Mayor's Press Releases
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Oct 30, 2020Mayor Lightfoot Joins Public Safety and Public Health Officials to Announce Preparedness and Safety Plans Ahead of Election DayCity launches 10-day preparedness and safety plan to ensure safe and secure Halloween weekend and election week
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Oct 28, 2020Mayor Lightfoot and Alderman Beale Join Amazon to Launch it's First Delivery Station in Key Invest South/West Neighborhood of PullmanNew 150,000 square-foot facility on the former Ryerson Steel site will create more than 200 new jobs and speed up deliveries to Chicago-Metro area customers
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Oct 26, 2020Mayor Lightfoot Celebrates Accomplishments of Invest South/West on One-Year AnniversaryMayor’s signature initiative has laid the foundation for equitable, long-term economic development in 10 South and West Side communities and catalyzed nearly $400 million of committed investment
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Oct 23, 2020Mayor Lightfoot Announces Juan Morado Jr. As New Board Member for the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority (MPEA)Leader in the Latinx and Hispanic community brings multifaceted experience, rooted in values of equity and inclusion, to MPEA team
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Oct 22, 2020Mayor Lightfoot, CDPH, and BACP Reinstate Targeted COVID-19 Restrictions in Response to Rapid Rise in Cases and HospitalizationsNon-essential business curfew to be in effect from 10:00 pm to 6:00 am, and bars to close for indoor service. Targeted restrictions will be in effect for at least two weeks to manage second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic
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Oct 21, 2020Mayor Lightfoot Releases 2021 Budget ProposalFiscally responsible spending plan identifies key reforms, savings and efficiencies; targeted investments to help restore the City’s fiscal health and support Chicago’s recovery from COVID-19
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Oct 19, 2020Mayor Lightfoot and CDPH Commissioner Dr. Arwady Sound the Alarm on Second Wave of COVID-19Cases, positivity rate and hospitalizations all on the rise over the past two weeks; City considering measures to reverse the increase, including renewed restrictions on businesses
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Oct 15, 2020Mayor Lightfoot, City’s Chief Marketing Officer and Top Creative Agencies Announce Pro-Bono Pledge for A Stronger Chicago‘By Chicago. For Chicago’ pledge includes 17 agencies that will donate 1% of all staff hours worked to pro-bono support that makes life better for Chicagoans across all 77 neighborhoods