Chicago City Council

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city council government organization municipal legislative body

The Chicago City Council is the municipal legislative body responsible for passing laws, approving budgets, and overseeing city governance in Chicago.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city council → government organization → municipal legislative body →
composedOf	alderpersons →
country	United States of America → surface form: "United States"
electoralSystem	single-member district representation →
follows	strong mayor–council form of government →
governs	Chicago, Illinois, United States → surface form: "Chicago"
hasCommittee	Committee on Aging and Disability → Committee on Aviation → Committee on Budget and Government Operations → Committee on Contracting Oversight and Equity → Committee on Economic, Capital and Technology Development → Committee on Education and Child Development → Committee on Environmental Protection and Energy → Committee on Ethics and Government Oversight → Committee on Finance → Committee on Health and Human Relations → Committee on Housing and Real Estate → Committee on Immigrant and Refugee Rights → Committee on License and Consumer Protection → Committee on Public Relations and Rules → Committee on Public Safety → Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events → surface form: "Committee on Special Events, Cultural Affairs and Recreation" Committee on Transportation and Public Way → Committee on Workforce Development → Committee on Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards →
hasNumberOfMembers	50 →
hasPart	50 wards →
headOfGovernment	Mayor of Chicago →
jurisdiction	Chicago, Illinois, United States → surface form: "City of Chicago"
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
legislativeBodyFor	Chicago, Illinois, United States → surface form: "Chicago"
legislativeFunction	approves city budget → levies local taxes and fees → passes municipal ordinances → regulates zoning and land use →
locatedIn	Chicago, Illinois, United States → surface form: "Chicago"
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory	Illinois →
meetingPlace	121 N LaSalle Street, Chicago →
meetsAt	Chicago City Hall →
memberTitle	alderman → alderperson → alderwoman →
oversightFunction	holds hearings on city governance → oversees city departments →
partOf	Government of Chicago →
presidingOfficer	Mayor of Chicago →
termLength	4 years →

Referenced by (51)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Commission on Chicago Landmarks → advises → Chicago City Council →

Chicago Police Board → confirmedBy → Chicago City Council →

City Treasurer of Chicago → cooperatesWith → Chicago City Council →

Lincoln Park Zoo → foundedBy → Chicago City Council →

Canaryville, Chicago → governedBy → Chicago City Council →

Chatham, Chicago → governedBy → Chicago City Council →

Englewood, Chicago → governedBy → Chicago City Council →

West Side, Chicago → governedBy → Chicago City Council →

Chicago Department of Family and Support Services → governingBody → Chicago City Council →

Chicago Department of Streets and Sanitation → governingBody → Chicago City Council →

Committee on Aging and Disability → governingBody → Chicago City Council →

Committee on Aviation → governingBody → Chicago City Council →

Committee on Budget and Government Operations → governingBody → Chicago City Council →

Committee on Contracting Oversight and Equity → governingBody → Chicago City Council →

Committee on Economic, Capital and Technology Development → governingBody → Chicago City Council →

Committee on Education and Child Development → governingBody → Chicago City Council →

Committee on Ethics and Government Oversight → governingBody → Chicago City Council →

Committee on Finance → governingBody → Chicago City Council →

subject surface form: "Committee on Finance (Chicago City Council)"

Committee on Health and Human Relations → governingBody → Chicago City Council →

Committee on Housing and Real Estate → governingBody → Chicago City Council →

Committee on Immigrant and Refugee Rights → governingBody → Chicago City Council →

Committee on License and Consumer Protection → governingBody → Chicago City Council →

Committee on Public Relations and Rules → governingBody → Chicago City Council →

Committee on Public Safety → governingBody → Chicago City Council →

Committee on Transportation and Public Way → governingBody → Chicago City Council →

Committee on Workforce Development → governingBody → Chicago City Council →

Chicago Landmark → hasAuthority → Chicago City Council →

Gage Park, Chicago → hasGovernmentBody → Chicago City Council →

Committee on Housing and Real Estate → hasParentLegislature → Chicago City Council →

Chicago municipal code → legislatedBy → Chicago City Council →

subject surface form: "Chicago Municipal Code"

Chicago, Illinois, United States → legislativeBody → Chicago City Council →

Committee on Education and Child Development → legislativeBody → Chicago City Council →

Committee on Immigrant and Refugee Rights → legislativeBody → Chicago City Council →

Government of Chicago → legislativeBody → Chicago City Council →

Committee on Public Relations and Rules → legislativeChamber → Chicago City Council →

Committee on Aviation → parentOrganization → Chicago City Council →

Committee on Public Safety → parentOrganization → Chicago City Council →

Committee on Economic, Capital and Technology Development → partOf → Chicago City Council →

Committee on Environmental Protection and Energy → partOf → Chicago City Council →

Committee on Ethics and Government Oversight → partOf → Chicago City Council →

Committee on Housing and Real Estate → partOf → Chicago City Council →

Committee on Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards → partOf → Chicago City Council →

Chicago municipal code → promulgatedBy → Chicago City Council →

subject surface form: "Chicago Municipal Code"

Committee on Public Relations and Rules → reportingTo → Chicago City Council →

Civilian Office of Police Accountability → reportsTo → Chicago City Council →

Commission on Chicago Landmarks → reportsTo → Chicago City Council →

Committee on Budget and Government Operations → reportsTo → Chicago City Council →

this entity surface form: "full Chicago City Council"

Committee on Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards → reportsTo → Chicago City Council →

Committee on Budget and Government Operations → subjectOf → Chicago City Council →

this entity surface form: "Chicago City Council Rules of Order and Procedure"

Chicago Department of Planning and Development → worksWith → Chicago City Council →

City Clerk of Chicago → worksWith → Chicago City Council →