Mayor's Press Releases
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Feb 28, 2020Governor JB Pritzker and Mayor Lori Lightfoot Join Illinois and Chicago Officials to Announce Enhanced Preventive Action and Guidance to Limit Spread of Coronavirus Disease 2019Illinois Expands COVID-19 Testing Capacity Statewide with New Testing Labs in Central and Southern Regions
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Feb 28, 2020Mayor Lightfoot, CPD and CTA Announce Comprehensive Public Transit Safety PlanNew investments in CTA safety include additional 50 transit officers, dedicated detective unit and smart policing technology
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Feb 26, 2020Mayor Lori Lightfoot Announces $6 Million Investment Toward Community Health Improvements from West Side UnitedFunding will foster economic development and quality-of-life enhancements in Austin, North Lawndale, Humboldt Park and other West Side neighborhoods
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Feb 21, 2020Mayor Lightfoot, CPS, and CPD Join Students from Across Chicago in a Citywide Call-to-Action to End Youth Involvement in Gun ViolenceAs part of City’s commitment to end gun violence, Mayor Lightfoot announces multi-year investment in students at the highest risk of gun violence involvement
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Feb 20, 2020Mayor Lightfoot Announces Bold, Ambitious Community-Centered Policy Agenda to Lift Chicagoans Out of Poverty and Economic Hardship at the STEP (Solutions Toward Ending Poverty) SummitPolicy Agenda to be Shaped by Chicago Residents, Releasing Fall of 2020
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Feb 13, 2020
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Feb 12, 2020Mayor Lightfoot Joins Governor Pritzker, University of Illinois and Related Midwest to Announce New Discovery Partners Institute Headquarters in ChicagoPlanned innovation hub at “The 78” will unlock new educational and economic opportunities for Chicagoans while bolstering city’s tech economy
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Feb 7, 2020Mayor Lightfoot Joins Federal, State and City Officials to Call for Federal Declaration of Emergency for Chicago's LakefrontChicago issues local emergency proclamation and calls for State and calls for State and Federal action to address damages in excess of $25 million from January storm and ongoing challenges facing Chicago’s lakefront