Mayor's Press Releases
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Sep 21, 2022O’Hare Becomes World’s Best-Connected Airport for First Time Since 2016Official Aviation Guide’s 2022 Megahub Connectivity Index Moves O’Hare from No. 3 to No. 1
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Sep 19, 2022Mayor Lightfoot Launches Community Wealth Building Pilot ProgramCity issues the first of a series of Request for Proposals (RFP) as part of new $15 million initiative to promote shared ownership
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Sep 15, 2022Community Safety Coordination Center Announces Expanded Home and Business Protection ProgramCity launches new income-based application to remove financial barriers and ensure that more Chicago residents have access to outdoor security devices
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Sep 13, 2022Chicago Resilient Communities Pilot Now Fully Enrolled With 5,000 Participants Receiving $500 Payments in AugustThe pilot is a commitment from Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot and the Department of Family and Support Services to end poverty and put residents at the center of the City’s economic recovery
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Sep 8, 2022Mayor Lightfoot Creates Community Advisory Council to Ensure Neighborhood Input on Chicago CasinoThe nineteen-member council will engage with Bally’s and the City regarding community concerns for the Chicago casino
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Sep 6, 2022City of Chicago Launches Search for Third-Party Administrator to Manage 'Prompt Payment’ ProgramCity issues Request for Proposals (RFP) in new initiative to improve services to contractors and ensure timely payments to Chicago’s vendor community
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Sep 6, 2022City of Chicago and the Chicago Department of Public Health Are Rolling Out Updated COVID-19 Vaccines Following Federal ApprovalBivalent boosters were designed specifically to target the current Omicron subvariants and will be available in Chicago beginning this week
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Aug 31, 2022Mayor Lightfoot and the Chicago Department of Public Health Announce Delegate Agencies for ‘Justice for All’ InitiativeChicago Abortion Fund and Planned Parenthood of Illinois will each receive $250,000 to support transportation; lodging; safe and necessary reproductive, obstetric, and gynecological care; and follow-up services
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Aug 25, 2022The Community Safety Coordination Center Marks Its First Year of OperationCommunity engagement, cross-departmental collaboration, and data show progress as work continues
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Aug 24, 2022Auburn Gresham Apartments Breaks Ground on 79th StreetWith nearly $40 million in City support, 58-unit project starts season of INVEST South/West construction