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Key Resources
The Chicago Public Library's Harold Washington Library Center is home to the Municipal Reference Collection which is the official depository for the City of Chicago government publications. Also, for pre-1923 reports by the Chicago Government, try searching in Google Books. Most pre-1923 items are available for download as PDF.
Annual Appropriation Ordinance and Budget
1980 - current, from the Office of the City Clerk web site. For older documents (1950s - 1981), check out our print resources:
Call number: 379.773 C532aa. Visit also the Office of Budget and Management of the City of Chicago for the current budget information
Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the City of Chicago
2003 - current, from the Department of Finance site - under each year, look for CAFR (Comprehensive Annual Financial Report). For older documents (1880s - 2003), check out our print resources:
Call number: 352.07731 F492a
Executive Orders by the Chicago Mayors
1983 - current, from the Office of the City Clerk site.
Journal of Proceedings of the City Council
1981 - current, from the Office of the City Clerk site. For older documents (1871 - 1980), check out our print resources:
Call number: 352.0773 C5322 1871-1908 : 1917-1980
- Office of the City Clerk (Chicago) : Journals & ReportsLinks to Journals of the City Council proceedings, Council Reports, City Budgets, and Executive Orders. Earliest online is one from 1978 (Michael Blandic, Mayor), a couple from the Jane Byrne administration (1 each 1979, 1982), and appears more complete beginning with the Harold Washington administration (1983 and forward).
- Local Government Records DatabaseMaterials from City of Chicago held by the Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD) System (Illinois State Archives).
- Chicago City Government RecordsArchival records for the City of Chicago are held by many repositories. This guide, created by a team at Northeastern Illinois University Library, provides crucial information to support discovery and use of these resources. NEIU also hosts one of the seven Illinois Regional Archives Depositories (IRAD).
- LocalViewan open-source data portal providing the largest database of local government public meetings as they are captured and uploaded to YouTube.