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.