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David Moore

Alderperson, Ward 17, Chicago City Council

We identified Moore’s voice at 55 meetings across eight bodies. Named Auburn Gresham two times, more than any other official.

12 of 19transcribed meetings with their voice identified
2.0min a meeting at the City Council, at least
64questions at the Committee on Budget and Government Operations
20 of 20present at roll calls, from the clerk

Also sits on 7 committees

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

Seven clips, newest first

“…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?”David MooreMember · Committee on Housing and Real Estate · Sep 16, 2026 · 2:05:46Play at 2:05:46
“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?”David MooreMember · Committee on Housing and Real Estate · Jun 29, 2026 · 2:50:12Play at 2:50:12
“And so as building president, you work with the different members of the Local Advisory Council, correct?”David MooreMember · Committee on Housing and Real Estate · Oct 8, 2026 · 59:09Play at 59:09
“…we keep like records of how, how much, um, loan money have been paid back from projects?”David MooreMember · Committee on Finance · Sep 22, 2026 · 1:34:57Play at 1:34:57
“Is it true that any business that operates a sweepstakes machine is automatically disqualified from getting a VGT machine?”David MooreMember · Committee on License and Consumer Protection · May 5, 2026 · 48:35Play at 48:35
“What I’m asking is, but we do charge tax on— there is a tax though, right? We do get a tax on if somebody goes to the grocery store for something, right?”David MooreMember · Committee on Budget and Government Operations · Jul 16, 2026 · 2:23:30Play at 2:23:30
“…you provide through the chair how you targeted through your marketing communities on the South and the West Sides of Chicago? And then 2, do you all hire returning citizens?”David MooreMember · Committee on Finance · Jan 14, 2026 · 2:03:03Play at 2:03:03

Officials only. Public speakers are counted, never named.

Where Moore sits

Ward 17 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
David Moore sits for Ward 17. 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 Moore’s other bodies

Present at 20 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 0. 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 →
What they talk about

Commendations, ceremonies and memorials took 12% of Moore’s speech with a checked topic

By the topic two AI readers agree on for each stretch of their talk, at the City Council and its committees. 153 of 188 minutes of their speech have a checked topic. How much they talk about it, not which side they take.

Commendations, ceremonies and memorials12%
Housing and tenants8.4%
Development and land use3.7%
Parks and recreation2.2%
Streets, traffic and parking1.7%
Taxes and fees0.6%
Questions

Moore asked 64 questions at the 11 Committee on Budget and Government Operations meetings where we identified them

At least this many: direct questions only.

Of Moore’s 56 questions to city departments at the Committee on Budget and Government Operations, 21 went to budget, finance and controller.

Who they question: 99 questions to a department, 6 bodies · Oct 24, 2025 – Oct 9, 2026.

Committee on Budget and Government Operations56 questions to city departments
Committee on Budget and Government Operations: questions by department
DepartmentShareQuestions
Budget, finance and controller2138%
City attorney / law department713%
Emergency management and 911611%
Police611%
Economic development, business and licensing59%
4 other departments1120%
Committee on Transportation and Public Way11 questions to city departments
Committee on Transportation and Public Way: questions by department
DepartmentShareQuestions
Transportation and transit655%
Police327%
Public works, streets and sanitation218%
Committee on Housing and Real Estate10 questions to city departments
Committee on Housing and Real Estate: questions by department
DepartmentShareQuestions
Administration, HR, contracts and facilities440%
Housing330%
Planning and zoning330%
Committee on License and Consumer Protection9 questions to city departments
Committee on License and Consumer Protection: questions by department
DepartmentShareQuestions
City attorney / law department667%
Budget, finance and controller222%
Economic development, business and licensing111%
Neighborhoods Moore named

6 places Moore named in meetings

Lines where Moore 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
  • Auburn Gresham 2 times, the most of any official
  • Englewood 2 times
  • Bronzeville 1 time
  • Chicago Lawn 1 time
  • Hyde Park 1 time
  • West Englewood 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 well-known area with no boundary of its own sits at its OpenStreetMap point. A dot says the place was named, not where Moore was or what was said about it.

