Mayor's Press Releases
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Nov 25, 2019Mayor Lightfoot and DPD Announce Community Celebrations to Kickoff Invest South/West PlanningFour Family-Friendly Events to Set Priorities for 10 Targeted Neighborhoods
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Nov 21, 2019Mayor Lightfoot and City Health Officials Announce “Cannabis Facts Chicago” Campaign to Provide Precautionary Guidance Ahead of Cannabis Legalization in 2020Health and safety tips designed to ensure safe and responsible consumption, and provide information on the potential health impacts for youth
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Nov 18, 2019Mayor Lightfoot and World Business Chicago Announce Local Tech Companies Adding Over 2,000 Jobs in ChicagoChicago Tech Day celebrates industry growth while fostering continued collaboration within the diverse tech and innovation ecosystem
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Nov 15, 2019Mayor Lightfoot Launches “New Start Chicago” Website to Help Residents Access New Debt Payment PlansCity rolls out one-stop-shop website providing residents with access to various debt relief reforms initiatives intended to help them get back on track
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Nov 15, 2019Mayor Lightfoot, CFD And PBC Break Ground on New State-Of-The-Art Fire Station on Far South Side$30-million project to build second-largest fire station in the city to support nearly 100 full-time jobs
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Nov 8, 2019Mayor Lightfoot Announces Appointment of Charlie Beck as Interim Police SuperintendentFormer LAPD Chief to serve as Interim Superintendent following the retirement of Superintendent Johnson later this year
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Nov 7, 2019Mayor Lightfoot Announces $1 Million Increase in City Funding for Cultural Grants$1 million increase includes at least $500,000 for artists and organizations in South and West Side neighborhoods, and in under-resourced wards
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Nov 7, 2019Chicago Police Superintendent Johnson Announces His RetirementJohnson retires after more than 30 years of service to the department, will serve as CPD Superintendent until his retirement at the end of year
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Nov 6, 2019Mayor Lightfoot Joins Blue Cross Blue Shield for Groundbreaking on New South Side FacilityBCBSIL Morgan Park Center to bring health and wellness support and create 550 jobs on the South Side
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Nov 5, 2019Mayor Lightfoot and BACP Announce Reforms to Expand One-Stop-Shop Services for Neighborhood Businesses and EntrepreneursNew Regional Small Business Centers and Fast-Track Business Signs initiative both to reduce red tape and bring much-needed licensing support to the neighborhoods
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Nov 1, 2019Chicago Ranked as the Greenest Place to Work in AmericaFor the third year in a row, Chicago leads the country in certified green office space
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Nov 1, 2019Mayor Lightfoot Announces Utility Billing Relief Program to End Water Shutoffs for Inability to Pay and Provide Pathways to ComplianceNew initiative will bring debt relief and additional pathways to payment for residents struggling to pay city utility bills
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Oct 30, 2019Mayor Lightfoot Announces Improvements to Neighborhood Opportunity Fund to Enhance Impact of Invest South/West Growth InitiativeReforms to Make it Easier for Businesses to Access $30 Million in Funding Earmarked for Invest South/West and Neighborhood Revitalization Efforts
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Oct 25, 2019Mayor Lightfoot Joins FAA and Airline Partners to Break Ground on Final Piece of O'Hare Runway ReconfigurationProject marks major milestone in O’Hare Modernization Program with more improvements to come from O’Hare 21
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Oct 24, 2019Mayor Lightfoot Doubles City Investment in Mental Health to Expand Equity and Access to Care Across Chicago’s CommunitiesNew mental health framework includes $9.3 million investment in 2020 supports new citywide network of care to expand services for communities most in need
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Oct 23, 2019Mayor Lightfoot Releases 2020 Budget ProposalBalanced budget prioritizes structural reforms, savings and efficiencies, and new investments to enhance services and safety for every neighborhood
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Oct 22, 2019Mayor Lightfoot Announces 36 Percent Increase in City Funding for Homelessness PreventionPackage of new investments to support Chicago’s most vulnerable residents also includes 19% increase in affordable units
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Oct 21, 2019Mayor Lightfoot Announces New Strategy to Support Revitalization on City’s South and West SidesINVEST South/West aligns public, private, and philanthropic funding to create a network of communities for planned growth
