2027 Executive Budget Tax Levy
At a glance
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What: Mayor's 2027 Executive Budget received Oct 21 with referral of the FY2027 Tax Levy, Revenue and Management ordinances, Motor Fuel Tax allocations and GO bond ordinances; budget committee hearings run Oct 23 through Nov 10.
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2026-11-04 budget hearing: Planning and Development ($158.1 million), Housing ($171.06 million), Cultural Affairs and Special Events ($62.48 million) and Business Affairs and Consumer Protection ($37.13 million) presented proposed 2027 budgets.
Sources
Log
2026-10-21 - City Council (Special Meeting, Mayor's Budget Message)
Mayor Johnson delivered the Fair Share Budget message: a $25 per employee tax on large corporations, a 15 cent packaging waste tax ($9 million), $234 million from lease tax changes, $24 million for 40,000 summer youth jobs. Council voice-voted a December 8 public hearing.
- 2026-10-22 - Page created from a posted agenda; no meeting transcript processed yet.
2026-10-26 - Committee on Budget and Government Operations (2027 budget hearings) Meeting
Budget hearing: Budget and Finance: Office of Budget & Management, Department of Finance, Office of the Chief Financial Officer. Held.
2026-10-27 - Committee on Budget and Government Operations (2027 budget hearings) Meeting
Budget hearing: Infrastructure Day 1: Departments of Buildings, Aviation, Fleet and Facility Management, and the Environment. Held.
2026-10-28 - Committee on Budget and Government Operations (2027 budget hearings) Meeting
Budget hearing: Public Safety Day 1: Chicago Police Department and Chicago Department of Public Health. Held.
2026-10-29 - Committee on Budget and Government Operations (2027 budget hearings) Meeting
Budget hearing: Infrastructure Day 2: Streets & Sanitation, Transportation, Technology and Innovation, and Water Management. Held.
2026-11-04 - Committee on Budget and Government Operations (2027 budget hearings) Meeting
Budget hearing: Economic Development & The Arts: Planning and Development, Housing, Cultural Affairs and Special Events, Business Affairs and Consumer Protection. Held; video linked.
2026-11-05 - Committee on Budget and Government Operations (2027 budget hearings) Meeting
Budget hearing: Public Safety Day 2: Fire Department, Emergency Management and Communication, Animal Care and Control, Office of Public Safety Administration, Civilian Office of Police Accountability. Held; video linked.
2026-11-06 - Committee on Budget and Government Operations (2027 budget hearings) Meeting
Budget hearing: Social Services, Clerk & Libraries: City Clerk, Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities, Family and Support Services, Commission on Human Relations, Public Library. Held; video linked.
2026-11-09 - Committee on Budget and Government Operations (2027 budget hearings) Meeting
Budget hearing: Procurement, HR, and Elections: City Treasurer, Human Resources, Administrative Hearings, Procurement Services, Board of Elections. Scheduled.
2026-11-10 - Committee on Budget and Government Operations (2027 budget hearings) Meeting
Budget hearing: Oversight, Independent Bodies & the Law: License Appeal Commission, Police Board, Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability, Board of Ethics, Inspector General, Department of Law. Scheduled.
The committee posted first and second amended agendas for the whole hearing series (checked 2026-11-08); the visible schedule is unchanged and the agendas list departments only.