Mayor's Press Releases
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May 29, 2020Mayor Lightfoot Announces New Initiatives to Encourage Citywide Participation in the 2020 CensusCensus participation is vital for bringing essential federal funding to Chicago
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May 28, 2020Mayor Lightfoot and CDPH Announce Chicago Ready to Begin Reopening Cautiously on Wednesday, June 3, 2020Chicago to move to phase three of “Protecting Chicago” reopening framework
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May 27, 2020Mayor Lightfoot Announces First-Ever Citywide Virtual Graduation for Chicago’s High School Seniors to Take Place on June 14Created in partnership with Citadel, the graduation’s commencement address to be delivered by Oprah Winfrey and ceremony to be emceed by Chicago “Hamilton” star, Miguel Cervantes; Local broadcast channels to air City’s “Graduation 2020: For Chicago. By Chicago.” live on TV and online
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May 26, 2020Mayor Lightfoot and Local Industry Working Groups Release Industry Guidelines for Phase Three Reopening in ChicagoMore than 130,000 Chicagoans will head back to places of work in phase three
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May 26, 2020Mayor Lightfoot and CDPH Announce $56m RFP To Bolster Contact Tracing Efforts for Covid-19 Cases in ChicagoAt least 600 Chicagoans to be hired as contact tracers directly from communities of high economic hardship
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May 26, 2020City of Chicago Announces Grant Funding to Support Additional Efforts to Address City’s Historically Regressive Fines and Fees SystemChicago joins ten other cities and counties in inaugural fine and fee reform cohort
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May 23, 2020Mayor Lightfoot, First Lady Eshleman, The Mayor’s Youth Commission and A Better Chicago Host Memorial Day Weekend Youth Summit and Virtual ConcertThe Rise and Recover virtual summit brought together over 200 youth to discuss reopening and post COVID-19 recovery efforts followed by the We Gon’ Be Alright Virtual Concert
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May 22, 2020Mayor Lightfoot and CDPH Announce City on Track to Begin Reopening in Early JuneIndustry-specific guidelines to be released the week of May 25