Research & Analysis

The Board of Ethics administers Chicago’s Governmental Ethics and Campaign Financing Ordinances. It is one of the city’s smallest departments, with a small staff assisting an appointed board. Snapshot: Appropriation […]

The Chicago Police Board is an appointed body that rules on disciplinary recommendations brought by the Police Department or the Civilian Office of Police Accountability. The board is a quasi-judicial […]

COPA is the city’s investigatory body for several broad categories of police misconduct, including excessive force, death in custody, domestic violence and improper search and seizure accusations. COPA only has […]

The Office of the Inspector General has jurisdiction to conduct investigations, audits and reviews of most aspects of City government. It is one of a small number of departments with […]

Snapshot: Appropriation & Staffing Changes from 2023 Budget 2023 Budgeted 2024 Proposed Net Change Percent Change Appropriations $99,227,998 $104,920,051 $5,692,053 5.74% Positions & FTEs 640 663 23 3.59% Departmental Highlights […]

The Office of Budget and Management is responsible for the administration of the city’s budget. Because OBM oversees the preparation of each department’s budget, as well as the non-departmental “finance […]

The office of the mayor contains the mayor’s administrative staff and several small offices focused on specific policy areas, such as the ​​Office of Equity and Racial Justice, Office of […]

The “Finance General” category is a budgetary catch-all for non-departmental spending. There is no dedicated budget hearing devoted specifically to finance general appropriations, although in recent years it has made […]

The proposed 2024 budget for the City of Chicago, Mayor Brandon Johnson’s first, offers relatively modest increases in citywide spending and staffing, with a 1.3% increase in appropriations and a […]