Chicago 2026 City Budget Ordinance Revenue Detail for Local Funds

data.cityofchicago.org provides the revenue detail portion of the City of Chicago's 2026 Annual Appropriation Ordinance for Local funds. The dataset reflects the approved operating budget at the beginning of the fiscal year on January 1, 2026. It includes columns for FUND_NAME, REVENUE_GROUP_TYPE, REVENUE_CATEGORY, REVENUE_SOURCE, FUND_CODE, and ESTIMATED_REVENUE.

Use Cases

• Analyze revenue composition by FUND_NAME and REVENUE_CATEGORY to understand funding sources for city operations.
• Compare ESTIMATED_REVENUE across different REVENUE_GROUP_TYPE categories for budget forecasting.
• Map revenue streams to specific city departments or projects using FUND_CODE and REVENUE_SOURCE.

Strengths

• Data is sourced directly from the official city budget ordinance, providing authoritative figures.
• Includes six detailed columns (FUND_NAME, REVENUE_GROUP_TYPE, REVENUE_CATEGORY, REVENUE_SOURCE, FUND_CODE, ESTIMATED_REVENUE) for granular analysis.
• Dataset was last updated on 2026-01-07, indicating it is the final approved budget for that fiscal year.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale analysis.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality and completeness require manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

data.cityofchicago.org

Collection Method

Extracted from the final City operating budget as approved by the City Council.

Time Range

Fiscal year beginning January 1, 2026.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-01-07 17:14:30.

Geography

City of Chicago, Illinois, USA.