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Jessica Fuentes

Alderperson, Ward 26, Chicago City Council

Raised ICE and immigration enforcement at five meetings.

9 of 19transcribed meetings with their voice identified
2.2min a meeting at the City Council, at least
6questions at the Committee on Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards
20 of 20present at roll calls, from the clerk

Chairs the Committee on Workforce Development: Subcommittee on Youth Employment; sits on 6 more committees

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

Five clips, newest first

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ICE and immigration enforcementJessica FuentesMember · Committee on Public Safety · Jun 9, 2026 · 2:12:01While you’re here, your, your office has refused to bring charges to ICE agents who have shot, killed, and assaulted individuals in Cook County, claiming that law enforcement must first investigate and then refer those cases to your office.Open the meeting at 2:12:01
Head tax and budget revenue“At the core, at the core of my decision is a simple principle. Fiscal responsibility must come first before we debate priorities, programs, or even politics. We have an obligation to pass a budget that is honest, reliable, and truly balanced. This budget is not. It relies on revenue assumptions that are uncertain, unstable, and unsustainable.”Jessica FuentesAlderperson · City Council · Dec 20, 2025 · 1:35:04“The revenue source that you’re discussing does not exist in the ordinance that we are discussing today.”Jessica FuentesMember · Committee on Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards · Sep 17, 2026 · 1:18:50“Currently, if someone’s doing cyberstalking on CTA, what are the, the current penalties for a charge like that?”Jessica FuentesMember · Committee on Transportation and Public Way · Jun 10, 2026 · 1:20:58“I just want to, you know, add another comment to Alder Quesada’s points, and that is if Mexican Americans and immigrants were to refuse to participate in the labor of this country, our economy would fall apart.”Jessica FuentesMember · Committee on Immigrant and Refugee Rights · May 18, 2026 · 1:34:23

Officials only. Public speakers are counted, never named.

Issues Fuentes raised, by number of meetings

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

Where Fuentes sits

Ward 26 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
Jessica Fuentes sits for Ward 26. 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 Fuentes’ 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 26% of Fuentes’ 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. 93 of 112 minutes of their speech have a checked topic. How much they talk about it, not which side they take.

Commendations, ceremonies and memorials26%
Housing and tenants9.7%
Development and land use8.8%
Questions

Fuentes asked six questions at the five Committee on Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards meetings where we identified them

At least this many: direct questions only.

Of Fuentes’ 2 questions to city departments at the Committee on Transportation and Public Way, 2 went to city attorney / law department.

Who they question: 4 questions to a department, 3 bodies · Oct 24, 2025 – Oct 9, 2026.

Committee on Transportation and Public Way2 questions to city departments
Committee on Transportation and Public Way: questions by department
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City attorney / law department2
Committee on Public Safety1 question to a city department
Committee on Public Safety: questions by department
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City attorney / law department1
Committee on Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards1 question to a city department
Committee on Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards: questions by department
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Building permits and inspection1
Meetings

Every meeting where we identified Fuentes’ voice

29, newest first. The date opens the meeting; the time plays the video at Fuentes’ first remark.

  1. Sep 23, 2026City Council9.3 min1:19:06
  2. Sep 22, 2026Committee on Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards0.8 min3:27:35
  3. Sep 17, 2026Committee on Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards3.2 min1:51:03
  4. Sep 16, 2026Committee on Housing and Real Estate5.9 min2:30:06
  5. Jun 24, 2026Committee on Workforce Development: Subcommittee on Youth Employment15.0 min31:25
  6. Jun 17, 2026City Council7.0 min1:19:18
  7. Jun 10, 2026Committee on Transportation and Public Way4.1 min1:16:43
  8. Jun 9, 2026Committee on Public Safety2.5 min2:04:26
  9. May 20, 2026City Council6.1 min1:36:39
  10. May 19, 2026Committee on Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards3.2 min2:38:45
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  1. May 18, 2026Committee on Immigrant and Refugee Rights2.9 min1:34:21
  2. May 13, 2026Committee on Transportation and Public Way0.8 min58:20
  3. May 6, 2026Committee on Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards2.2 min2:13:12
  4. Apr 15, 2026City Council5.8 min1:56:10
  5. Apr 14, 2026Committee on Immigrant and Refugee Rights1.9 min1:47:04
  6. Apr 8, 2026Committee on Transportation and Public Way2.6 min51:48
  7. Mar 18, 2026City Council5.6 min1:31:39
  8. Mar 13, 2026Committee on Transportation and Public Way2.3 min1:03:48
  9. Mar 10, 2026Committee on Health and Human Relations6.4 min2:12:47
  10. Mar 3, 2026Committee on Public Safety5.5 min1:26:46
  11. Feb 18, 2026City Council1.2 min2:53:04
  12. Feb 17, 2026Committee on Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards2.2 min1:15:53
  13. Feb 3, 2026Committee on Public Safety1.0 min1:28:00
  14. Jan 27, 2026Committee on Health and Human Relations4.1 min2:28:10
  15. Jan 14, 2026Committee on Housing and Real Estate2.0 min1:29:27
  16. Dec 29, 2025City Council0.1 min1:26:06
  17. Dec 20, 2025City Council6.0 min1:34:56
  18. Dec 16, 2025City Council0.1 min1:10:25
  19. Nov 10, 2025Committee on Public Safety1.9 min1:05:09
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 Fuentes’ voice at 29 meetings across eight bodies. A meeting missing here means we couldn’t attribute the voice, not that Fuentes was absent. Claude and Gemini each read every transcript with that day’s roster. A voice gets Jessica Fuentes’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 Fuentes 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 Fuentes or of Chicago alone.