Executive orders are official directives or commands from the Mayor to agencies in the executive branch. These orders generally concern the implementation or enforcement of rules, policies and procedures which have the force of law.
| Year | Month | Day | Mayor | Title | Download |
| Year | Month | Day | Mayor | Title | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 12 | 04 | Emanuel, Rahm | Executive Order 2012-02 (Open Data Policy) | Download |
| 2012 | 04 | 24 | Emanuel, Rahm | Executive Order 2012-1 (Independent Financial Evaluation and Annual Assessment of Chicago Infrastructure Trust) | Download |
| 2011 | 11 | 29 | Emanuel, Rahm | Executive Order 2011-8 (Tribute to Margaret "Maggie" Corbett Daley) | Download |
| 2011 | 05 | 20 | Emanuel, Rahm | Executive Order 2011-7 (City of Chicago Long-Term Budget and Finance Analysis) | Download |
| 2011 | 05 | 16 | Emanuel, Rahm | Executive Order 2011-1 (Lobbying by Previous City Employees) | Download |
| 2011 | 05 | 16 | Emanuel, Rahm | Executive Order 2011-2 (Political Contributions to Mayor by Lobbyists) | Download |
| 2011 | 05 | 16 | Emanuel, Rahm | Executive Order 2011-3 (Contributions and Gifts to City Employees) | Download |
| 2011 | 05 | 16 | Emanuel, Rahm | Executive Order 2011-4 (Political Contributions by City Contractors) | Download |
| 2011 | 05 | 16 | Emanuel, Rahm | Executive Order 2011-5 (Duty to Report Wrongdoing) | Download |
| 2011 | 05 | 16 | Emanuel, Rahm | Executive Order 2011-6 (Fair Hiring Practices and Procedures) | Download |
| 2010 | 08 | 23 | Daley, Richard M. | Executive Order 2011-1 (September 30, 2010 Deadline for Public Hearings on 2011 Preliminary Budget Estimate Report) | Download |
| 2009 | 10 | 14 | Daley, Richard M. | Executive Order 2009-3 (Pertaining to City of Chicago Hiring, Promotion and Other Employment Decisions) | Download |
| 2009 | 10 | 13 | Daley, Richard M. | Executive Order 2009-2 (Submission Date of 2010 Executive Budget and Estimated Revenue Analysis) | Download |
| 2009 | 03 | 31 | Daley, Richard M. | Executive Order 2009-1 (2016 Olympic and Paralympics Brand Protection Initiatives) | Download |
| 2007 | 05 | 30 | Daley, Richard M. | Executive Order 2007-1 (Continuation of Mandatory Cooperation With Special Hiring Monitor) | Download |
| 2005 | 10 | 12 | Daley, Richard M. | Executive Order 2005-4 (Submission Date of 2006 Executive Budget and Estimated Revenue Analysis) | Download |
| 2005 | 09 | 27 | Daley, Richard M. | Executive Order 2005-2 (Mandatory Cooperation with and Report of Misconduct to Inspector General) | Download |
| 2005 | 02 | 10 | Daley, Richard M. | Executive Order 2005-1 (Contributions to City Officials by Contractors) | Download |
| 2004 | 10 | 05 | Daley, Richard M. | Executive Order 2004-1 (Submission Date of 2005 Executive Budget and Estminated Revenue Analysis) | Download |
| 2002 | 11 | 21 | Daley, Richard M. | Executive Order 2002-4 (Property Tax Fairness Board) | Download |
| 2002 | 10 | 03 | Daley, Richard M. | Executive Order 2002-3 (Citywide Task Force on Employment of People With Disabilities) | Download |
| 2002 | 10 | 02 | Daley, Richard M. | Executive Order 2002-2 (Submission Date of 2003 Executive Budget and Estimated Revenue Analysis) | Download |
| 2002 | 01 | 10 | Daley, Richard M. | Executive Order 2002-1 (Detailed Hiring Provisions) | Download |
| 2001 | 10 | 04 | Daley, Richard M. | Executive Order 2001-1 (Submission Date of 2002 Executive Budget and Estimated Revenue Analysis) | Download |
| 2000 | 06 | 22 | Daley, Richard M. | Executive Order 97-2a (Amendment of Executive Order 97-2) | Download |
| 1999 | 06 | 07 | Daley, Richard M. | Executive Order 99-2 (Violence in the Workplace Polices) | Download |
