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Anthony Beale

Alderperson, Ward 9, Chicago City Council

Raised head tax and budget revenue at 10 meetings.

13 of 19transcribed meetings with their voice identified
2.4min a meeting at the City Council, at least
42questions at the Committee on Budget and Government Operations
18 of 20present at roll calls, from the clerk

Also sits on 4 committees

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Next City Council meeting: Mon, Nov 2, 10:00 am · Agenda

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TIF districtsAnthony BealeMember · Committee on Finance · Oct 5, 2026 · 2:18:32Do you actually think that’s fair? Do you actually think that that’s fair, that the mayor’s office has the final determination on what projects move forward as it relates to TIF projects with CPS?Open the meeting at 2:18:32
Head tax and budget revenue“I mean, the list just goes on and on. We have a lot of positions that are vacant that could be possibly bringing revenue into the City of Chicago, and I think those positions should be of the highest priority knowing that we have a budget deficit.”Anthony BealeMember · Committee on Budget and Government Operations · Jul 16, 2026 · 3:30:29“I’m, I’m glad you hit on that. Knowing that we’re looking at 61 units that are going to be HUD, correct?”Anthony BealeMember · Committee on Finance · Sep 22, 2026 · 1:17:46“We’re not talking about $40 million, I’m talking about the revenue. I’m talking about the revenue, not the— you all decided to pay the $40 million to buy your way into the city of Chicago. That’s what the $40 million was.”Anthony BealeMember · Committee on Workforce Development · Jun 24, 2026 · 1:46:02“Whose job is it to notify the state that the city was open for business to accept VGT licenses here in the city of Chicago? Whose job is that?”Anthony BealeMember · Committee on Budget and Government Operations · Apr 27, 2026 · 2:33:33“There’s some areas in this city that have 20 to 30 machines in a gas station. That’s a mini casino operating illegally that we’re not getting a dime from.”Anthony BealeAlderperson · City Council · Jun 17, 2026 · 4:41:51“So How do you all spend money that you want us to approve without our knowledge? Help me understand that.”Anthony BealeMember · Committee on Finance · Jun 25, 2026 · 2:12:35

Officials only. Public speakers are counted, never named.

Issues Beale raised, by number of meetings

We count who raised an issue, not which side they took.

Where Beale sits

Ward 9 on the current City Council map

Click a ward to open its member’s page.

