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Chicago Committee on Environmental Protection and Energy

6meetings

6 meetings listed from Oct 24, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026; all transcribed, for at least 13 hours.

14 members seated · Chair: Maria E. Hadden

The talk-time ranking for the Committee on Environmental Protection and Energy is held

Fewer than four members can be compared fairly. Each member’s page has their clips and meetings. The minutes below count only speech we named by voice, so they are floors, not a ranking.

Every member, with roll calls and clips

Latest meetings

  • Feb 261
  • Mar 261
  • May 261
  • Jul 261
  • Sep 261
  • Oct 261
6 meetings, all transcribed, Oct 24, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026.Newest: Oct 8, 2026
Committee on Environmental Protection and Energy · at least 1 h 18 min · 16 public speakersOct 8 · Committee meetingSpeakers: Maria E. Hadden, Daniel La Spata, Matthew J. Martin, Raymond Lopez and 1 more
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Committee on Environmental Protection and Energy · at least 3 h 12 min · 5 public speakersSep 1 · Subject matter hearing on urban flooding events in Chicago (No votes will be taken) took 2 h 03 minThe longest item after routine business: Subject matter hearing on urban flooding events in Chicago (No votes will be taken), 2 h 03 min of this at least 3 h 12 min meeting.Speakers: Maria E. Hadden, Raymond Lopez, Silvana Tabares, Ruth Cruz and 4 more
Longest item: 64% of the meeting3 agenda itemsWatch
Committee on Environmental Protection and Energy · at least 2 h 40 min · 5 public speakersJul 13 · Approval of the May 11, 2026, Rule 45 Report for the Committee on Environmental Protection and Energy took 2 h 15 minThe longest item after routine business: Approval of the May 11, 2026, Rule 45 Report for the Committee on Environmental…, 2 h 15 min of this at least 2 h 40 min meeting.Speakers: Maria E. Hadden, Ruth Cruz, Bennett R. Lawson, Julia M. Ramirez and 1 more
Longest item: 84% of the meeting1 agenda itemsWatch
Committee on Environmental Protection and Energy · at least 1 h 58 min · 5 public speakersMay 11 · Annual Commonwealth Edison (ComEd) Summer Preparedness hearing (No votes will be taken) took 1 h 04 minThe longest item after routine business: Annual Commonwealth Edison (ComEd) Summer Preparedness hearing (No votes will be taken), 1 h 04 min of this at least 1 h 58 min meeting.Speakers: Maria E. Hadden, Daniel La Spata, Bennett R. Lawson, Raymond Lopez and 5 more
Longest item: 54% of the meeting3 agenda itemsWatch
All 6 transcribed meetings

Listed after the newest meeting above, not transcribed yet (video listings through Oct 23): 0

Coming upNothing posted on city calendars as of Oct 29. Some boards post elsewhere. RSS feed

Seven public speakers a meeting; the biggest crowd, 16, came on Oct 8, 2026

Oct 8, 202616 speakersMar 3, 2026The committee had one agenda item, a subject matter hearing on the Peoples Gas Pipe Retirement Program updates and its rate increase filing with the Illinois Commerce Commission.10 speakersSep 1, 2026The committee took up substitute ordinance SO 2026-0027165 on benchmarking and data centers, and the substitute was accepted for consideration after a voice vote.5 speakersJul 13, 20265 speakersMay 11, 2026The committee took up an ordinance amending Municipal Code Section 10-32-055 to raise the permitted height of non-tree plants in native and pollinator gardens from 10 inches to 36 inches.5 speakers

bar = public speakers at that meeting · tick = average meeting