Mayor's Office Homepage The Office of the Mayor is responsible for directing the operations of agencies and departments within the City of Chicago and for providing administrative and clerical support of the City's Chief Executive.
311 City Services Welcome to 311 City Services Online -- access to information regarding City of Chicago programs and events as well as a wide range of City Services.
Administrative Hearings A department that serves to enhance the quality-of-life of all Chicagoans.
Aging The Chicago Department on Aging (CDoA) is the municipal agency for the City of Chicago that provides programs and services to help senior citizens maintain their independence and health.
Animal Care and Control Chicago Animal Care and Control protects animals from inhumane treatment, protects the public from stray and possibly dangerous animals, and enforces all sections of the Municipal Code relevant to animal care and control.
Aviation Information on all Chicago airports, the Chicago Travel Information Center, forecasts, directions, projects, travel advisories, and more
Benefits Management Division - Department of Finance The Benefits Management Division is responsible for the administration of life, health, dental, vision and related benefit programs for all eligible City of Chicago employees, dependents, and retirees.
Board of Ethics The City of Chicago Board of Ethics is the agency responsible for administering the Governmental Ethics Ordinance and the Campaign Financing Ordinance.
Budget & Management Responsible for preparing and executing the city's annual budget. OBM evaluates the efficiency and efficacy of all city operations and drives management reforms that improve the city's fiscal condition and increase taxpayer value.
Buildings The City of Chicago Department of Buildings is dedicated to advancing public safety through code enforcement, community partnerships and creative use of technology to make Chicago a safe place to live, work and play.
Business & Information Services Acts as a city-wide coordination point for driving business improvement by assisting city departments in redesigning business operations, translating business needs into technology solutions and implementing those solutions.
Business Affairs & Licensing This Department will act as a gateway for new and existing businesses in Chicago and will provide a primary point of contact for the many City services that aid Chicago's business community.
Cable Communications Administration Cable Communications Administrations is now a part of Department of Consumer Services. Information on how to file complaint with Chicago cable TV companies as well as Cable Consumers' Bill of Rights.
Chicago Film Office The Chicago Film Office, a division of the Mayor's Office of Special Events, leads the city's effort to attract and accommodate feature film, television, commercial and all forms of film and video production.
Children and Youth Services The Department of Children and Youth Services, a newly created City department, coordinates programs for over 100,000 children and youth.
Consumer Services The Department advocates on behalf of consumers, prosecutes complaints involving consumer fraud, regulates industries such as limousines, tour boats, sight seeing buses, horse carriages, valet parking, taxis and sponsors the Maxwell Street Market.
Cultural Affairs Dedicated to serving the people of Chicago by nurturing, enhancing, complementing, and marketing Chicago's cultural resources.
DCAP: Department of Construction and Permits The Department of Construction and Permits (DCAP) is dedicated to delivering an efficient building permit review process.
Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities (MOPD) MOPD seeks to meet the diverse needs of the more than 600,000 people with disabilities who live and work in Chicago. The agency's goal is to make Chicago the most accessible city in the nation!
Environment The Department develops environmental policy and enforces the City's environmental regulations. It promotes natural resource conservation, pollution prevention, energy efficiency and public outreach.
Finance Also known as the Office of the City Comptroller, this department manages the City's cash flow, debt portfolio, financial reporting, vendor payments, employee payroll/benefits and risk insurance activities.
Fire Department Promotes fire safety, emergency care and extinguishment of fires.
Fleet Management Manages, maintains and purchases the fleet of vehicles and equipment for the City of Chicago and other governmental agencies ranging from passenger cars to heavy trucks, off road equipment and fire apparatus.
General Services Responsible for managing the safe and efficient operation of all City facilities.
Geographic Information Systems GIS is a division of the Chicago Department of BIS. Most of what the city does in some way involves land, property, roads and other geographic elements.