| 1999 | 04 | 20 | Daley, Richard M. | Executive Order 99-1 (Mayor's Advisory Council to Department of Administrative Hearings) | Download |
| 1998 | 12 | 16 | Daley, Richard M. | Executive Order 98-1 (City Contract to Include Language Prohibiting Elected Officials From Discussion or Vote on Matters Involving Personal or Business Relationships) | Download |
| 1997 | 10 | 27 | Daley, Richard M. | Executive Order 97-2 (Establishing TIF: Tax Incremental Financing Districts) | Download |
| 1997 | 10 | 27 | Daley, Richard M. | Executive Order 97-1 (Ethics for Public Officials) | Download |
| 1994 | 12 | 01 | Daley, Richard M. | Executive Order 89-2 (Preliminary Budget Estimate Report) | Download |
| 1994 | 07 | 05 | Daley, Richard M. | Executive Order 94-2 (Chicago Citizenship Assistance Council) | Download |
| 1994 | 05 | 09 | Daley, Richard M. | Executive Order 94-1 (Sexual Harassment Policies) | Download |
| 1993 | 06 | 24 | Daley, Richard M. | Executive Order 93-1 (Police Testing, Hiring and Promotion Practices) | Download |
| 1992 | 10 | 01 | Daley, Richard M. | Executive Order 92-1 (Submission Date of 1993 Executive Budget and Estimated Revenue Analysis) | Download |
| 1991 | 01 | 09 | Daley, Richard M. | Executive Order 91-1 (Centralized Grant Application System) | Download |
| 1990 | 10 | 15 | Daley, Richard M. | Executive Order 90-2 (Chicago Capital Improvement Program) | Download |
| 1990 | 02 | 28 | Daley, Richard M. | Executive Order 90-1 (Establish Chicago Sister Cities International Program) | Download |
| 1989 | 04 | 25 | Daley, Richard M. | Executive Order 89-9 (Employee Assistance Program Advisory Committee) | Download |
| 1989 | 04 | 25 | Daley, Richard M. | Executive Order 89-8 | Download |
| 1989 | 04 | 25 | Daley, Richard M. | Executive Order 89-7 (City Purchasing Contracts to Minorities and Women) | Download |
| 1989 | 04 | 25 | Daley, Richard M. | Executive Order 89-6 (Equal Access to Municipal Benefits) | Download |
| 1989 | 04 | 25 | Daley, Richard M. | Executive Order 89-5 (Sale of Non-Leaded Gas Only in Chicago) | Download |
| 1989 | 04 | 25 | Daley, Richard M. | Executive Order 89-4 (Employee Benefits) | Download |
| 1989 | 04 | 25 | Daley, Richard M. | Executive Order 89-3 (Chicago Tourism Council) | Download |
| 1989 | 04 | 25 | Daley, Richard M. | Executive Order 89-2 (Preliminary Budget Estimate Report) | Download |
| 1989 | 04 | 25 | Daley, Richard M. | Executive Order 89-13 (AIDS: Aquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) | Download |
| 1989 | 04 | 25 | Daley, Richard M. | Executive Order 89-12 (Establish Equal Access Council) | Download |
| 1989 | 04 | 25 | Daley, Richard M. | Executive Order 89-11 (Establish School Reform Authority) | Download |
| 1989 | 04 | 25 | Daley, Richard M. | Executive Order 89-10 (Voter Registration) | Download |
| 1989 | 04 | 25 | Daley, Richard M. | Executive Order 89-1 (Access to Public Records) | Download |
| 1989 | 02 | 16 | Daley, Richard M. | Executive Order 89-1 (Employer Education Program Concerning HIV/AIDS) | Download |
| 1988 | 12 | 02 | Sawyer, Eugene | Executive Order 88-3 (Equal Access Council) | Download |
| 1988 | 09 | 09 | Sawyer, Eugene | Executive Order 88-2 (School Reform Authority) | Download |
| 1988 | 05 | 13 | Sawyer, Eugene | Executive Order 88-1 (Declaration of Official Mourning Period for Former Governor Richard Ogilvie) | Download |
| 1987 | 12 | 02 | Sawyer, Eugene | Executive Order 87-8 (Ratification and adoption of all Executive Orders promulgated by Harold Washington) | Download |
