Mayor's Press Releases
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Apr 18, 2023Mayor Lightfoot Announces 2023 Mayor’s Medal of Honor WinnersThe 2023 awardees include Chicago residents and organizations dedicated to equity, public safety, mental healthcare, and more
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Apr 18, 2023Mayor Lightfoot Joins City Officials and Development Team For a Joint Ribbon-Cutting and Groundbreaking Ceremony for Bronzeville’s First Equitable Transit-Oriented DevelopmentUpon completion of Phase II, the 43 Green development will provide 95 affordable units to the Bronzeville community
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Apr 17, 2023Chicago Public Library is Awarded a $2 Million Grant from the Mellon Foundation to Make Black History More Accessible to the PublicThe library’s largest collections grant ever received to support the Renaissance Project which enhances the library's special collections and archival materials of rich Black cultural and historical resources.
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Apr 12, 2023City of Chicago Secures Two More Rating Upgrades for the City’s Water and Sewer CreditsLatest upgrades mark City of Chicago’s 12th and 13th rating upgrades over the last eight months, along with three positive outlooks, acknowledging the City’s overall financial health and stability
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Apr 11, 2023Mayor Lightfoot Joins City Officials and Development Team to Break Ground on New Mixed-Income Development in EnglewoodThe amenity-rich Thrive Englewood development will feature 62 one- to three-bedroom units
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Mar 30, 2023
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Mar 29, 2023City Leaders Break Ground on Bronzeville Lakefront ProjectConstruction to begin on former Michael Reese Hospital site in Bronzeville by GRIT as a $3.8B mixed-use community through redevelopment agreements
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Mar 28, 2023City Selects Three LaSalle Street Adaptive Re-Use Proposals for Financial SupportConversion projects would invest $550 million downtown, creating nearly 320 affordable units
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Mar 27, 2023Mayor Lightfoot Announces Winner of West Side Design CompetitionSeven-story affordable housing project to rise next to Kedzie Green Line Station
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Mar 23, 2023City of Chicago Launches 2023 One Summer Chicago ApplicationYoung people 14 to 24 will return to paid in-person summer opportunities; applications close on June 2