Mayor's Press Releases
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Jan 17, 2023City Announces 50 Finalists for City’s ‘You Name A Snowplow’ Contest, Residents Can Vote for Up to Six Names by Jan. 31Winning names will be featured on one snowplow in each of Chicago’s snow districts
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Jan 6, 2023City of Chicago Makes a Voluntary Advance Pension Payment of Nearly a Quarter of a Billion Dollars to Further Secure Retirement of City WorkersThe City pays advance pension payment of $242M for the 2023 Budget year as part of a new fiscal responsibility policy that will prevent unfunded liabilities from growing
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Jan 4, 2023City of Chicago Announces Inaugural Chicago Poet Laureate ProgramChicagoans are invited to submit their nominations for Poet Laureate now through January 18
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Dec 20, 2022Mayor Lightfoot Announces New Climate Infrastructure Fund for Nonprofit Organizations and Small BusinessesClimate Infrastructure Fund will offer grants to nonprofit organizations and small businesses to implement climate-focused strategies, prioritizing environmental justice communities
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Dec 19, 2022Mayor Lightfoot, Chicago Department of Public Health, And Community Safety Coordination Center Announce Emergency Supplemental Victim Service Fund to Ease Trauma Caused By Gun ViolencePilot to provide financial support for gun violence victims and their families in five communities
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Dec 15, 2022The Cannabis Research Institute is Coming to ChicagoA first in the Midwest, the new center will be operated by the Discovery Partners Institute