Observed arrival · 2026-10-07
Chicago Politics: a public record of City Council activity
A tracker for Chicago’s City Council that brings together alderperson records, votes, legislation, meetings, campaign money, and related documents.
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- The homepage reports 411 items have waited in committee for more than a year.
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The homepage attributes its data to the Office of the City Clerk and the Chicago Data Portal, and gives October 7, 2026 as its last refresh date. Its term summary reports 1,164 roll-call votes on key legislation since May 15, 2023, with 92.2% unanimous; the page also flags 411 items waiting in committee for more than a year. These are figures reported by the site, not independently verified here.
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