Chicago, Illinois has 45 official public-record sources in the SOS.city library, most on housing, buildings and business (11), transport (10) and safety and emergencies (8). The official open-data portal is data.cityofchicago.org. Of those 45, 100% have been opened and checked by us, 84% offer an API. Another 195 from Illinois, United States and World cover it.

The Chicago record

18 of 23 core records filed · 2 with no public source · The City Standard

Safety and emergencies

• Emergency alerts sign-upFiled NotifyChicago emergency alerts (Chicago) · Chicago Office of Emergency Management and Communications · official page ↗
• Crime dataFiled Crimes - 2001 to Present (Chicago) · Chicago Police Department · official page ↗
• Police, fire and EMS callsNo public source We looked: Chicago doesn't publish this. It's on the gap board.

Power and water

• Power outage mapNot filed yet Not on the shelf yet. Ask for it and we'll go and get it.
• Drinking water quality reportFiled Water quality reports (Chicago) · Chicago Department of Water Management · official page ↗

Hazards

• Air qualityCovered EPA AQS Data API (validated air quality) · US Environmental Protection Agency · covers Chicago from United States · official page ↗
• Flood zonesCovered FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer (NFHL) - effective · FEMA · covers Chicago from United States · official page ↗

Housing and buildings

• Building permitsFiled Building Permits (Chicago) · City of Chicago · official page ↗
• Code enforcement and building complaintsFiled Building Violations (Chicago) · City of Chicago · official page ↗
• Rent and tenant rulesFiled Residential Landlord and Tenant Ordinance (Chicago) · City of Chicago Department of Housing · official page ↗
• Eviction recordsBeing researched We're looking for the official source now. Need it sooner?
• Property assessment and deedsFiled Cook County Assessor property details (Chicago) · Cook County Assessor's Office · official page ↗
• Zoning and parcel mapFiled Boundaries - Zoning Districts (current) (Chicago) · City of Chicago · official page ↗
• Short-term rental rules and registryFiled House Share Prohibited Buildings List (Chicago) · City of Chicago · official page ↗

Business

• Licensed businessesFiled Business Licenses (Chicago) · City of Chicago · official page ↗

City services

• 311 service requestsFiled 311 Service Requests (Chicago) · City of Chicago · official page ↗

Laws and government

• Municipal codeNot filed yet Not on the shelf yet. Ask for it and we'll go and get it.
• Council agendas and decisionsFiled City Council legislation and meetings, eLMS (Chicago) · Office of the City Clerk, City of Chicago · official page ↗

Money

• City budgetFiled Budget - 2026 Budget Ordinance - Appropriations (Chicago) · City of Chicago · official page ↗
• Spending, payments and contractsFiled Payments (Chicago) · City of Chicago · official page ↗
• Grants you can apply forCovered Illinois grant programs: Catalog of State Financial Assistance (GATA) (Illinois) · Illinois Governor's Office of Management and Budget · covers Chicago from Illinois · official page ↗

Streets

• Traffic crashesFiled Traffic Crashes - People (Chicago) · City of Chicago · official page ↗
• Parking citations and metersNo public source We looked: Chicago doesn't publish this. It's on the gap board.
• Street closures and street workFiled Roadway Construction Moratoriums (Chicago) · City of Chicago · official page ↗

Health

• Restaurant inspectionsFiled Food Inspections (Chicago) · City of Chicago · official page ↗

Open data

• Official open-data portalFiled Chicago open data portal · Chicago government · official page ↗

Shelves

Here · covering from above

Water4 · 12

Power and energy0 · 10

Safety and emergencies8 · 42

Environment and parks1 · 7

Health1 · 14

Housing, buildings and business11 · 10

Laws and government3 · 40

Funding, grants and spending4 · 14

City services and 3111 · 5

Transport10 · 10

Education0 · 5

People and places1 · 15

Consumer protection0 · 4

Jobs0 · 3

Portals1 · 4

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Who publishes here

• City of Chicago28
• Chicago Police Department4
• Chicago Transit Authority2
• Chicago Office of Emergency Management and Communications2
• Chicago Department of Water Management2
• Chicago government1
• US Census Bureau1
• Chicago Department of Planning and Development1
• Chicago Park District1
• Cook County Assessor's Office1
• City of Chicago Department of Housing1
• Office of the City Clerk, City of Chicago1

On the gap board

• Police, fire and EMS calls for service (Chicago)Not published
• Parking ticket records (Chicago)Not published
• Eviction records (Chicago)Researching

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