The Boring PartsFederalLocal · USLocal · Canada

Des Plaines, Illinois

Recent Des Plaines City Council topics include contracts & procurement, planning & zoning, resolutions & ordinances, budget & taxes, roads & infrastructure, water & utilities.

Topics found in recent meetings

Get Des Plaines meeting alerts

One email when Des Plaines posts a new agenda or minutes. Free, unsubscribe anytime.

Municipal budget

US Census Annual Survey of Local Government Finances
Total revenue$181.8M (FY2023)
Total spending$140.9M (FY2023)
Taxes$62.4M (FY2023)
Debt outstanding$234.6M (FY2023)
Spending per resident$2,370 (FY2023)

Development activity

Housing units permitted — US Census Building Permits Survey
202512 housing units ($3.9M)

Upcoming

📅 Subscribe to Des Plaines meetings — new meetings appear in your calendar automatically
Fri Jul 24, 2026 · 00:00

City Council

Des Plaines City Council to hold meeting on July 24, 2026

The agenda consists of procedural boilerplate and general committee reports. No specific ordinances, contracts, or project details are listed for decision.

city-councilprocedural
397 Van Siclen Ave, Brooklyn
📄 From the agenda
Extracted text of the official agenda document (automated extraction — may contain OCR/formatting errors).
City Council Agenda Friday, July 24, 2026 Closed Session - 6:30 P.M. Regular Session – 12:00 AM Room 102 NEW SECTION Add paragraph here. 1. New Item CALL TO ORDER CLOSED SESSION REGULAR SESSION PUBLIC COMMENT (matters not on the agenda) MAYORAL ANNOUNCEMENTS/COMMENTS ALDERMEN ANNOUNCEMENTS/COMMENTS CITY CLERK ANNOUNCEMENTS/COMMENTS MANAGER’S REPORT CITY ATTORNEY/GENERAL COUNSEL REPORT CONSENT AGENDA UNFINISHED BUSINESS NEW BUSINESS 1. FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION — Alderman Dick Sayad, Chair 2. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT — Alderman Colt Moylan, Chair 3. LEGAL & LICENSING COMMITTEE a. Random Item OTHER MAYOR/ALDERMEN COMMENTS FOR THE GOOD OF THE ORDER ADJOURNMENT ORDINANCES ON THE AGENDA FOR FIRST READING APPROVAL MAY ALSO, AT THE COUNCIL’S DISCRETION, BE ADOPTED FOR FINAL PASSAGE AT THE SAME MEETING. Friday, July 24, 2026 City of Des Plaines City Council Page | 2 Persons with disabilities who require certain accommodations in order to observe or participate in a public meeting or have questions about the accessibility of the public meeting should contact the ADA Coordinator at least 48 hours (or two business days) in advance of the scheduled meeting. The ADA Coordinator can be reached in person at 1420 Miner St., Des Plaines, IL; by telephone at (847)391-5486; or by email at [email protected]. Notices of this meeting were posted in accordance with the requirements of 5 ILCS 120/1 et. Seq. (Open Meetings Act).
Mon Aug 3, 2026 · 19:00

City Council

Bertha Eleanor Rohrbach Memorial Council Room, Civic Center, Room 102, Des Plaines
Mon Aug 17, 2026 · 19:00

City Council

Bertha Eleanor Rohrbach Memorial Council Room, Civic Center, Room 102, Des Plaines
Tue Sep 8, 2026 · 19:00

City Council

Bertha Eleanor Rohrbach Memorial Council Room, Civic Center, Room 102, Des Plaines
Mon Sep 21, 2026 · 19:00

City Council

Bertha Eleanor Rohrbach Memorial Council Room, Civic Center, Room 102, Des Plaines
Mon Oct 5, 2026 · 19:00

City Council

Bertha Eleanor Rohrbach Memorial Council Room, Civic Center, Room 102, Des Plaines
Mon Oct 19, 2026 · 19:00

City Council

Bertha Eleanor Rohrbach Memorial Council Room, Civic Center, Room 102, Des Plaines
Mon Nov 2, 2026 · 19:00

City Council

Bertha Eleanor Rohrbach Memorial Council Room, Civic Center, Room 102, Des Plaines
Mon Nov 16, 2026 · 19:00

City Council

Bertha Eleanor Rohrbach Memorial Council Room, Civic Center, Room 102, Des Plaines
Mon Dec 7, 2026 · 19:00

