Department

Ethics

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  Lobbyist List
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  FIS - Paper Forms

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.

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 or investigating complaints.

Most Recent News (Ethics)

May 15, 2012	Registered Lobbyists List May 2012
May 8, 2012	May 16 Meeting Canceled
May 7, 2012	Open Session Minutes March 2012
May 7, 2012	Quarterly Lobbyist Activity Reports
May 1, 2012	Electronic Lobbyist Filing System now On-Line
View all News Releases (Ethics)

What We Do

• Education and Training
• Enforcement and Regulation
• Lobbyists
• Statements of Financial Interests

Supporting Information

• A General Guide for the Public
• A Guide for Candidates to Elected Office of the City of Chicago
• File an Ethics FOIA Request
• Lobbyist Filing Requirements
• View Statements of Financial Interests for Candidates to Elected Office

City Data

• Ethics Pledge
• FOIA Request Log - Ethics