Enter <jurisdiction>.legistar.com into the address bar of your web browser, replacing <jurisdiction> with the name of your jurisdiction. For example, to access the Chicago Clerk’s Legislative Portal, enter the URL chicago.legistar.com.
The row of tabs at the top of the Legislative Portal allows you to navigate through the different screens available in the Portal. The following figure shows the banner and tabs at the top of the screen:
Note: By working with our Support and Design teams, your jurisdiction can customize the names of these tabs, as well as hide them, so what you see in your Portal may not match the images or what is described below. However, the functionality of the tabs remains the same regardless of how they are labeled. Additionally, the Home, Legislation, and Calendar tabs will almost always be present.
Signing into InSite
It isn't necessary to sign into InSite to view information on the tabs shown above. However, signing in enables public users to see their recently visited records and their own profile and security information.
Your jurisdiction has the option of turning on additional features such as legislation and meeting alerts, and ATS (approval tracking); if these are available, a user with the appropriate permissions will have access to them when they sign in. Additionally, users who are designated as administrators can change administration data such as the site header, system captions, etc.
Navigating InSite
Generally, the three leftmost tabs are your jurisdiction’s homepage (see below), the Legislation tab, and the Calendar tab. These are followed by some combination of the following tabs:
The leftmost tab is often either a welcome page or a link to the jurisdiction or primary legislative body’s homepage.
Note: The jurisdiction’s homepage is often located outside of InSite, so you may need to use your browser’s back button or retype the link to return to the Legislative Portal.
