Scope of services, budget, tax levy, and service provider agreement for Special Service Area No. 20 (Western Avenue) (O2025-0020411), Published in Special Pamphlet
• Scope of services, budget, tax levy, and service provider agreement for Special Service Area No. 8 (Lakeview East) (O2025-0020415), Published in Special Pamphlet
• Scope of services, budget, tax levy, and service provider agreement for Special Service Area No. 45 (103rd Street-Halsted) (O2025-0020416), Published in Special Pamphlet
• Scope of services, budget, tax levy, and service provider agreement for Special Service Area No. 43 (Devon Avenue) (O2025-0020417), Published in Special Pamphlet
• Scope of services, budget, tax levy, and service provider agreement for Special Service Area No. 29-2014 (West Town) (O2025-0020418), Published in Special Pamphlet
• Scope of services, budget, tax levy, and service provider agreement for Special Service Area No. 21-2016 (Lincoln Square) (O2025-0020419), Published in Special Pamphlet
• Scope of services, budget, tax levy, and service provider agreement for Special Service Area No. 25 (Little Village) (O2025-0020420), Published in Special Pamphlet
• Scope of services, budget, tax levy, and service provider agreement for Special Service Area No. 24 (Clark/Morse/Glenwood) (O2025-0020421), Published in Special Pamphlet
• Term extension and boundary expansion for Special Service Area No. 27 (West Lake View) and levy of special services tax (O2025-0020422), Published in Special Pamphlet
• Scope of services, budget, tax levy, and service provider agreement for Special Service Area No. 28-2014 (Six Corners) (O2025-0020423), Published in Special Pamphlet
• Scope of services, budget, tax levy, and service provider agreement for Special Service Area No. 31 (Greater Ravenswood) (O2025-0020424), Published in Special Pamphlet
• Scope of services, budget, tax levy, and service provider agreement for Special Service Area No. 38 (North Center) (O2025-0020425), Published in Special Pamphlet
• Scope of services, budget, tax levy, and service provider agreement for Special Service Area No. 44 (103rd Street-Beverly) (O2025-0020426), Published in Special Pamphlet
• Scope of services, budget, tax levy, and service provider agreement for Special Service Area No. 54 (Sheridan Road) (O2025-0020427), Published in Special Pamphlet
• Scope of services, budget, tax levy, and service provider agreement for Special Service Area No. 56-2022 (Bronzeville) (O2025-0020428), Published in Special Pamphlet
• Scope of services, budget, tax levy, and service provider agreement for Special Service Area No. 75 (Oak Street) (O2025-0020429), Published in Special Pamphlet
• Scope of services, budget, tax levy, and service provider agreement for Special Service Area No. 63 (West Humboldt Park) (O2025-0020438), Published in Special Pamphlet
• Amendment of Annual Appropriation Ordinance to transfer funds within Committee on Environmental Protection and Energy for Year 2025 (O2025-0020454), Passed
• Scope of services, budget, tax levy, and service provider agreement for Special Service Area No. 1-2015 (State Street) (O2025-0020473), Published in Special Pamphlet
• Amendment of Annual Appropriation Ordinance to transfer funds within Committee on Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards for Year 2025 (O2025-0020514), Passed
• Extension of term, imposition of year 2025 tax levy, approval of 2025 budget and execution of service provider agreement for Special… (O2025-0020630), Published in Special Pamphlet
• Scope of services, budget, tax levy, and service provider agreement for Special Service Area No. 4 (95th/Beverly) (O2025-0020632), Published in Special Pamphlet
• Scope of services, budget, tax levy, and service provider agreement for Special Service Area No. 5 (Commercial Avenue) (O2025-0020633), Passed
• Scope of services, budget, tax levy, and service provider agreement for Special Service Area No. 7 (Kedzie Industrial Tract) (O2025-0020634), Published in Special Pamphlet

…and 33 more items: the legislation tracker has every one.

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