Mayor's Press Releases
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Jul 2, 2020Mayor Lightfoot, City Departments and Street Outreach Partners Announce New Efforts to Ensure Safe and Healthy Fourth of July WeekendNew efforts include deployment of additional 1,200 police officers, multi-department service blitzes across communities and new enforcement actions to prevent spread of COVID-19
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Jul 1, 2020Mayor Lightfoot, DCASE And DPD Announce Artist-In-Residence Opportunity for INVEST South/West CommunitiesPilot program will focus on creating public art and community-specific cultural programs in four INVEST South/West neighborhoods
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Jun 30, 2020Mayor Lightfoot Announces Finalists For $5.4 Million In Neighborhood Opportunity Fund GrantsHalf of 32 finalists located along key commercial corridors in Mayor Lightfoot’s signature INVEST South/West initiative
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Jun 30, 2020Mayor Lightfoot and CDPH Announce $56m Grant to Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership and Partners to Bolster Contact Tracing Efforts for Covid-19 Cases in ChicagoAgencies to engage organizations in communities of high economic hardship to create 600 new contact tracing jobs
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Jun 29, 2020Mayor Lightfoot Announces $11 Million Allocation in Grant Funding for Projects in INVEST South/West Community AreasFunding to support two key anchor developments in key INVEST S/W corridors, comes after CARES Act Funding appropriation confirmation
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Jun 26, 2020Mayor Lori Lightfoot Joins Walmart CEO Doug McMillon to Announce Plans to Reopen All Chicago-Based StoresWalmart doubles down on commitment to Chicago with a $35-50 million investment to reopen all stores throughout city with additional community benefits
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Jun 26, 2020Mayor Lightfoot and Chicago Department of Family and Support Services Announce New Initiatives for Summer Youth ProgrammingOne Summer Chicago to Include Chicago Youth Service Corps to Focus on Citywide COVID-19 Response
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Jun 26, 2020Mayor Lightfoot Announces Historic Accountability and Transparency Reforms Won in Police Union ContractsCity wins a host of reforms in police supervisors contracts that allows for anonymous complaints to be investigated, ends the requirement of destroying disciplinary records, prevents names of complainants from being disclosed to officers until they are interviewed and more
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Jun 25, 2020Chicago Launches Groundbreaking Initiative to Bridge Digital Divide, Providing Free High-Speed Internet Access to Over 100,000 Cps StudentsPublic, Nonprofit and Philanthropic Leaders Develop $50 Million Program to Provide Free, High-Speed Internet for Four Years
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Jun 24, 2020Mayor Lori Lightfoot Announces Expansion of Citywide Outdoor Dining ProgramFive new outdoor dining corridors to open this weekend in City’s latest effort to help local businesses