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18 members, 0.2 to 2.8 minutes a meeting (preliminary)

Preliminary: at least 67% of members’ talk time is identified, under the 80% for a full comparison. 15 of the 18 members we compare could rank first; the data can’t order them.
At least 67% of members’ talk time here is identifiedPreliminary: under 80% of talk time is identified.
67% identified80% for a full comparison
Runs the meetings
Byron Sigcho-LopezWard 25 · Chair · runs the meetings14.4min of talk time a meetingRuns the meetings, so not comparedVoice identified at 12 of 13 transcribed meetings while seated
AttendanceThe clerk’s roll calls for this body aren’t in our record.
Speaking14.4 min of talk time a meetingRuns the meetings, so not compared.10 questions asked
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Committee on Housing and Real EstateMar 12, 2026 · 1:35:17
So, um, but Chair Mitchell, so what I’m hearing is that the— this, this invitation is open to aldermen to participate, right?”
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Daniel La SpataWard 1 · Member1.4min of talk time a meetingIn the same talk-time range as most of the 18 members comparedVoice identified at 7 of 13 transcribed meetings while seated
AttendanceThe clerk’s roll calls for this body aren’t in our record.
Speaking1.4 min of talk time a meeting90% range 0.8 to 2.5 minutes, over 13 meetings held while seated. Counts only speech we can attribute by voice, so it can undercount.16 questions asked
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Committee on Housing and Real EstateOct 8, 2026 · 58:03
Can you share with us, like, what do you feel like is the role of a board member in building a productive and accountable relationship with the CEO?”
Pat DowellWard 3 · Member2.2min of talk time a meetingIn the same talk-time range as most of the 18 members comparedVoice identified at 9 of 13 transcribed meetings while seated
AttendanceThe clerk’s roll calls for this body aren’t in our record.
Speaking2.2 min of talk time a meeting90% range 1.2 to 3.7 minutes, over 13 meetings held while seated. Counts only speech we can attribute by voice, so it can undercount.66 questions asked
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Committee on Housing and Real EstateOct 8, 2026 · 1:02:28
All right, now you know that there’s been talk about, um, some folks not liking how, uh, Keith Pettigrew was selected to be the CEO of CHA. Do you have an opinion about how that vote went?”
Lamont J. RobinsonWard 4 · Member0.2min of talk time a meetingIn the same talk-time range as most of the 18 members comparedVoice identified at 2 of 13 transcribed meetings while seated
AttendanceThe clerk’s roll calls for this body aren’t in our record.
Speaking0.2 min of talk time a meeting90% range 0.0 to 0.7 minutes, over 13 meetings held while seated. Counts only speech we can attribute by voice, so it can undercount.0 questions asked
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Gregory MitchellWard 7 · Vice chair1.0min of talk time a meetingRan some of its meetings, so not comparedVoice identified at 5 of 13 transcribed meetings while seated
AttendanceThe clerk’s roll calls for this body aren’t in our record.
Speaking1.0 min of talk time a meetingRan some of its meetings, so not compared.17 questions asked
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Michelle HarrisWard 8 · Member0.3min of talk time a meetingIn the same talk-time range as most of the 18 members comparedVoice identified at 3 of 13 transcribed meetings while seated
AttendanceThe clerk’s roll calls for this body aren’t in our record.
Speaking0.3 min of talk time a meeting90% range 0.0 to 1.1 minutes, over 13 meetings held while seated. Counts only speech we can attribute by voice, so it can undercount.5 questions asked
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Committee on Housing and Real EstateSep 16, 2026 · 1:16:51
I want to get some clarity about the other positions on the, the board that are empty. Could someone give me that?”
Marty QuinnWard 13 · Member0.3min of talk time a meetingIn the same talk-time range as most of the 18 members comparedVoice identified at 4 of 13 transcribed meetings while seated
AttendanceThe clerk’s roll calls for this body aren’t in our record.
Speaking0.3 min of talk time a meeting90% range 0.1 to 0.9 minutes, over 13 meetings held while seated. Counts only speech we can attribute by voice, so it can undercount.6 questions asked
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Committee on Housing and Real EstateSep 16, 2026 · 1:59:10
…and what happens when we fall short of the budget? Do, do those employees, do they get offloaded onto the city’s, the city’s budget?”
Committee on Housing and Real EstateApr 8, 2026 · 52:10
…if the tenant fails to pay rent after that, what’s the recourse for the landlord?”