Graphics & Reproduction The City's fully equipped in-house agency which provides design, typesetting, photomechanical, printing, bindery and photographic services to over 50 municipal government agencies.
Health The Chicago Department of Public Health works to improve its residents health by: providing leadership on citywide public health issues, emphasizing public health's role in public medicine, and extending the presence of public health to more communities.
Housing Creating affordable and accessible home ownership opportunities and rental options for all residents. DOH targets Singles, Working families, Seniors, First-time home buyers and renters, Owners in need of home repairs, rehab or tax relief.
Human Relations The Commission on Human Relations (CCHR) investigates complaints to determine whether discrimination may have occurred within the city of Chicago in the areas of housing, employment, credit, bonding, and public accommodations.
Human Services The Chicago Department of Human Services helps people in need gain stability and achieve self-sufficiency. We provide 24-hour emergency services, programs to prevent and end homelessness and counseling.
Inspector General The Inspector General's Office has the duty to investigate allegations of misconduct, waste and inefficiency on the part of City of Chicago employees, agencies, contractors, and programs.
Law The Department of Law is responsible for providing legal counsel and representation for the City of Chicago, and the departments, officers and employees of the City.
Library, Chicago Public The Web site for the Public Library System for the City of Chicago.
License Appeal Commission The License Appeal Commission receives appeals from decisions of the Local Liquor Control Commissioner (Mayor) revoking, suspending or denying liquor licenses.
Mayor's License and Local Liquor Control Commission The Mayor's License Commission and Local Liquor Control Commission functions as regulatory authority for business licenses issued by the City of Chicago.
Mayor's Office Of Workforce Development The Mayor's Office of Workforce Development offers employment and training opportunities and assistance for Chicago Residents and Businesses through the citywide service network of Mayor Daley's WorkNet Chicago.
O'Hare Modernization Program O'Hare is the world's busiest airport, linking communities across the country. It also acts as a vital economic engine for Chicago and the nation. Mayor Daley has initiated a bold program to modernize O'Hare
Office of Emergency Management and Communications The Office of Emergency Management and Communications provides citizens of Chicago with prompt and reliable 911 service for police, fire and emergency medical services and coordinates major emergency response.
Personnel We facilitate the effective delivery of City services through the provision of a human resource management program. We seek to ensure equal pay for equal work, to provide equal employment opportunities for the citizens of Chicago.
Planning and Development This multifaceted department oversees all development and long-range planning from Lake Calumet to Rogers Park, from the lakefront to O'Hare and every neighborhood in between.
Police The CPD website is designed to provide general information about the Chicago Police Department and the Chicago Alternative Policing Strategy. You will also find information on how YOU can make your neighborhood a safer, more enjoyable place to live.
Procurement Services The Department of Procurement Services provides support to 44 City Departments.Over $2 billion worth of quality goods and services procured annually. DPS is responsible for managing the Disadvantage, Minority & Women Business Enterprise Program(D/M/WBE).
Revenue The Department of Revenue is responsible for processing all city collections, issuance and renewal of business licenses, management of parking meters, booting, parking ticket issuance, license investigations, administering and enforcing the city tax code
Special Events The Mayor's Office of Special Events (MOSE) provides Chicagoans and visitors with twelve months-a-year of family style entertainment, by producing and promoting free festivals and city-wide holiday celebrations.
Streets and Sanitation Information regarding one of the largest city departments and their multi-faceted operations
Tourism A division of the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, Tourism markets Chicago as the leisure travel destination both domestically and internationally through advertising, marketing, media relations, and public information services.
Transportation The Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) is responsible for city street, alley and sidewalk reconstruction, bridge maintenance, public way inspections and permits, traffic services, and planter and median maintenance.
Water Management On January 1, 2003, The Chicago Department of Water Management came into being. It is a combination of the old Department of Water with the Department of Sewers.
Zoning The Department of Zoning maintains the maps and zoning ordinance which govern the land use in the City of Chicago