The City Clerk of Chicago is in charge of record-keeping for the city of

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and its elections. When the

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is in session, the City Clerk serves as council secretary. This position is a citywide elected office, one of three city-wide elected officials in the City of Chicago, with the

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and the

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being the others. The current city clerk is Anna Valencia.

Duties

The City Clerk's office is responsible for maintaining official city government record (such as the

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), distributing approximately 1.3 million vehicle stickers and residential parking permits, and issuing city business licenses. Significant

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transparency efforts have included posting nearly 700,000 pages of searchable City Council records to the City Clerk website
ChiCityClerk.com
This includes every ordinance passed since 1981, as well as city budgets and mayoral executive orders going back nearly 30 years. In addition, City Council meetings can be watched live or on demand via a City Council video archive on the City Clerk's website.

List of City Clerks

Town Clerks

The position of City Clerk was preceded by the position of Town Clerk, which existed after Chicago had been incorporated as a town and before Chicago was incorporated as a city.

References

External links

Office of the City Clerk
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1837 establishments in Illinois