Enforcement and Regulation
Archives
This page contains links to every formal opinion ever issued by the Board of Ethics, dating back to 1986.
For an index/digest of all these formal opinions, that is searchable by keyword, and has a brief summary of each opinion, see this document.
ARCHIVE OF ADVISORY OPINIONS
- Appointed Officials
- Aspirational Code of Conduct §2-156-005
- Attorneys
- Board of Ethics Members & Staff
- Campaign Financing (§§ 2-156-445)
- Chicago Board of Election Commissioners
- City Council Employees
- City-owned Property (§2-156-060)
- Confidential Information
- Conflicts of Interest / Improper Influence (§ 2-156-030; -80)
- Contributions on City Property
- Elected Officials
- Fiduciary Duty (§ 2-156-020)
- Gifts (§ 2-156-142)
- Infrastructure Trust
- (Financial) Interest in City Business (§ 2-156-110)
- Labor Unions
- Lobbyist Registration and Disclosure (§ 2-156-210 et seq.)
- Minor Violations
- Nepotism: Action on Behalf of Relatives or Domestic Partners (§ 2-156-130)
- Opinions involving "sister agencies"
- Outside Employment (§§ 2-156-030, -060, -070, -080, -090, -142)
- Pension Funds
- Political Activity (§§ 2-156-135, -140)
- Post-Employment (§§ 2-156-015, -100, -105)
- Prohibited Conduct (§ 2-156-111)
- Relationship to Other Laws (§2-156-495)
- Representation of Other Persons (§ 2-156-090)
- Service on non-profit boards or for non-profits ( § 2-156-020, -060, -070, -090, 142(h))
- Sexual Harassment
- Sister Agencies
- Special Service Areas (SSAs)
- Statements of Financial Interests (§ 2-156-160)
- Travel (§ 2-156-142)
- Whistleblower Protection