The week ahead at City Hall: six committee meetings, the end of the ballot count and Springfield's return

Six City Council committees have meetings posted for Nov. 16 to 19, the Board of Elections stops counting Nov. 3 ballots on Tuesday, and state lawmakers return to Springfield the same day. None of next week's posted committee agendas includes the 2027 budget.

Why it matters: several items here, including six TIF extensions and a $500 million bond, could reach the full Council on Dec. 8, the same day as its public hearing on the budget. Written comments are the easiest way to weigh in, and some deadlines fall today.

Everything below is from the meeting notices and agendas posted on our meetings calendar as of Friday morning. Agendas can change.

Today, Friday, Nov. 13

• Pedestrian and Traffic Safety, 12:30 p.m., Council chamber: the Divvy extension with Lyft, plus hearings on the 92nd Street bridge closure and the City's crash report (meeting page, our story).
• Comment deadlines today: Finance closed at 10 a.m. Economic, Capital and Technology Development takes comments at ECTD@cityofchicago.org until noon.
• 4th Ward town hall, 4:30 p.m., Prairie Shores: Ald. Lamont Robinson on the $10 billion Bears plan for the Michael Reese site (our story).

Monday, Nov. 16

• Finance, 10 a.m., Council chamber: up to $500 million in sewer revenue bonds; 12-year extensions for six South Side TIF districts that would otherwise end Dec. 31, each contingent on a state bill; two charitable solicitation permits; and small claims (meeting page, our story). Chair: Pat Dowell (3rd).
• Economic, Capital and Technology Development, 10:30 a.m., Room 201A: no agenda posted yet (meeting page). Chair: Derrick Curtis (18th).

Tuesday, Nov. 17

• Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards, 10 a.m., Council chamber: no agenda posted on our calendar yet (meeting page).
• Housing and Real Estate, 10:30 a.m., Room 201A: six City land sales, 40 parcels, including 22 lots for $1 each under City Lots for Working Families (meeting page, our story). Written comments to committeeonhousingandrealestate@cityofchicago.org by 5 p.m. Monday. Chair: Byron Sigcho-López (25th).
• License and Consumer Protection, 1:30 p.m., Council chamber: no agenda posted yet. Written comments to committeeonlicenseandconsumerprotection@cityofchicago.org until 1:30 p.m. Monday (meeting page). Chair: Debra Silverstein (50th).
• Last day to count Nov. 3 mail and provisional ballots, which decides four undecided school board races (our story).
• The General Assembly's veto session opens, running Nov. 17 to 19 and Dec. 1 to 3, per the Illinois Municipal League. Bears stadium legislation could come up, WTTW reported.

Thursday, Nov. 19

• Transportation and Public Way, 10 a.m., Council chamber: a subject-matter hearing and committee meeting; votes may be taken. No agenda posted yet. Written comments to CommitteeonTransportationandPublicWay@cityofchicago.org until 10 a.m. Tuesday (meeting page). Chair: Gregory Mitchell (7th).

Further out

• Nov. 24: official Nov. 3 election results.
• Nov. 30: Finance Committee again (meeting page).
• Dec. 8: the Council's public hearing on the 2027 budget and a Council meeting; another Council meeting Dec. 9 (meeting page).
• Dec. 17: the Board of Elections certifies the Feb. 23 ballot, after ruling on petition objections.
• Dec. 31: the deadline to pass a 2027 budget.

What our records add

Committee agendas often post only a few days ahead. Each meeting page above updates when the Clerk posts an agenda, and after the meeting it adds the video, a transcript and our notes. The Up for a vote page lists every item on a posted agenda.

Sources: Committee on Finance: agenda, Nov. 16, 2026; Committee on Economic, Capital and Technology Development: notice, Nov. 16, 2026; Committee on Housing and Real Estate: notice, Nov. 17, 2026; Committee on License and Consumer Protection: notice, Nov. 17, 2026; Committee on Transportation and Public Way: notice, Nov. 19, 2026.