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Chicago Commons Association 02 — City of Chicago contracts

Every contract the City of Chicago has on file with this vendor: what was awarded, which departments issued it, and how the awards were procured. Figures are computed live from the city's official contracts dataset.

Recorded in city contract data as CHICAGO COMMONS ASSOCIATION 02.

$382,050,660

Total awarded

Net of revisions and de-obligations

495

Contracts on file

Earliest approved Jul 19, 1993

$35,458,851

Largest single award

Aug 4, 2026

Most recent approval

A note on the totals: the city files revisions and de-obligations as their own records with negative award amounts, so the total above is the net of awards and adjustments. An awarded amount is also not money paid — it is the ceiling the city agreed to, and actual spending can come in lower.

Departments, by total awarded

  1. Department Of Family And Support Services$280,594,331
  2. Department Of Human Resources$46,713,933
  3. Department Of Children And Youth Services$39,686,177
  4. Mayors Office Of Workforce Development$10,254,537
  5. Department Of Housing$3,053,517
  6. Chicago Department Of Public Health$1,497,607
  7. Planning & Development$250,557

Largest individual contracts

  1. DFSS-HHS-CS-CEL: — 2025$35,458,851
  2. DFSS-HHS-CS-CEL: — 2019$29,907,450
  3. FY '12 - '14 HEAD START / COLLABORATION — 2011$28,672,122
  4. HEAD START/COLLABORATION — 2015$21,100,416
  5. FY' 09 - FY' 2011 HEAD START COLLABORATION — 2008$19,021,631
  6. FY 06 - FY 08 HEAD START COLLABORATION — 2005$15,501,941
  7. DFSS-ECBG-CS-CEL: — 2019$14,616,900
  8. HEAD START — 2014$9,143,446

How the work was procured

  1. RFP24 contracts
  2. RFI4 contracts
  3. SOLE SOURCE3 contracts

Contract types

  1. DELEGATE AGENCY370 contracts
  2. Delegate Agency4 contracts
  3. Time Extension1 contracts

Chicago Commons Association 02 contracts most heavily with Department Of Family And Support Services, which accounts for $280,594,331 across 190 contract records.

Chicago Commons Association 02 contracts FAQ

How much has Chicago awarded to Chicago Commons Association 02?
City of Chicago contract records show $382,050,660 awarded to Chicago Commons Association 02 across 495 contract records approved since Jul 19, 1993. That figure is the net of awards and later adjustments, and an award is not the same as money actually paid out.
Which city departments contract with Chicago Commons Association 02?
By total award amount, the departments contracting with Chicago Commons Association 02 are: Department Of Family And Support Services ($280,594,331); Department Of Human Resources ($46,713,933); Department Of Children And Youth Services ($39,686,177); Mayors Office Of Workforce Development ($10,254,537); Department Of Housing ($3,053,517).
What is the largest Chicago Commons Association 02 contract?
The largest single award on file is $35,458,851, described by the city as "DFSS-HHS-CS-CEL:", approved Dec 12, 2025, through Department Of Family And Support Services.
Why can a contract amount be negative?
The city records revisions and de-obligations as separate rows with negative award amounts. That means a vendor total is the net of original awards plus every later adjustment, not a running tally of payments. Awarded dollars are also not the same as dollars spent — a contract can be awarded and only partly drawn down.

Source

Contracts are matched on the vendor name exactly as the city records it, so a company filed under more than one spelling may appear on more than one page. Award amounts can be negative on revisions and de-obligations; totals are the net of awards and adjustments, not payments made.

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