Mayor Brandon Johnson gives his 2025 budget address to the City Council on Oct. 30, 2024. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

The City Council on Thursday will consider final approval of a new contract with the union representing Chicago firefighters, the appointment of a new Department of Family Support and Services (DFSS) commissioner and the upzoning of North Broadway in Uptown and Edgewater. 

Mayor Brandon Johnson will also unveil his 2026 budget proposal and deliver his annual budget address at the meeting, which begins at 10 a.m. The city must close a more-than $1.1 billion estimated gap next year, budget officials have previously said.

Ald. Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth (48) speaks during a Committee on Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards meeting on Oct. 14, 2025. [Livestream]

A proposal to allow taller, denser buildings, promote additional housing and pedestrian-focused businesses and reduce red tape in three Far North Side wards won approval by the Committee on Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards Tuesday, sending final approval to the City Council later this week.

Aviation Committee Chair Matt O'Shea (19) is pictured at a City Council meeting in Oct. 2023. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

The City Council Committee on Aviation on Tuesday approved a transfer of ownership for a major concessions operator at O’Hare International Airport and two renewed agreements for local airport noise reduction commissions.

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle gives her 2026 budget address on Oct. 9, 2025. [Office of the President]

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle on Thursday unveiled a $10.01 billion proposed budget for 2026 in an address where she also excoriated the actions of the Trump administration that are anticipated to impact the county budget.

Acting DFSS Comm. Angela Green, left, answers questions from Ald. Maria Hadden (49) during a Committee on Health and Human Relations hearing on Oct. 9, 2025. [Livestream]

The City Council Committee on Health and Human Relations on Thursday approved the appointment of a permanent Department of Family and Support Services (DFSS) commissioner.

Ald. Anthony Beale (9) is pictured during a City Council meeting Dec. 16, 2024. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

The City Council Committee on License and Consumer Protection on Thursday delayed a vote on a proposal to allow retail food establishments, such as restaurants and cafes, to allow dogs on their premises if they choose and paused a measure to legalize video gambling in Chicago.

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle presents her 2026 Forest Preserve District budget proposal on Oct. 8, 2025. [Office of the Cook County President]

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle on Wednesday unveiled a $194.1 million budget for the Cook County Forest Preserve District for 2026. The president’s proposed budget marks a more than $4.78 million, or 2.5 percent, increase compared to the previous year’s adopted budget.

Health and Human Relations Chair Rossana Rodriguez-Sanchez (33) is pictured during a council meeting in February 2025. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

The City Council Committee on Health and Human Relations on Thursday will consider the appointment of a permanent family and support services commissioner and hold a hearing on improving animal welfare services. 

The committee will meet at 10 a.m. in council chambers. 

A Chicago Fire Department emblem is pictured. [File photo]

The City Council Committee on Workforce Development on Tuesday swiftly approved a tentative collective bargaining agreement between the city and Chicago Fire Fighters Union Local 2, placing the city one step closer to resolving four years of contract negotiations.

The contract agreement was approved without any questions from committee members. It will be considered by the full City Council next week for final approval.

Housing Chair Byron Sigcho-Lopez (25) is pictured at a City Council meeting on June 12, 2024. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

The City Council Committee on Housing and Real Estate on Tuesday approved a property tax break-related designation for Sterling Bay’s recently approved residential development in Lincoln Park, a lease agreement to allow the city’s electric vehicles to charge in two downtown parking garages and the sale of multiple city lots.

Housing Chair Byron Sigcho-Lopez (25) is pictured at a City Council meeting on June 12, 2024. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

The City Council Committee on Housing and Real Estate on Tuesday will consider a property tax break-related designation for Sterling Bay’s recently approved residential development in Lincoln Park, a lease agreement to allow the city’s electric vehicles to charge in two downtown parking garages and the sale of multiple city lots.

The committee will meet at 12:30 p.m. in council chambers.

A Chicago Fire Department emblem is pictured. [File photo]

The City Council Committee on Workforce Development on Tuesday will consider advancing a long-awaited, new collective bargaining agreement for the union that represents Chicago firefighters.

Ald. Daniel La Spata (1) attends a council meeting on Feb. 19, 2025. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

A joint City Council committee on Friday voted down a proposed pilot program for city-sponsored sidewalk snow plowing, defeating the measure after the proposal had sat in limbo for months. 

The Joint Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety and Transportation and Public Way voted it down 13-4 even after being presented with a scaled-down version of what a working group had recommended.

Ald. Daniel La Spata (1) talks with reporters about the request for Plow the Sidewalks pilot program funding in the 2025 budget on Dec. 2, 2024. [Provided by Better Streets Chicago]

A joint City Council committee on Friday will vote on a measure that would implement a pilot program for city-sponsored sidewalk snow removal. 

City Council is pictured in March 2024. [Michael McDevitt/The Daily Line]

For the second time in several years, alderpeople will consider changing City Council rules to require substitute ordinances and directly introduced legislation to be available for public viewing ahead of consideration and votes by members.