The Board of Ethics administers Chicago’s Governmental Ethics and Campaign Financing Ordinances, laws adopted to help ensure that City officials and employees avoid conflicts of interests.
Featured Services and Programs
Statements of Financial Interests
View / File Statements from City employees, officials and candidates
Lobbyists' Filings
View / File lobbyist registration or quarterly reports and lobbyist information
Board Meetings
View Board meeting schedule and minutes dating back to 2005 and Executive Director's Reports to 2017.
Governmental Ethics Ordinance / Rules & Regs / Executive Orders
View the current version of the Ordinance and all changes since 2018, relevant Executive Orders, and the Board's Rules & Regulations
Disclosures
View aldermanic disclosures dating back to 2010, and other required and non-required disclosures (e.g. travel disclosures) dating back to 2012
Advice & Enforcement
Search all Board formal advisory opinions, completed investigative reports and findings, settlement agreements, and other enforcement actions dating back to 1986
The agency’s activities include:
- Providing confidential advice;
- Educating City personnel, vendors, lobbyists and the public about the Ordinances;
- Regulating lobbyists and campaign contributors;
- Distributing and maintaining financial disclosure statements for public inspection; and,
- Referring complaints and adjudicating completed investigations.
Department Main Office
Ethics
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Phone: 312.744.9660
TTY: 312.744.5996
Fax: 312.744.2793
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740 N. Sedgwick St.
5th Floor
Chicago, IL 60654-8488 Office Hours 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
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Steven I. Berlin
Executive Director
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