Mayor's Press Releases
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Jan 30, 2024Mayor Johnson Announces $1.3 Million In City Support For Equitable Transit-Oriented Development ProjectsGrants will help create and improve projects within walking distance to public transit locations that lack commensurate quality-of-life amenities
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Jan 30, 2024Mayor Johnson Announces $8 Million In City Support For Historic Preservation ProjectsAdopt-A-Landmark grants valued at more than $8 million will help restore more than a dozen historic buildings citywide
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Jan 30, 2024$25 Million In Business Development Grants Announced By Mayor Brandon JohnsonMore than 30 small businesses and nonprofits selected for Community Development Grants (CDG) that will help revitalize neighborhood retail corridors
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Jan 29, 2024City Of Chicago Update on 60-Day Shelter PolicyMayor Brandon Johnson announced 60-day extensions for shelter residents set to exit in January and February, and 30-day extensions for residents set to exit in March.
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Jan 25, 2024Mayor Johnson Joins City Leaders, Homeless Outreach Workers For 2024 Point-In-Time CountMayor Johnson to meet with the Homeless Outreach and Prevention team and volunteers before the teams go out for the annual count.
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Jan 24, 2024City Of Chicago and DFSS Announce New Local Providers Selected To Fulfill Food Service Contracts At New Arrivals SheltersSeventy-Seven Communities and 14 Parish were selected through a rigorous process to provide food services to shelters on the North and South Sides.
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Jan 22, 2024Statement From Mayor Brandon Johnson On The 51st Anniversary Of Roe v. WadeLandmark Supreme Court decision preserved the constitutional right to choose
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Jan 13, 2024The City Of Chicago Has Activated The Emergency Operation Plan For Extreme Cold Today Through Wednesday, January 17The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a Wind Chill Advisory for midnight tonight until Wednesday, January 17 at 9 a.m. bringing extreme cold and wind chills as low as -30° below zero.
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Jan 8, 2024City Of Chicago, Chicago Public Schools Awarded $20 Million Grant From U.S. Environmental Protection Agency For 50 Green BusesTransition to low- and zero-emission vehicles part of City’s commitment to the health and well-being of children, families and improving air quality in Chicago.
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Jan 3, 2024Mayor Brandon Johnson And Department Of Business Affairs And Consumer Protection Launch $2.7 Million Small Business Storefront Activation ProgramThe program allows small business owners to test their business ventures in vacant storefronts while enhancing local options for residents and visitors.
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Dec 18, 2023
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Dec 16, 2023Statement From Mayor Brandon Johnson On The Passing Of Richard Hunt, Acclaimed Chicago SculptorWoodlawn native and Englewood High School graduate left more than 160 works across the United States
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Dec 14, 2023City of Chicago's Office of Community Safety Launches The People's Plan for Community SafetyA new community-led initiative focuses on long-term solutions to make all of Chicago safe.
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Dec 13, 2023Various Measures Introduced and Approved by the Chicago City CouncilA list of measures from today's City Council meeting.
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Dec 11, 2023Mayor Brandon Johnson Signs Executive Order to Streamline Approval of Housing and Commercial DevelopmentExecutive Order announced at the groundbreaking of Grace Manor Apartments, a $40 million project that is 100 percent affordable in Chicago’s North Lawndale neighborhood.
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Dec 6, 2023City Of Chicago Department Of Family And Support Services Announces 2023 High-tech Chi, A Citywide Celebration Of Computer Science EducationHigh-Tech CHI is co-hosted by the City of Chicago Department of Family and Support Services, CS for Success, and Discovery Partners Institute and will showcase the many computing-based opportunities available to youth across the Chicagoland area.
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Nov 21, 2023City of Chicago Warming Centers to be Activated as Temperature DropsAdditional public facilities also available to all Chicagoans as needed during normal business hours
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Nov 17, 2023Chicago Awarded an Anticipated $17 Million CDC Grant to Bolster Overdose PreventionFunding will be used to launch and expand programs including a Public Health Vending Machine Pilot Program
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Nov 17, 2023City of Chicago Announces New Shelter Stay Policy, Additional Landing Zone Personnel and New Regulatory MeasuresIn partnership with the State of Illinois, the City of Chicago is accelerating pathways to resettlement for asylum seekers.
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Nov 16, 2023Mayor Brandon Johnson Appoints Sydney Holman to Serve as Deputy Mayor of Intergovernmental AffairsHolman joins the Johnson Administration after previously serving at various levels of State and County government.
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Nov 15, 2023City Council Passes Mayor Brandon Johnson's People's Budget for FY2024Budget includes significant investments in re-entry, climate justice and support for the unhoused, without raising property taxes.