Meetings

Every meeting where we identified Moore’s voice

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

  1. Oct 8, 2026Committee on Housing and Real Estate2.3 min59:44
  2. Oct 7, 2026Committee on Transportation and Public Way2.5 min3:25:13
  3. Oct 5, 2026Committee on Finance2.2 min2:39:54
  4. Sep 24, 2026Committee on Finance2.7 min3:33:11
  5. Sep 23, 2026City Council1.6 min2:46:00
  6. Sep 22, 2026Committee on Finance1.8 min1:34:45
  7. Sep 16, 2026Committee on Housing and Real Estate2.2 min2:03:59
  8. Sep 9, 2026Committee on Transportation and Public Way2.3 min19:17
  9. Sep 9, 2026Committee on License and Consumer Protection6.4 min48:18
  10. Jul 22, 2026City Council1.1 min1:00:57
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  1. Jul 16, 2026Committee on Budget and Government Operations4.5 min2:20:03
  2. Jul 15, 2026City Council5.7 min1:19:09
  3. Jul 13, 2026Committee on Finance1.3 min2:22:48
  4. Jun 29, 2026Committee on Housing and Real Estate8.8 min2:42:13
  5. Jun 17, 2026City Council5.6 min1:10:10
  6. Jun 10, 2026Committee on Transportation and Public Way3.0 min42:11
  7. Jun 10, 2026Committee on Housing and Real Estate4.2 min1:41:31
  8. Jun 9, 2026Committee on License and Consumer Protection0.4 min23:44
  9. May 20, 2026City Council4.6 min1:18:35
  10. May 13, 2026Committee on Budget and Government Operations0.6 min42:08
  11. May 13, 2026Committee on Transportation and Public Way10.3 min1:05:04
  12. May 6, 2026Committee on Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards1.3 min54:31
  13. May 5, 2026Committee on License and Consumer Protection4.8 min41:48
  14. Apr 27, 2026Committee on Budget and Government Operations4.7 min1:15:04
  15. Apr 15, 2026City Council0.5 min3:23:06
  16. Apr 13, 2026Committee on License and Consumer Protection1.7 min1:09:38
  17. Apr 8, 2026Committee on Transportation and Public Way2.0 min1:09:35
  18. Apr 8, 2026Committee on Housing and Real Estate0.2 min54:11
  19. Apr 2, 2026Committee on Budget and Government Operations0.1 min1:40:14
  20. Mar 18, 2026City Council8.5 min29:10
  21. Feb 27, 2026Committee on Finance4.8 min1:10:26
  22. Feb 18, 2026City Council3.0 min1:33:21
  23. Feb 17, 2026Committee on Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards1.1 min1:43:48
  24. Feb 10, 2026Committee on License and Consumer Protection1.6 min18:04
  25. Feb 9, 2026Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety1.1 min1:14:36
  26. Jan 14, 2026Committee on Finance4.4 min1:56:08
  27. Dec 29, 2025City Council1.3 min1:31:13
  28. Dec 20, 2025City Council3.9 min3:17:17
  29. Dec 19, 2025City Council1.8 min1:21:21
  30. Dec 17, 2025Committee on Budget and Government Operations5.3 min2:42:23
  31. Dec 16, 2025Committee on Finance5.4 min1:57:02
  32. Dec 10, 2025City Council0.0 min54:35
  33. Dec 9, 2025Committee on Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards1.5 min1:12:15
  34. Dec 4, 2025Committee on Finance0.1 min2:18:27
  35. Dec 2, 2025Committee on Finance1.1 min58:08
  36. Nov 17, 2025Committee on Finance3.8 min2:03:58
  37. Nov 13, 2025Committee on Budget and Government Operations6.3 min6:32:12
  38. Nov 13, 2025Committee on Housing and Real Estate1.0 min54:23
  39. Nov 10, 2025Committee on Budget and Government Operations1.1 min2:38:01
  40. Nov 10, 2025Committee on Finance3.8 min52:03
  41. Nov 6, 2025Committee on Budget and Government Operations7.4 min3:59:36
  42. Nov 5, 2025Committee on Budget and Government Operations6.7 min2:45:47
  43. Nov 4, 2025Committee on Budget and Government Operations14.4 min2:37:42
  44. Nov 3, 2025Committee on Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards4.3 min1:30:28
  45. Oct 29, 2025Committee on Budget and Government Operations4.8 min1:57:02
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

A meeting missing here means we couldn’t attribute the voice, not that Moore was absent. Claude and Gemini each read every transcript with that day’s roster. A voice gets David Moore’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 Moore 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 Moore or of Chicago alone.