Ward 1: Daniel La SpataWard 2: Brian HopkinsWard 3: Pat DowellWard 4: Lamont J. RobinsonWard 5: Desmon C. YancyWard 6: William E. HallWard 7: Gregory MitchellWard 8: Michelle HarrisWard 9: Anthony BealeWard 10: Peter ChicoWard 11: Nicole T. LeeWard 12: Julia M. RamirezWard 13: Marty QuinnWard 14: Jeylu B. GutierrezWard 15: Raymond LopezWard 16: Stephanie D. ColemanWard 17: David MooreWard 18: Derrick G. CurtisWard 19: Matthew J. O'SheaWard 20: Jeanette B. TaylorWard 21: Ronnie L. MosleyWard 22: Michael D. RodriguezWard 23: Silvana TabaresWard 24: Monique L. ScottWard 25: Byron Sigcho-LopezWard 26: Jessica FuentesWard 27: Walter Redmond BurnettWard 28: Jason C. ErvinWard 29: Chris TaliaferroWard 30: Ruth CruzWard 31: Felix Cardona, Jr.Ward 32: Scott WaguespackWard 33: Rossana Rodriguez SanchezWard 34: William ConwayWard 35: Anthony QuezadaWard 36: Gilbert VillegasWard 37: Emma MittsWard 38: Nicholas SposatoWard 39: Samantha NugentWard 40: Andre Vasquez, Jr.Ward 41: Anthony NapolitanoWard 42: Brendan ReillyWard 43: Timmy KnudsenWard 44: Bennett R. LawsonWard 45: James M. GardinerWard 46: Angela ClayWard 47: Matthew J. MartinWard 48: Leni Manaa-HoppenworthWard 49: Maria E. HaddenWard 50: Debra SilversteinCity HallDaniel La Spata · Ward 1Brian Hopkins · Ward 2Pat Dowell · Ward 3Lamont J. Robinson · Ward 4Desmon C. Yancy · Ward 5William E. Hall · Ward 6Gregory Mitchell · Ward 7Michelle Harris · Ward 8Anthony Beale · Ward 9Peter Chico · Ward 10Nicole T. Lee · Ward 11Julia M. Ramirez · Ward 12Marty Quinn · Ward 13Jeylu B. Gutierrez · Ward 14Raymond Lopez · Ward 15Stephanie D. Coleman · Ward 16David Moore · Ward 17Derrick G. Curtis · Ward 18Matthew J. O'Shea · Ward 19Jeanette B. Taylor · Ward 20Ronnie L. Mosley · Ward 21Michael D. Rodriguez · Ward 22Silvana Tabares · Ward 23Monique L. Scott · Ward 24Byron Sigcho-Lopez · Ward 25Jessica Fuentes · Ward 26Walter Redmond Burnett · Ward 27Jason C. Ervin · Ward 28Chris Taliaferro · Ward 29Ruth Cruz · Ward 30Felix Cardona, Jr. · Ward 31Scott Waguespack · Ward 32Rossana Rodriguez Sanchez · Ward 33William Conway · Ward 34Anthony Quezada · Ward 35Gilbert Villegas · Ward 36Emma Mitts · Ward 37Nicholas Sposato · Ward 38Samantha Nugent · Ward 39Andre Vasquez, Jr. · Ward 40Anthony Napolitano · Ward 41Brendan Reilly · Ward 42Timmy Knudsen · Ward 43Bennett R. Lawson · Ward 44James M. Gardiner · Ward 45Angela Clay · Ward 46Matthew J. Martin · Ward 47Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth · Ward 48Maria E. Hadden · Ward 49Debra Silverstein · Ward 50
Anthony Beale sits for Ward 9. Click a ward to open its member’s page.Ward lines: Chicago Data Portal, Boundaries - Wards (2023-), p293-wvbd, fetched 2026-10-30.
Every roll call, and Beale’s other bodies

Present at 18 of 20 roll calls at the City Council

From the clerk’s own record. We don’t compare members on it.

PresentAbsentOldest first, 1 square per roll call

Absent 2. Nov 14, 2025 to Oct 14, 2026. The clerk’s record covers 20 of the 22 meetings we hold, through Oct 14, 2026.

Official roll call, from the clerk →
Questions

Beale asked 42 questions at the seven Committee on Budget and Government Operations meetings where we identified them

At least this many: direct questions only.

Of Beale’s 39 questions to city departments at the Committee on Budget and Government Operations, 24 went to budget, finance and controller.

Who they question: 71 questions to a department, 4 bodies · Oct 24, 2025 – Oct 9, 2026.

Committee on Budget and Government Operations39 questions to city departments
Committee on Budget and Government Operations: questions by department
DepartmentShareQuestions
Budget, finance and controller2462%
Housing718%
Economic development, business and licensing410%
City attorney / law department25%
Libraries, arts and culture13%
Planning and zoning13%
Committee on Finance26 questions to city departments
Committee on Finance: questions by department
DepartmentShareQuestions
City attorney / law department1038%
Housing623%
Budget, finance and controller415%
Administration, HR, contracts and facilities312%
Parks and recreation312%
Committee on Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards5 questions to city departments
Committee on Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards: questions by department
DepartmentShareQuestions
Planning and zoning480%
Environment and climate120%
City Council1 question to a city department
City Council: questions by department
DepartmentShareQuestions
Mayor's office1
Neighborhoods Beale named

One place Beale named in meetings

Lines where Beale named the place, read by two AI readers that both agree it means that place. Each dot plays the newest one; brighter means named more often.

