[remote or in person; 9am to 12:30pm] 2025 Chicago budget: Committee on Finance

121 N LaSalle St Chicago 60602 (Directions)

City Hall, 2nd floor, Council Chambers

Remote Event Link

This is an assignment to document a 3.5-hour portion of Chicago City Council’s 2025 budget process. During this meeting, the Committee on Finance is expected to and vote on how they’ll fund the proposed budget using property taxes, bonds and other sources of revenue like fines and fees.

You have the option of documenting this meeting in person or remotely.

If you choose to attend in person, an additional hour will be added to your total assignment hours. Please note that there may be increased security and restrictions; use a clear bag if possible and leave large water bottles, thermoses and pepper spray at home. If you choose to document remotely, the meeting will be live-streamed at https://www.chicityclerk.com/.

At this link, scroll down to “Meeting Notices.” Look for “Watch now” and click on the link with the meeting title to go to a livestream page. If you don’t see a link for the meeting, you may be early or the meeting may be starting late. Wait a few moments and try refreshing your Internet tab.

Other notes and pre-research resources

• For more info and resources, see our Chicago Documenters Guide to the City’s 2025 Budget Process (in 2024).
• Chicago Councilmatic: This civic data org’s website has a lot of the information that can be found on the city’s database in a more user-friendly format, as well as context on City Council and alders.
• Applicants who completed 2025 budget season training on Oct. 21 or 22 will receive an extra hour of pay on each assignment they submit.
• New this year, we are capping departmental budget hearing assignments at 3.5 hours (plus 2 hours outside work). Please take note of the time slot indicated in the assignment title. You will be paid for the full 3.5 hours regardless of whether the meeting starts late or a break occurs, but you should conclude your coverage when the end of your shift arrives. In the event that a meeting runs past the end of the afternoon shift, we will assign someone to take notes on the remaining portion. More details here

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