Mayor Brandon Johnson released his proposed 2026 budget for the City of Chicago. BGA Policy will release department-specific budget snapshots ahead of the departmental budget hearings in City Council.
A preliminary summary of the overall budget and its major highlights is available. To receive detailed analyses of individual department budgets, sign up for the Budget Snapshots newsletter.
Since the 2024 budget process, the city's budget office has made a dataset of estimated local fund revenues available, in addition to appropriations and positions datasets. Note that the dataset does not include grants.
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Author's summary: Chicago's 2026 budget proposal is released.