Chicago
  • Pullman 1 time

Places are drawn at the centre of their own boundary in the city’s Boundaries - Community Areas file (City of Chicago Data Portal). A dot says the place was named, not where Beale was or what was said about it.

Meetings

Every meeting where we identified Beale’s voice

37, newest first. The date opens the meeting; the time plays the video at Beale’s first remark.

  1. Oct 5, 2026Committee on Finance3.8 min1:57:12
  2. Sep 24, 2026Committee on Finance4.9 min47:54
  3. Sep 23, 2026City Council0.1 min4:27:32
  4. Sep 22, 2026Committee on Finance4.3 min1:12:58
  5. Sep 14, 2026Committee on Finance0.8 min2:18:25
  6. Jul 22, 2026City Council0.1 min1:43:28
  7. Jul 16, 2026Committee on Budget and Government Operations5.9 min3:21:55
  8. Jul 15, 2026City Council3.2 min2:30:00
  9. Jul 14, 2026Committee on Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards0.8 min1:00:52
  10. Jun 25, 2026Committee on Finance4.2 min2:10:12
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  1. Jun 24, 2026Committee on Workforce Development5.3 min1:41:52
  2. Jun 17, 2026City Council8.5 min3:14:33
  3. Jun 15, 2026Committee on Finance2.4 min1:00:32
  4. Jun 4, 2026Committee on Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards0.5 min1:19:55
  5. May 20, 2026City Council8.1 min4:24:12
  6. May 6, 2026Committee on Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards0.7 min1:04:18
  7. Apr 27, 2026Committee on Budget and Government Operations4.5 min2:28:40
  8. Apr 15, 2026City Council3.7 min2:18:10
  9. Apr 2, 2026Committee on Budget and Government Operations1.3 min1:41:48
  10. Mar 18, 2026City Council3.7 min55:28
  11. Mar 13, 2026Committee on Finance2.5 min1:14:20
  12. Feb 27, 2026Committee on Finance1.2 min1:07:05
  13. Feb 18, 2026City Council0.8 min2:33:29
  14. Feb 11, 2026Committee on Finance5.7 min1:42:54
  15. Jan 21, 2026City Council0.7 min2:42:54
  16. Dec 29, 2025Committee on Budget and Government Operations0.8 min24:41
  17. Dec 20, 2025City Council13.0 min2:06:51
  18. Dec 17, 2025Committee on Budget and Government Operations0.5 min5:58:05
  19. Dec 16, 2025City Council2.0 min1:16:45
  20. Dec 16, 2025Committee on Finance9.3 min1:32:39
  21. Dec 10, 2025City Council1.1 min1:52:35
  22. Nov 18, 2025City Council1.3 min1:02:10
  23. Nov 17, 2025Committee on Finance0.7 min2:38:13
  24. Nov 10, 2025Committee on Finance3.7 min53:56
  25. Nov 10, 2025Committee on Budget and Government Operations1.2 min1:31:27
  26. Nov 4, 2025Committee on Budget and Government Operations13.0 min1:28:17
  27. Nov 3, 2025Committee on Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards7.7 min1:46:17
How we identify who is speaking · blind check, pooled across five cities: of 410 council lines drawn, 352 right, 0 wrong, 1 unclear, 57 couldn’t be judged

We identified Beale’s voice at 37 meetings across five bodies. A meeting missing here means we couldn’t attribute the voice, not that Beale was absent. Claude and Gemini each read every transcript with that day’s roster. A voice gets Anthony Beale’s name only when both agree and a code check finds the name said on, or just before, their turn. Voices our transcripts merge with someone else’s are never attributed, so every count here undercounts what Beale said. For councils and their committees, of 410 lines drawn, 352 were right, 0 wrong and 1 unclear, and the checkers couldn’t judge 57. We have since removed the voices behind 110 of those lines (0 wrong, 1 unclear, the rest we had already held for other reasons). Of the 300 lines we still publish, the checkers could judge 268: all 268 right (90% lower bound 0.99). They couldn’t judge the other 32. The check is one sample pooled across the five cities, not of Beale or of Chicago alone.