Data & sources

Every number has a receipt.

CiviNow doesn't generate facts — it aggregates public ones. Here's exactly what we pull, how often, and where it comes from.

City of Chicago · 311

Service requests, response times and open issues by block.

Hourly

Chicago City Council

Roll-call votes, attendance and committee assignments.

Weekly

FOIA releases

Ward menu budgets, spending and public correspondence.

As released

City of Chicago · Budget Ordinance

Enacted department, fund and appropriation-line spending, 2011–2026.

Annual

Local newsrooms

Block Club, WTTW and the Sun-Times, linked at the source.

Real-time

Board of Election Commissioners

Ward boundaries and certified election results.

Each cycle

How we score

·Response rate counts public questions answered within 30 days.

·Attendance is present-and-voting over total recorded votes.

·Budget figures reflect the latest FOIA-released menu spend.

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