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Committee on Finance · May 18, 2026

Mondayat least 3 h 17 min14 officials identified11 public speakers14 agenda itemsVideo: Vimeo

Public comment concluded, and the committee began its 12-item agenda with the monthly Rule 45 reports for April 2026 and the revised March 2026 report.

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Agenda · 14 itemsShowHide
  1. 50:32Approval of the April 2026 Monthly Rule 45 Report for the Committee on Finance.3 clips
  2. 50:32Approval of the Revised March 2026 Monthly Rule 45 Report for the Committee on Finance.3 clips
  3. 51:21Item title withheldit could name a private person · 3 clips
  4. 51:37Item title withheldit could name a private person · 3 clips
  5. 2:09:32An ordinance amending Section 2-32-085 of the Municipal Code regarding the Voluntary Charitable Payroll Deductions Program.
  6. 2:17:54An ordinance authorizing the issuance of Multi-Family program to 3959 Lincoln 4 Manager, LLC for the mixed-use development 4% project at 3959 N. Lincoln Avenue.
  7. 2:17:54An ordinance authorizing the issuance of Multi-Family program to 3959 Lincoln 9 Manager, LLC for the mixed-use development 9% project at 3959 N. Lincoln Avenue.
  8. 2:45:13Item title withheldit could name a private person
  9. 2:53:17An ordinance authorizing the execution of the First Amendment to Redevelopment Agreement with Westside Health Authority to modify the disbursement structure of tax increment financing (TIF) assistance for Aspire Center p
  10. 3:01:28An ordinance authorizing the execution of Redevelopment Agreement with The Workshop Arts Collaborative LLC to provide tax increment financing (TIF) assistance for 3741-3749 W. Lawrence Avenue.
  11. 3:08:13An ordinance authorizing the execution of the First Amendment to the redevelopment agreement with Celadon Construction Corporation NFP, Celadon Partners LLC, Blackwood Development Partners LLC, United Yards 1B LL LLC and
  12. 3:15:17An ordinance approving Amendment #3 to the Redevelopment Plan for the Canal/Congress Tax Increment Financing Redevelopment Project and Plan to provide for the redevelopment of the Expanded Area.
  13. 3:15:17An ordinance designating the Expanded Canal/Congress Tax Increment Financing Redevelopment Project Area as a Redevelopment Project Area pursuant to the Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act.
  14. 3:15:17An ordinance adopting Tax Increment Allocation Financing for the Expanded Canal/Congress Tax Increment Financing Redevelopment Project Area.

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  1. Public comment concluded, and the committee began its 12-item agenda with the monthly Rule 45 reports for April 2026 and the revised March 2026 report.50:13

Quotes

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Why aren’t the attorney’s fees incorporated as part of the settlement? Generally, when we deal in federal litigation, we make that a condition of the, uh, of the settlement.Jason C. Ervin · Ward 281:05:52
How many staff members does MOPD have currently dedicated to this housing-related work, whether that be inspections of buildings or plans?Nicole T. Lee · Ward 111:12:16
Question for counsel, uh, can we employ no litigate— no litigation clauses in our contracts with delegate agencies?Brian Hopkins · Ward 21:24:21
I feel like it was a month ago I asked, and we were joking about paying parking tickets, yet the most recent Inspector General report shows that there are 5,413 CPS employees that owe the City of Chicago over $4 million.Raymond Lopez · Ward 152:47:51

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Hamlet, “Committee on Finance, May 18, 2026: Chicago.” https://cities.myhamlet.com/chicago/finance/meetings/2026-05-18. Data as of Oct 9, 2026 (version d14b03c); meeting of May 18, 2026.