The homepage of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, including recent news, upcoming events, and economic snapshot data.

The Chicago Fed is, first and foremost, an organization devoted to serving the public good. We are committed to fostering economic opportunity by advancing a healthy, inclusive economy and promoting a trusted financial system.

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago experts collect, shape, and share multiple streams of economic data. Among them are the Beige Book, data series chronicling financial conditions, and the searchable Local Economic Snapshot.

The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago supervises state member banks, bank holding companies, and foreign banking organizations that do business in the 7th District, which includes most of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, and all of Iowa.

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The Bank had already begun publishing Business Conditions, a monthly review of the Seventh District economy, in October 1917; in 1918, the Chicago Reserve Bank established the Statistical and Analytical Department to compile statistical information for the Federal Reserve Board and member banks.

Report suspicious/fraudulent activities or wrongdoing involving the Reserve Bank, its personnel or assets. (888) 898-4091 In the Event of a Business Disruption. Visit the Cash Business Continuity Office. Ombudsman. Contact the Ombudsman for the Federal Reserve System.

The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago shares its economic research and news of its other work via a range of publication channels, including working papers, Chicago Fed Letters, Chicago Fed Insights, Chicago Fed Economic Perspectives, and AgLetters.

The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago hosts a range of events each year. They include banking conferences, community development and economic mobility panels, convenings around issues affecting the Seventh District, industry-specific talks, and more.

The Chicago Fed IBEX® is a series of economic statistics that measure the economic experience of particular income and demographic groups. The IBEX groups include the elderly and the working poor, as well as groupings by education, income quartile and race.