City Council

Bertha Eleanor Rohrbach Memorial Council Room, Civic Center, Room 102, Des Plaines
Mon Dec 21, 2026 · 19:00

City Council

Bertha Eleanor Rohrbach Memorial Council Room, Civic Center, Room 102, Des Plaines
Mon Jan 4, 2027 · 19:00

City Council

Bertha Eleanor Rohrbach Memorial Council Room, Civic Center, Room 102, Des Plaines
Tue Jan 19, 2027 · 19:00

City Council

Bertha Eleanor Rohrbach Memorial Council Room, Civic Center, Room 102, Des Plaines

Recent meetings

Tue Jul 21, 2026 · 18:00

General

Mon Jul 20, 2026 · 19:00

City Council

City Council considers $10.3 million restoration for 678 Lee Street

The City Council will vote on several construction and professional service contracts. The body is also considering tax incentives for properties on East Touhy Avenue and business assistance grants.

constructionwater-systemtax-incentiveszoninggrants
Bertha Eleanor Rohrbach Memorial Council Room, Civic Center, Room 102, Des Plaines
📄 From the agenda
Extracted text of the official agenda document (automated extraction — may contain OCR/formatting errors).
City Council Agenda Monday, July 20, 2026 Regular Session – 7:00 PM Room 102 CALL TO ORDER REGULAR SESSION PUBLIC COMMENT (matters not on the agenda) MAYORAL ANNOUNCEMENTS/COMMENTS ALDERMEN ANNOUNCEMENTS/COMMENTS CITY CLERK ANNOUNCEMENTS/COMMENTS MANAGER’S REPORT CITY ATTORNEY/GENERAL COUNSEL REPORT CONSENT AGENDA 1. A Resolution Approving Task Order No. 3 with Trotter and Associates, Inc. for a Water Sytem Study Update in the amount of $169,700. Funding: Water/Professional Services. 2. A Resolution Approving the City of Des Plaines Community Development Block Grant Program Year 2026 Annual Action Plan. 3. A Resolution Approving an Agreement with Paul Borg Construction Company for 678 Lee Street Building Restoration in the not-to-exceed amount of $10,301,000. Budgeted funds: Facilities Replacement Fund. 4. A Resolution Approving a License Agreement Between the City of Des Plaines and SummitIG, LLC for Installation of Fiber Optic Cable in City Rights-of-Way. 5. Second Reading An Ordinance Approving a Conditional Use Permit to Allow the Operation of a Library Service at 301 W. Oakton Street, Des Plaines, Illinois. 6. City Council Minutes - July 6, 2026. UNFINISHED BUSINESS NEW BUSINESS 1. FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION, — Alderman Dick Sayad, Chair a. Warrant Register in the Amount of $4,165,377.70. Resolution R-169-26. 2. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT — Alderman Colt Moylan, Chair Monday, July 20, 2026 City of Des Plaines City Council Page | 2 a. Conside [Excerpt truncated on this listing page; use the official record for the full text.]
Tue Jul 14, 2026 · 23:00

City Council

Mon Jul 13, 2026 · 18:00

General

Mon Jul 6, 2026 · 19:00

City Council

Bertha Eleanor Rohrbach Memorial Council Room, Civic Center, Room 102, Des Plaines
Mon Jun 15, 2026 · 19:00

City Council

Bertha Eleanor Rohrbach Memorial Council Room, Civic Center, Room 102, Des Plaines
Mon Jun 1, 2026 · 19:00

City Council

Bertha Eleanor Rohrbach Memorial Council Room, Civic Center, Room 102, Des Plaines
Mon Jun 1, 2026 · 19:00

City Council

Bertha Eleanor Rohrbach Memorial Council Room, Civic Center, Room 102, Des Plaines
Mon Jun 1, 2026 · 19:00

City Council

Bertha Eleanor Rohrbach Memorial Council Room, Civic Center, Room 102, Des Plaines
Fri May 29, 2026 · 18:00

General

Thu May 28, 2026 · 18:00

General

🔗 Embed this city · use the data

Free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 — a link back is appreciated. Paste this into your site:

<iframe src="https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/desplainesil/embed/" width="100%" height="640" loading="lazy" style="border:1px solid #ddd;border-radius:8px" title="Des Plaines government meetings"></iframe>
<p>Local government meetings via <a href="https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/desplainesil/">MyTown</a></p>

The credit line under the iframe is a real link back — keep it and you help others find us (and it satisfies the CC BY attribution). Prefer JSON? meetings.json · full embed & API guide.