Get the details of each department's proposed budget with BGA Budget Snapshot: day-by-day analyses of departmental budgets, released ahead of each department's City Council hearing, with a focus on major changes in the current year, new or substantially increased expense categories, and changes in budgeted staff positions.| Better Government Association
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 […]| Better Government Association
Explore the Chicago police budget and learn how the department consistently overspends its budget from 2022 to 2024.| Better Government Association
Non-departmental calculated costs and accounting adjustments make up difference, BGA Policy analysis finds| Better Government Association