DOH Comm. Lissette Castañeda answers questions from Ald. Andre Vasquez (40) at a budget hearing on Nov. 4, 2026. [Livestream]

The Chicago Department of Housing (DOH) on Wednesday presented its 2027 budget proposal, under which Mayor Brandon Johnson plans to substantially increase the allocation of corporate funding the department receives. 

The extra money is not budgeted to accommodate parts of the mayor’s rental housing code reform ordinance, which if passed would add new responsibilities to the department.