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Oct 18, 2019Mayor Lightfoot Announces Plans to Quadruple Funding for Bus Program to Alleviate Congestion on Chicago’s Most Popular RoutesCDOT-CTA Bus Priority Zone Program to receive more than $20 million to support Mayor’s commitment to relieve traffic blockage on Chicago’s Streets
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Oct 18, 2019Mayor Lightfoot Announces New Regulations to Ease Traffic Congestion and Encourage Sustainable Transit Use Throughout ChicagoNew regulations built to mitigate congestion driven in part by ride-hailing companies, incentivize sustainable transportation, and raise $40 million in new revenues for the city
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Oct 16, 2019Mayor Lightfoot and the Chicago Park District Announce Agreement with SEIU Local 73Four and a half year deal addresses wage increases, healthcare and pension crisis
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Oct 15, 2019Mayor Lightfoot Announces A Projected $25 Million In New Revenues For 2020 Through Improved Accounts Receivable ProcessNew Accounts Receivable Effort Could Generate Up to $25 Million in Unaccounted Payments, Tax Remittances from Vendors
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Oct 11, 2019Mayor Lightfoot Announces Proposal to Streamline Police, Fire and OEMC Administrative Units Under City's New Office of Public Safety AdministrationReforms will add more than 160 police officers and uniform fire members back to the streets, restructure area detective centers to streamline operations and improve safety across communities
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Oct 9, 2019Mayor Lightfoot Announces Proposal to Merge Departments of Innovation and Technology And Fleet and Facility Management in 2020Consolidation of City’s technology arm will align with existing shared services model, strengthen data operations, and generate new efficiencies in 2020 and beyond
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Oct 8, 2019Mayor Lightfoot, The Chicago Park District and Chicago Fire Soccer Club Announce the Team’s Return to Soldier FieldThe Fire to Return to Soldier Field starting in March 2020
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Oct 7, 2019Mayor Lightfoot and City Budget Team Announce Results of 2020 Budget Survey and Town Hall MeetingsExtensive community engagement welcomed 2,600 participants across five community town hall meetings, with more than 7,300 responses via online public survey
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Oct 7, 2019Mayor Lightfoot And Choose Chicago Announce For The Third Consecutive Year Condé Nast Traveler Names Chicago As Best Big City To VisitTop Accolade for Chicago Received as Part of the Travel Publication’s Annual Readers’ Choice Awards
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Oct 2, 2019Mayor Lightfoot, CTA Break Ground on Historic Red and Purple Line Modernization (RPM) ProjectCTA begins Phase One of RPM with construction of new Red-Purple Bypass north of Belmont station to replace 119-year-old rail structure; Historic modernization project will create more than 100 construction-related jobs annually
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Oct 1, 2019Mayor Lightfoot Announces $2.7 Million Investment To Prepare For Full, Accurate Count Of Chicagoans In The 2020 U.S. CensusCity invests funding for all-hands-on-deck outreach strategy; commitment includes $2 per hard-to-count resident to ensure every resident is counted
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Sep 30, 2019Mayor Lightfoot and Chicago Public Library Announce Elimination of Late Fees, Outstanding Debt to Increase Access to Libraries CitywideBeginning October 1, Chicago Public Library will eliminate late fees that have blocked hundreds of thousands of Chicagoans from library access
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Sep 27, 2019City of Chicago Announces Historic City Sticker Debt Relief ProgramNew pathways to compliance begin October 1 as part of a two-step process to come into compliance with the Wheel Tax and relieve City Sticker ticket debt
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Sep 26, 2019Mayor Lightfoot, World Business Chicago, and Farmer’s Fridge Open New Kitchen Bringing 300 New Jobs for The South SideChicago-based company opens new 50,000 square foot production facility to expand staff and operations
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Sep 23, 2019Mayor Lightfoot, Fire Commissioner Ford Graduate More Than 100 Firefighters and Fire ParamedicsNew graduating class includes 112 new Firefighter EMTs and 19 new Fire Paramedics
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Sep 20, 2019Mayor Lightfoot, Chicago Public Schools, and The Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) Celebrate Arts and Culture at Solorio Academy High SchoolThe Mayor shares her commitment to Chicago’s artists and arts institutions and the need for every young Chicagoan to have access to high-quality arts education