Chicago, Illinois

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Chicago is the largest city in the state of Illinois.

Contents

[edit] The good

  • The city website posts the budget for the last five years.[1][2]
  • The Chicago City Clerk's website hosts information on all meetings. In addition, meetings are viewable via live feed on their website. [3]
  • Elected officials are viewable by Ward. [4]
  • Chicago has an active ethics board. [5]
  • Chicago Contracts are easily available online.[6]
  • Forms for requesting public records are fairly simple to find on the website.[7]
  • All legislation passed by the city council is posted online.

[edit] The Bad

  • Administrative Officials are either difficult to find, or there does not exist a list on the website.
  • Audit Information is either non-existent or difficult to find.
  • Information on taxpayer-funded lobbying association is either non-existent or difficult to find.

[edit] Zoning and Central Area Planning

[edit] References

  1. Chicago City Budgets
  2. Department Information, Performance Data & Program Budgets Page
  3. City Council Calendar
  4. Ward & Alderman List
  5. Board of Ethics
  6. City of Chicago Vendor, Contract, and Payment Search Page
  7. Request Public Information From DCAP