City of Chicago Annual Appropriation Details
What will you find here?
This dashboard displays annual budget appropriations by year, fund type, department, and category. The annual appropriation ordinance is the final City budget as approved by the City Council. It lists the budget appropriations that each department will receive from the City for the fiscal year. A budget appropriation is the legal authority to spend a specific amount of money for a stated purpose.
Some questions that can be answered using data in this dashboard are:
- How much money is appropriated to the Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA) for the purposes of compliance with the consent decree entered in Illinois v. Chicago?
- How do the appropriated budgets for the Chicago Police Department (CPD) and the Department of Family and Support Services (DFSS) compare?
- Which department appropriates the highest amount of money for personnel?
- Did You Know that the City of Chicago Budgeted $22 Million for Street Lighting in 2025? (Click to view a how-to guide.)
Data Sources
The data contained within the dashboards is provided by the Office of Budget and Management, and can be found in the Chicago Data Portal. All budget categories in the dashboards are shown as described in the budget data obtained from the City of Chicago Data Portal. For additional information regarding this data, or the budget in general, see the City of Chicago Budget Overview.
Data displayed in the dashboards is current as of the last updated date contained within the dashboard.