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As the legislative body of the city, the City Council usually meets once every month to exercise general and specific powers delegated by state statute.
What is the Freedom of Information Act? (FOIA) FOIA is the state Freedom of Information Act. Under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (5 ILCS 140), records in the possession of public agencies may be accessed by the public upon written request.
For each City Council meeting, the Office of the City Clerk provides live stream video, including captions, on our Council News Central Page.
Upon finding a violation of the Open Meeting Law, the Attorney General may impose a civil penalty upon a public body of not more than $1,000 for each intentional violation.
Recording meetings. Subject to the provisions of Section 8-701 of the Code of Civil Procedure, any person may record the proceedings at meetings required to be open by this Act by tape, film or other means. The authority holding the meeting shall prescribe reasonable rules to govern the right to make such recordings.
Members of the public are invited to attend the open sessions of the council meetings, in person or remotely.
A term of office lasts four years, from the third Monday in May until a successor is elected and qualified to assume office.
Civil Penalties: In a civil lawsuit for a violation of OMA, a court may take a number of actions, including (1) ordering a public body to conduct an open meeting, (2) granting an injunction against future violations by the public body, (3) ordering the public body to make available to the public the minutes of a closed ...
Today's City Council includes 14 freshmen who were elected in 2023. All 50 members of the council are up for reelection in February 2027. Download our guide to the Chicago City Council.
The Open Meetings Act is a state law that requires that meetings of public bodies be open to the public except in certain specific, limited situations (discussed in more detail below) where the law authorizes the public body to close a meeting.