Steven Mahr

This document outlines the Department of Finance's initiatives to achieve $118.6 million in increased revenue by fiscal year 2026. Key areas of focus include the execution framework, implementation across various workstreams, public safety initiatives, technology enhancements, new financial initiatives, financial oversight, and transparency.

This IT Strategic Plan for the City of Chicago outlines key initiatives to enhance internal IT capabilities and accelerate digital transformation for equitable public services. The plan addresses challenges such as paper-based processes, aging legacy systems, and an under-resourced IT workforce. It focuses on seven integrated goals: reimagining workforce and processes, leveraging data for innovation, transforming city infrastructure, centering services on people, collaborating for innovation, empowering and inspiring the IT workforce, and ensuring equity and accessibility in technology use. The ultimate vision is to fuel inclusion, engagement, and innovation, leading to equitable and responsive technology services for all Chicagoans.

The 'We Will Chicago' plan serves as a visionary 10-year framework for the City of Chicago, guiding priorities for neighborhood growth, vibrancy, and ensuring healthy, safe communities for all residents. Developed through a community-driven, data-informed process focused on equity and resiliency, the plan addresses citywide needs across eight pillars: Arts & Culture, Civic & Community Engagement, Economic Development, Environment, Climate & Energy, Housing & Neighborhoods, Lifelong Learning, Public Health & Safety, and Transportation & Infrastructure. Its implementation aims to integrate these goals into future budgets, capital projects, and policies to foster an equitable and resilient city.

This Implementation Starter Guide outlines over 600 policy ideas to facilitate the successful implementation of the 'We Will Chicago' plan's goals and objectives. The plan focuses on achieving a more equitable and resilient city through key pillars including Arts & Culture, Civic & Community Engagement, Economic Development, Environment, Climate & Energy, Housing & Neighborhoods, Lifelong Learning, Public Health & Safety, and Transportation & Infrastructure.

The We Will Chicago Citywide Plan outlines the city's historical and ongoing racial and ethnic inequities, serving as a framework for addressing systemic harms. It details impacts across areas including housing, infrastructure, economic development, community disinvestment, policing, environmental justice, and equitable development. The plan aims to foster healing, reconciliation, and committed improvements to create a more equitable future for all Chicagoans.