City of Chicago

Paid from: City's main fund (Corporate Fund)

$518.1 million

Exact amount: $518,056,150.00

Calendar year 2026

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Inside this box

Pick a rectangle to see what is inside it. Rectangle area shows positive amounts; the complete list includes reductions and tiny amounts.

Boxes that add money total $574,656,150.00. Boxes that take money away total -$56,600,000.00. Together they make $518,056,150.00.

Where the positive amounts goEach rectangle’s area is proportional to its amount. Select a region to open its box; the list below includes every amount.

The rectangles use $574,656,150.00 in positive amounts as their scale, not the $518,056,150.00 net total. Reductions total -$56,600,000.00 and appear in the list, not as positive area.

On small screens, use the complete linked table below to explore each box.

Boxes that take money away

Less Corporate Fund Savings: -$56,600,000.00

All items

Percentages of Paid from: City's main fund (Corporate Fund)
Box	Amount	% of this budget
Scheduled Wage Adjustments	$262,287,301.00	50.6%
Emergency Medical Transportation	$124,725,187.00	24.1%
For Professional Services for Information Technology Maintenance	$64,766,701.00	12.5%
Less Corporate Fund Savings	-$56,600,000.00	-10.9%
For Professional and Technical Services and Other Third Party Benefit Agreements	$55,183,120.00	10.7%
For the Payment of Tort and Non-Tort Judgments, Outside Counsel Expenses and Expert Costs, as Approved by the Corporation Counsel	$40,785,387.00	7.9%
Consent Decree	$5,520,000.00	1.1%
For the Cost of Insurance Premiums and Expenses	$5,157,907.00	1.0%
Legal Expenses	$3,657,600.00	0.7%
For Paying the Salary of Any Sworn Member of the Police or Fire Department Killed in the Line of Duty for a Period of One Year Commencing From the Dat...	$2,000,000.00	0.4%
Accounting and Auditing	$1,820,000.00	0.4%
For Professional Services for Information Technology Development	$1,813,363.00	0.4%
For World Business Chicago Program	$1,600,000.00	0.3%
For Payment of Allowances of Money to Families or Dependents of Policemen or Firemen Fatally Injured While in the Performance of Their Duties	$1,200,000.00	0.2%
For the City Contribution to Social Security Tax	$1,189,189.00	0.2%
For Physical Exams	$450,000.00	<0.1%
For Software Maintenance and Licensing	$408,995.00	<0.1%
Transfers Out	$350,000.00	<0.1%
Furniture and Fixtures	$284,400.00	<0.1%
Material and Supplies	$250,000.00	<0.1%
Tuition Reimbursement and Educational Programs	$205,000.00	<0.1%
Claims for Damages and Liabilities Against the City When Ordered Paid by the City Council	$200,000.00	<0.1%
Reimbursement to Travelers	$150,000.00	<0.1%
Drugs, Medicine and Chemical Materials	$125,000.00	<0.1%
Educational Development through Cooperative Education Program and Apprenticeship Program	$100,000.00	<0.1%
Miscellaneous Supplies	$100,000.00	<0.1%
Keep Chicago Clean Campaign	$100,000.00	<0.1%
For Delegate Agencies	$92,000.00	<0.1%
Surety Bond Premiums	$85,000.00	<0.1%
Court Reporting	$50,000.00	<0.1%

Sources

2026 Annual Appropriation Ordinance

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