All lobbyist registration filings submitted to the Board of Ethics beginning with the 2012 reporting period. / All lobbyists must register with the City of Chicago Board of Ethics by filing a Statement of Registration within five business days of engaging in lobbying activity and annually thereafter by January 20th. Lobbyist registration information is submitted to the Board of Ethics in paper form and is available in its entirety in the Board's offices. The Board has, since 2000, compiled and posted static lists of all lobbyists and their clients online. Previous policy did not require the Board of Ethics to prioritize the reporting of all data available from paper filings. From this point forward, the Board of Ethics will electronically compile more data about lobbyists and their activities and automatically report this information online.

All lobbyist registration fillings submitted to the Board of Ethics during the 2011 reporting period. / All lobbyists must register with the City of Chicago Board of Ethics by filing a Statement of Registration within five business days of engaging in lobbying activity and annually thereafter by January 20th. Lobbyist registration information is submitted to the Board of Ethics in paper form and is available in its entirety in the Board's offices. Data Owner: Board of Ethics [http://j.mp/mbH9BN] / Time Period: January 1, 2011 to present / Related Applications: Registered Lobbyist List [http://bit.ly/FOctNY] 2010 Lobbyist Registry [http://j.mp/kyZ4HP]

The lobbyist compensation report is part of the Lobbyist Activity Report, a notarized disclosure that must be filed twice each year (January 20th and July 20th). Lobbyists must report compensation any lobbying-related compensation received during each reporting period from a particular client, rounded to the nearest $1,000 on Form C Part 3 Section G (http://bit.ly/q2lRTh). Lobbyist activity reports are submitted to the Board of Ethics in paper form and are available in their entirety in the Board's offices. The Board has, since 2000, compiled and posted static lists of all lobbyists and their clients online. Previous policy did not require the Board of Ethics to prioritize the reporting of all data available from paper filings. Data Owner: Board of Ethics [http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/ethics.html] / Time Period: January 1, 2011 to present / Frequency: Data is updated daily / Related Applications: http://bit.ly/FOctNY

The lobbyist compensation report is part of the Lobbyist Activity Report, a notarized disclosure that lobbyists were required to file twice during 2010 (January 20th and July 20th). Lobbyists were required to report all lobbying related compensation received during each reporting period, rounded to the nearest $1,000 on Form C Part 3 Section G (http://bit.ly/q2lRTh). In 2010, all lobbyist compensation reports are submitted to the Board of Ethics in paper form and are available in their entirety in the Board's offices. Data for the 2010 reporting period is limited because previous policy did not require the Board of Ethics to prioritize the reporting of all data available from paper filings. Data Owner: Board of Ethics [http://j.mp/mbH9BN] / Time Period: January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010 / Related Applications: Registered Lobbyist List [http://j.mp/l8LwAq ]

On May 16, 2011, Mayor Emanuel enacted Executive Order 2011-1. It requires Shakman-exempt employees of Executive Departments, department heads, non-clerical employees of the Mayor's Office, and persons appointed by the Mayor to City boards, commissions, authorities or agencies on or after May 16, 2011, to sign an Ethics Pledge http://bit.ly/mSkLU1. On July 28, 2011, this requirement was enacted into law by the City Council, as Section 2-156-015 of the Governmental Ethics Ordinance (effective September 8, 2011) http://bit.ly/qYti7P. The law requires new hires or appointees to sign the pledge within 14 days of starting their employment or appointments. The pledge obligates signers to abide by a ban on lobbying activity for two years after their City service ends. The Board of Ethics maintains these signed pledges. As a convenience, we are pleased to attach a list of persons who have signed this pledge. This list is sortable by name and department.

The lobbyist agency report is part of the Lobbyist Activity Report, a notarized disclosure that must be filed twice each year (January 20th and July 20th). Lobbyists must report the name of each City agency lobbied and report whether lobbying involved legislative or administrative action, and give a brief description of the legislative or administrative action promoted or opposed. All lobbyist agency reports are submitted to the Board of Ethics in paper form and are available in their entirety in the Board's offices. The Board has, since 2000, compiled and posted static lists of all lobbyists and their clients online. / Data Owner: Board of Ethics [http://j.mp/mbH9BN] / Time Period: January 1, 2011 to present / Frequency: Data is updated daily / Related Applications: Registered Lobbyist List [http://bit.ly/FOctNY]

All lobbyist registration filings submitted to the Board of Ethics beginning with the 2013 reporting period. / All lobbyists must register with the City of Chicago Board of Ethics by filing a Statement of Registration within five business days of engaging in lobbying activity and annually thereafter by January 20th. Lobbyist registration information is submitted to the Board of Ethics in paper form and is available in its entirety in the Board's offices. The Board has, since 2000, compiled and posted static lists of all lobbyists and their clients online. Previous policy did not require the Board of Ethics to prioritize the reporting of all data available from paper filings. From this point forward, the Board of Ethics will electronically compile more data about lobbyists and their activities and automatically report this information online.

Lobbyists' clients grouped by industry. This view is created based on lobbyists registrations from 2012 to present.

A list and count of all unique clients from registrations filed in 2013. This view is created based on lobbyists registrations from 2012 to present.

The lobbyist expense report is part of the Lobbyist Activity Report, a notarized disclosure that lobbyists were required to file twice during 2010 (January 20th and July 20th). Lobbyists were required to report single expenditures paid by the lobbyist or charged to the client totaling $250.00 or more on Form C Part 3 Section H Question 2 (http://bit.ly/q2lRTh). All lobbyist activity reports are submitted to the Board of Ethics in paper form and are available in their entirety in the Board's offices. / Data Owner: Board of Ethics [http://j.mp/mbH9BN] / Time Period: 2010/ Related Applications: Registered Lobbyist List http://j.mp/l8LwAq.