David MooreWard 17 · Member1.4min of talk time a meetingIn the same talk-time range as most of the 18 members comparedVoice identified at 6 of 13 transcribed meetings while seated
AttendanceThe clerk’s roll calls for this body aren’t in our record.
Speaking1.4 min of talk time a meeting90% range 0.4 to 3.1 minutes, over 13 meetings held while seated. Counts only speech we can attribute by voice, so it can undercount.32 questions asked
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Committee on Housing and Real EstateSep 16, 2026 · 2:05:46
…you saying the key fee or any of the pet fee and all that has to be um, noticed up at the time of lease, or if it wasn’t there before, you have to have what, how many days or something to do it?”
Committee on Housing and Real EstateJun 29, 2026 · 2:50:12
And to me, if people cannot rent, that means they’re ending up homeless. So, and I thought, I thought our homeless trend based on what we’re doing was going down. So is it going up or is it going down?”
Committee on Housing and Real EstateOct 8, 2026 · 59:09
And so as building president, you work with the different members of the Local Advisory Council, correct?”
Jeanette B. TaylorWard 20 · Member2.8min of talk time a meetingIn the same talk-time range as most of the 18 members comparedVoice identified at 7 of 13 transcribed meetings while seated
AttendanceThe clerk’s roll calls for this body aren’t in our record.
Speaking2.8 min of talk time a meeting90% range 1.4 to 5.7 minutes, over 13 meetings held while seated. Counts only speech we can attribute by voice, so it can undercount.70 questions asked
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Committee on Housing and Real EstateApr 8, 2026 · 40:17
Because what we spent on making other people rich, we could have made it accessible to our communities and kept some of that money for ourselves. And so we’re talking about cost savings. How we save money that does not hurt our community, because we know what we gonna do.”
Committee on Housing and Real EstateJun 10, 2026 · 1:46:12
So we’re purchasing a space and we don’t know how much money it’s going to generate?”
Committee on Housing and Real EstateMay 13, 2026 · 1:06:03
…you talk about in the report How are you all going to connect with CHA and HUD around vacancies and also talk about what is in the housing plan to help some of these shelters that have— they’re not that clean, they got bedbugs. How are we connecting them with community orgs to help people get employment?”
Silvana TabaresWard 23 · Member0.2min of talk time a meetingIn the same talk-time range as most of the 18 members comparedVoice identified at 2 of 13 transcribed meetings while seated
AttendanceThe clerk’s roll calls for this body aren’t in our record.
Speaking0.2 min of talk time a meeting90% range 0.0 to 0.8 minutes, over 13 meetings held while seated. Counts only speech we can attribute by voice, so it can undercount.11 questions asked
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Monique L. ScottWard 24 · Member0.8min of talk time a meetingIn the same talk-time range as most of the 18 members comparedVoice identified at 4 of 13 transcribed meetings while seated
AttendanceThe clerk’s roll calls for this body aren’t in our record.
Speaking0.8 min of talk time a meeting90% range 0.1 to 2.1 minutes, over 13 meetings held while seated. Counts only speech we can attribute by voice, so it can undercount.2 questions asked
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Jessica FuentesWard 26 · Member0.6min of talk time a meetingIn the same talk-time range as most of the 18 members comparedVoice identified at 2 of 13 transcribed meetings while seated
AttendanceThe clerk’s roll calls for this body aren’t in our record.
Speaking0.6 min of talk time a meeting90% range 0.0 to 1.8 minutes, over 13 meetings held while seated. Counts only speech we can attribute by voice, so it can undercount.0 questions asked
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Walter Redmond BurnettWard 27 · Member0.5min of talk time a meetingIn the same talk-time range as most of the 18 members comparedVoice identified at 4 of 13 transcribed meetings while seated
AttendanceThe clerk’s roll calls for this body aren’t in our record.
Speaking0.5 min of talk time a meeting90% range 0.1 to 1.4 minutes, over 13 meetings held while seated. Counts only speech we can attribute by voice, so it can undercount.3 questions asked
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Rossana Rodriguez SanchezWard 33 · Member0.9min of talk time a meetingIn the same talk-time range as most of the 18 members comparedVoice identified at 3 of 13 transcribed meetings while seated
AttendanceThe clerk’s roll calls for this body aren’t in our record.
Speaking0.9 min of talk time a meeting90% range 0.2 to 2.1 minutes, over 13 meetings held while seated. Counts only speech we can attribute by voice, so it can undercount.4 questions asked
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Anthony QuezadaWard 35 · Member0.8min of talk time a meetingIn the same talk-time range as most of the 18 members comparedVoice identified at 6 of 13 transcribed meetings while seated
AttendanceThe clerk’s roll calls for this body aren’t in our record.
