Brendan reilly alderman biography

Elected in , Alderman Reilly is serving his third term representing downtown Chicago on the City Council. Over the past 9 years, he has fought for greater fiscal accountability by identifying government waste and opposing tax increases; working to bring more transparency to city government; and ensuring downtown residents have a voice in major development decisions.

Alderman Reilly believes Chicago taxpayers deserve a smaller, more efficient city government that uses technology and innovation to help streamline slow and costly processes, while reducing the number of middle-management city bureaucrats.

He has consistently voted against tax increases; opposed raids on long-term reserve funds; rolled-back Chicago’s head-tax that punishes businesses for hiring more employees; and advocates for the repeal of the Cook County Sales Tax increase.

Reilly has argued for measures that would cut hundreds of millions from the City Budget without disrupting public safety and frontline services.