City Council meeting, October 21, 2026

• When: Wed, Oct 21, 2026, 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
• Transcript: full text (14,881 words, automatic captions)

Meeting notes

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The City Council held a special meeting to receive Mayor Brandon Johnson's 2027 Executive Budget, titled the "Fair Share Budget." The mayor delivered a lengthy budget address emphasizing investments in city services, community violence intervention, youth jobs, affordable housing, mental health care, and public health, financed by spending cuts and new taxes on large corporations, including an "equitable employer tax" and a packaging delivery tax. The Council received the budget documents and related ordinances, referring them to the Committees on Budget and Government Operations and Finance. The clerk read a communication from Acting Budget Director Jonathan Ertz stating the 2027 estimated aggregate property tax levy of $1,869,235. Alderperson Ervin moved adoption of a resolution setting a public hearing on the budget for December 8, 2026, at 11:30 a.m., which was adopted. Ten members of the public commented, largely urging the mayor to stop the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park project on the South Side and supporting or questioning the budget's revenue proposals. The meeting then adjourned.

Topics: 2027 executive budget, budget address, corporate taxation, community violence intervention, youth employment, affordable housing, mental health care, public health, property tax levy, public hearing on budget, quantum facility / data centers, small business investment

Agenda items discussed

• 49:34 Call of the special meeting: receipt of the 2027 Executive Budget and related ordinances: discussed
• 51:38 Mayor's 2027 budget address (Fair Share Budget): discussed
• 1:41:37 Public comment period: discussed
• 2:14:16 Communication from Acting Budget Director Jonathan Ertz on the 2027 estimated aggregate property tax levy of $1,869,235: discussed
• 2:15:08 FY2027 Budget Recommendations, 2027 Management Ordinance, 2027 Municipal Code Corrections Ordinance, motor fuel tax fund allocation ordinances, CTA/Cook County intergovernmental agreement, salary resolution amendment (referred to Committee: discussed
• 2:16:33 FY2027 Tax Levy Ordinance, 2027 Revenue Ordinance, General Obligation Bonds Series 2026 ordinance (referred to Committee on Finance): discussed
• 2:17:17 Resolution for publication and public hearing on the 2027 Executive Budget (hearing set for December 8, 2026, 11:30 a.m.) (R2026-0029546): discussed

Alderpersons who spoke

• Jason C. Ervin (alderperson): Presents the resolution providing for publication of the 2027 budget and setting the public hearing for December 8, 2026, at 11:30 a.m. in the City Council Chamber, and notes the budget document will be available for public inspection by October 26, 2026. (2:17:26); Moves for temporary suspension of the rules for immediate consideration of the public hearing resolution and then moves its adoption; also notes a budget hearing schedule is available online and at the committee office. (2:18:53)

Documents

• Agenda
• Notice

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