Speaking0.8 min of talk time a meeting90% range 0.3 to 1.7 minutes, over 13 meetings held while seated. Counts only speech we can attribute by voice, so it can undercount.3 questions asked
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Committee on Housing and Real EstateJun 29, 2026 · 2:09:19
…from your perspective, why is it important that our laws reflect today’s rental market? And how does this ordinance help create more stability and predictability for both tenants and landlords?”
Gilbert VillegasWard 36 · Member2.0min of talk time a meetingIn the same talk-time range as most of the 18 members comparedVoice identified at 9 of 13 transcribed meetings while seated
AttendanceThe clerk’s roll calls for this body aren’t in our record.
Speaking2.0 min of talk time a meeting90% range 0.9 to 3.6 minutes, over 13 meetings held while seated. Counts only speech we can attribute by voice, so it can undercount.38 questions asked
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Committee on Housing and Real EstateSep 16, 2026 · 2:50:16
…the guidance that’s being provided by the city, if that got— if that guidance has a negative impact on either the renter or the landlord, is the city held harmless?”
Committee on Housing and Real EstateJul 8, 2026 · 1:21:49
…typical is it that HUD is pursuing foreclosed properties, given the fact that they’re having a hard time maintaining their properties?”
Committee on Housing and Real EstateJun 29, 2026 · 2:21:04
Because I mean, even though they’re exempt They’re part of the ordinance, and they’re the largest landlord in the city of Chicago.”
Emma MittsWard 37 · Member0.6min of talk time a meetingIn the same talk-time range as most of the 18 members comparedVoice identified at 4 of 13 transcribed meetings while seated
AttendanceThe clerk’s roll calls for this body aren’t in our record.
Speaking0.6 min of talk time a meeting90% range 0.2 to 1.4 minutes, over 13 meetings held while seated. Counts only speech we can attribute by voice, so it can undercount.18 questions asked
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Committee on Housing and Real EstateSep 16, 2026 · 2:08:54
What happens if a tenant Or landlord refused to pay the registration fee. What’s the repercussion for that?”
Committee on Housing and Real EstateMay 13, 2026 · 1:26:16
…you talk a little about how this process in terms of consolidating all the effort and where do people call if they’re looking for affordable housing and what line is that gonna be with 311?”
Angela ClayWard 46 · Member0.5min of talk time a meetingIn the same talk-time range as most of the 18 members comparedVoice identified at 3 of 13 transcribed meetings while seated
AttendanceThe clerk’s roll calls for this body aren’t in our record.
Speaking0.5 min of talk time a meeting90% range 0.1 to 1.4 minutes, over 13 meetings held while seated. Counts only speech we can attribute by voice, so it can undercount.2 questions asked
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Committee on Housing and Real EstateApr 8, 2026 · 54:50
I just wanted to get, um, clarity on provides insufficient or defective notice. Can you speak to that? What would that look like, just to give clarity for any tenants that could be potentially listening in on this?”
Leni Manaa-HoppenworthWard 48 · Member1.3min of talk time a meetingIn the same talk-time range as most of the 18 members comparedVoice identified at 5 of 13 transcribed meetings while seated
AttendanceThe clerk’s roll calls for this body aren’t in our record.
Speaking1.3 min of talk time a meeting90% range 0.6 to 2.6 minutes, over 13 meetings held while seated. Counts only speech we can attribute by voice, so it can undercount.10 questions asked
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Committee on Housing and Real EstateJun 10, 2026 · 2:59:24
I was just curious about your water source. What does that look like for you all?”
Committee on Housing and Real EstateJun 29, 2026 · 2:56:21
But can you, can you address how pro, how this ordinance will help smaller landlords through an eviction process?”
Maria E. HaddenWard 49 · Member1.5min of talk time a meetingIn the same talk-time range as most of the 18 members comparedVoice identified at 5 of 13 transcribed meetings while seated
AttendanceThe clerk’s roll calls for this body aren’t in our record.
Speaking1.5 min of talk time a meeting90% range 0.5 to 3.1 minutes, over 13 meetings held while seated. Counts only speech we can attribute by voice, so it can undercount.5 questions asked
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Committee on Housing and Real EstateJan 14, 2026 · 2:42:06
…the blueprint come with suggested price tags as we are looking at that, or will we maybe see that in a final version after the public comment piece?”
“Voice identified” counts the meetings where we could attribute a member’s voice. A meeting missing there means we couldn’t attribute it, not that they were absent.