| 1987 | 12 | 01 | Orr, David | Executive Order 87-4 (Ratification of signaure of Harold Washington upon all checks, warrants and vounchers issued by the City of Chicago and dated through and including 12/11/1987) | Download |
| 1987 | 12 | 01 | Orr, David | Executive Order 87-1 (Delcaration of Official Mourning for Late Mayor Harold Washington) | Download |
| 1987 | 11 | 21 | Orr, David | Executive Order 87-5 (Ratification and Adoption of All Executive Orders promulgated by Harold Washington) | Download |
| 1987 | 10 | 15 | Washington, Harold | Executive Order 87-3 (Re-Establish Mayor's Advisory Commission on Latino Affairs) | Download |
| 1987 | 09 | 15 | Washington, Harold | Executive Order 86-1c (Amendment of Executive Order 86-1) | Download |
| 1987 | 04 | 14 | Washington, Harold | Executive Order 87-2 (Establish Advisory Council on Chicago Housing Authority) | Download |
| 1987 | 02 | 06 | Washington, Harold | Executive Order 86-1d (Amendment of Executive Order 86-1) | Download |
| 1987 | 01 | 07 | Washington, Harold | Executive Order 87-1 (Expand "First Source" program and Establish "Chicago First" Program) | Download |
| 1986 | 08 | 14 | Washington, Harold | Executive Order 86-2 (Voter Registration by City Employees During Work Hours) | Download |
| 1986 | 08 | 04 | Washington, Harold | Executive Order 86-3 (Employee Assistance Program) | Download |
| 1986 | 05 | 07 | Washington, Harold | Executive Order 86-1a (Amendment of Executive Order 86-1) | Download |
| 1986 | 01 | 25 | Washington, Harold | Executive Order 86-1 (Governmental Ethics) | Download |
| 1985 | 12 | 31 | Washington, Harold | Executive Order 85-5 (Adoption of Affirmative Action Plan, 1985-1995) | Download |
| 1985 | 10 | 15 | Washington, Harold | Executive Order 85-4 (Establish Mayor's Advisory Committee on Latino Affairs) | Download |
| 1985 | 04 | 03 | Washington, Harold | Executive Order 85-2 (Award of City Contracts to Minority Businesses) | Download |
| 1985 | 03 | 07 | Washington, Harold | Executive Order 85-1 (Equal Access to City Services, Benefits and Opportunities) | Download |
| 1984 | 10 | 01 | Washington, Harold | Executive Order 84-7 (Establishing Sole Source Review Panel) | Download |
| 1984 | 09 | 06 | Washington, Harold | Executive Order 84-6 (City Departments Prohibited From Purchase of Leaded Gasoline) | Download |
| 1984 | 08 | 15 | Washington, Harold | Executive Order 84-5 (Establish Chicago Board of Education Citizens Nominating Committee | Download |
| 1984 | 07 | 05 | Washington, Harold | Executive Order 84-4 (Benefits Committee) | Download |
| 1984 | 06 | 22 | Washington, Harold | Executive Order 84-3 (Chicago Tourism Council) | Download |
| 1984 | 05 | 08 | Washington, Harold | Executive Order 84-2 (Mayor's Advisory Commission on Asian-American Affairs) | Download |
| 1984 | 03 | 21 | Washington, Harold | Executive Order 84-1a (Amendment of Executive Order 84-1) | Download |
| 1984 | 01 | 11 | Washington, Harold | Executive Order 84-1 (Mayor's Advisory Commission on Women's Affairs) | Download |
| 1983 | 11 | 03 | Washington, Harold | Executive Order 83-5 (Excuse from Duty With Pay for Employees Observing Hindu Holiday of Diwali) | Download |
| 1983 | 10 | 12 | Washington, Harold | Executive Order 83-3 (Mayor's Advisory Commission on Latino Affairs) | Download |
| 1983 | 10 | 06 | Washington, Harold | Executive Order 83-4 (Contents and Procedures for Preliminary Budget Report) | Download |
| 1983 | 09 | 07 | Washington, Harold | Executive Order 83-2 (Excuse From Duty With Pay for Employees Observing Jewish Holidays of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur) | Download |
| 1983 | 08 | 06 | Washington, Harold | Executive Order 83-1 (Public Access to City Records) | Download |