Understand the numbers
2026 budget guides
Short answers grounded in the published budget tree and its primary sources. Data export: .
These are three separate governments, not one official consolidated City budget. The City and Park District use 2026 budgets, while CPS FY2026 runs July 2025 through June 2026. Transfers across governments may overlap.
- What is Chicago’s adopted 2026 City budget?
The City’s adopted net appropriation is the City root below. It is not the sum of all three governments on this site.
- Why do Chicago’s net and gross budgets differ?
The published City net view removes money counted twice across funds and includes a separate negative OBM adjustment. Neither figure is the combined budget of City, CPS and Parks.
- What is the Chicago Police Department’s 2026 budget?
The department total below is an adopted City appropriation, not its actual year-end spending.
- What is the Chicago Fire Department’s 2026 budget?
The Fire Department figure below is its adopted City appropriation, distinct from the separate Fire pension contribution.
- How much overtime is budgeted for Chicago police and fire?
The two overtime appropriations below are budget amounts for the departments, not actual overtime checks.
- Are pension contributions and debt balances the same thing?
No. These are annual budget allocations toward retirement funds and loan repayment, not the total pension liability or outstanding debt.
- What is the CPS FY2026 budget and when is its fiscal year?
Chicago Public Schools’ FY2026 runs July 2025 through June 2026, unlike the City calendar-year budget.
- Where can I find a Chicago public school budget?
Start in the CPS schools branch, then browse district-run and other school groups to locate a school-level allocation.
- What is in the Chicago Park District’s 2026 budget?
The Park District root is the printed all-funds operating appropriation. Its published net appropriation excludes internal service earnings.
- Is a per-resident budget figure my tax bill?
No. Dividing a public budget by population produces an illustrative average of spending, not what any resident owes.
- Why do budget boxes stop or show estimates?
A box stops when its published evidence does not support a reliable finer split. An estimate is labeled separately from an adopted appropriation or a payment.
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