The city clerk is one of three elected city-wide officials, along with the mayor and the treasurer. The clerk’s office ...

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The Board of Election Commissioners is established under state elections law and technically is part of the judicial branch, ...

The Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability recommends candidates for Chicago Police Department and Police ...

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The city treasurer is one of three elected city-wide officials, along with the mayor and the clerk. The treasurer manages the ...

The Department of Administrative Hearings is a quasi-judicial body authorized to administer hearings on ordinance violations ...

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The Board of Ethics administers Chicago’s Governmental Ethics and Campaign Financing Ordinances. It is one of the city’s ...

The Chicago Police Department is by far the largest city department, in terms of both headcount and budgeted appropriations.

The License Appeal Commission is a standalone adjudicatory body for hearings relating to business liquor licenses. It is the ...

To help shine light on Illinois’ judicial branch, BGA Policy is proud to lead the Court Transparency Coalition, which recommends that the judicial branch be added to the state’s Freedom of Information ...