Mayor's Press Releases
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May 22, 2020City Launches All-Hands-On-Deck Strategy to Ensure Safe and Healthy Celebrations for Memorial Day WeekenCity kicks-off first-ever Summer Operations Center to increase citywide public safety coordination; Departments to conduct service blitzes in neighborhoods to supplement increased police patrols
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May 22, 2020The City of Chicago and iHeartMedia Chicago’s 107.5 WGCI Partner for Memorial Day Stay at Home WeekendVirtual entertainment celebration for Memorial Day weekend encourages residents to stay home to stop the spread of COVID-19
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May 18, 2020Mayor Lori Lightfoot Joins Core Co-Founders to Provide Update on City’s Covid-19 Testing CentersCity announces an additional testing facility bringing total to seven City-run sites
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May 14, 2020Mayor Lightfoot and BACP Announce $5,000 Grants Awarded to Nearly 1,000 Microbusinesses Impacted by Covid-19 OutbreakCity’s Microbusiness Recovery Grant Program distributed grants to 959 microbusinesses in targeted community areas; Grants allocated one week after close of application
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May 13, 2020Mayor Lightfoot and the City of Chicago Announce Covid-19 Latinx TownhallVirtual town hall meeting in Spanish-language to inform Chicago’s Latinx residents about COVID-19
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May 12, 2020Mayor Lightfoot and BACP Announce New Rules to Increase Transparency of Third-Party Food Delivery Companies for ConsumersFirst-in-the-nation measure will provide cost breakdown for consumers and clarity to businesses impacted by COVID-19 while maintaining competition and innovation in the marketplace
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May 12, 2020Mayor Lightfoot, Fire Commissioner Ford Graduate 88 Firefighter EMTsToday’s graduation builds on the citywide effort to maximize medical emergency resources in fight against COVID-19