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Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities – BGA Policy 2026 Budget Snapshot

Appropriation & Staffing Changes from 2025 Budget 2025 Budgeted 2026 Proposed Net Change Percent Change Average Annual Rate ...
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Department of Family and Support Services – BGA Policy 2026 Budget Snapshot

Appropriation & Staffing Changes from 2025 Budget 2025 Budgeted 2026 Proposed Net Change Percent Change Average Annual Rate ...
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Chicago Department of Public Health – BGA Policy 2026 Budget Snapshot

Appropriation & Staffing Changes from 2025 Budget 2025 Budgeted 2026 Proposed Net Change Percent Change Average Annual Rate ...
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Chicago Commission on Human Relations – BGA Policy 2026 Budget Snapshot

The Chicago Commission on Human Relations is the investigatory and enforcement agency for Chicago’s Human Rights and Fair Housing ordinances. The Commission also provides support for hate crime ...
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Office of Inspector General – BGA Policy 2026 Budget Snapshot

Appropriation & Staffing Changes from 2025 Budget 2025 Budgeted 2026 Proposed Net Change Percent Change Average Annual Rate of Change (2017-2025)* Inflation-adjusted Rate of Change (2017-2024*) ...
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Department of Procurement Services – BGA Policy 2026 Budget Snapshot

Appropriation & Staffing Changes from 2025 Budget 2025 Budgeted 2026 Proposed Net Change Percent Change Average Annual Rate ...
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Department of Environment – BGA Policy 2026 Budget Snapshot

Appropriation & Staffing Changes from 2025 Budget 2025 Budgeted 2026 Proposed Net Change Percent Change Annual Rate of Change ...
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Finance General – BGA Policy 2026 Budget Snapshot

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 ...
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Office of the Mayor – BGA Policy 2026 Budget Snapshot

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 Community ...
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Office of Budget and Management – BGA Policy 2026 Budget Snapshot

The Office of Budget and Management (OBM) 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 ...
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Department of Finance – BGA Policy 2026 Budget Snapshot

*Historical comparisons typically begin in 2011, however the Department of Finance’s size and function changed to its modern form in 2012. The outlier year 2011 has been excluded from this snapshot.
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2026 Preliminary Budget Overview

Mayor Brandon Johnson released his proposed 2026 budget for the City of Chicago on Thursday, Oct. 16. As in previous years, BGA Policy will release a series of department-specific budget snapshots ...