Chicago Budget Guide

How to Find the Mayor's Office Budget in Chicago FY2026

A quick explainer for locating Mayor's Office budget entries and understanding where to look for grant-backed versus core appropriations.

Start In The Annual Appropriation Ordinance

The Mayor's Office appears near the beginning of the annual appropriation document, which makes it one of the easiest departments to navigate directly from the top of the PDF.

Separate Core Appropriations From Grant Detail

If a question is about overall department funding, use the annual appropriation document first. If the question is about a specific externally funded initiative, search the grants ordinance separately.