City representatives - Prohibited activities.
Municipal Code of Chicago § 4-284-160
in effect4-284-160 City representatives - Prohibited activities.
A. No city representative or a city representative's spouse, child or any other person living in the same household as a city representative shall have an interest in a grantee.
B. No city representative or a city representative's spouse, child or any other person living in the same household as a city representative shall directly or indirectly:
1. Solicit or accept an interest in, expenditure from or any other thing of value or transaction conferring an economic benefit from a grantee, except as provided for in section 2-156-445 of the Municipal Code;
2. Solicit, request from or recommend to any grantee the appointment of any person to a place or position or the provision of an interest, expenditure or any other thing of value or transaction conferring an economic benefit to any person.
(Prior code 113.2-17; Amend Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465; Amend Coun. J. 4-24-12, p. 23998, § 1)
Editor's note – Coun. J. 4-24-12, p. 23998, § 1, renumbered former § 4-284-160 as § 4-284-150, and renumbered former § 4-284-1170 as this § 4-284-160.
Source: City of Chicago, Municipal Code of Chicago (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/chicago/latest/chicago_il/0-0-0-2637592Fetched: 10/24/2026