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Nov 30, 2016
Chicago's Winter Overnight Parking Ban Goes Into Effect December 1
Oct 7, 2016
City of Chicago Coordinates Yard Waste Pick-Up to Help Collect Fall Leaves and Debris
Sep 20, 2016
Mayor Emanuel, Department of Streets and Sanitation Announce New Dry Ice Pilot to Combat Rodents
Jul 23, 2016
Mayor Emanuel Announces City Departments Deliver a Blitz of Services to Back of the Yards Neighborhood
Jul 20, 2016
City Council Amends Recycling Ordinance to Reflect Current Industry Standards
Jul 7, 2016
Mayor Emanuel Announces Tree Trimming Backlog Reduced By 80 Percent, On Track To Eliminate By Year’s End
Apr 18, 2016
Record Number of Community Residents Participate in Chicago's Annual Clean and Green Day of Service
Apr 13, 2016
City to Redirect 10 New Crews to Help Tackle Rodents in Chicago
Apr 1, 2016
Chicago Street Sweeping Season Begins Friday, April 1
Dec 30, 2015
City of Chicago Announces Annual Christmas Tree Recycling Program
Dec 10, 2015
Chicago Unveils New Educational Website Designed to Help Make Recycling Easy
Nov 29, 2015
Chicago's Winter Overnight Parking Ban Goes Into Effect December 1
Nov 19, 2015
Chicago Department of Streets and Sanitation Prepared for First Winter Storm of the Season
Nov 16, 2015
City Of Chicago Asks Residents to Go Bagless When Recycling In Blue Carts
Oct 19, 2015
Department Of Streets and Sanitation To Coordinate Bagged Leaf Collection This Fall
Oct 6, 2015
Mayor Emanuel Announces 10 Additional Crews Are Being Redirected to Forestry To Completely Eliminate Tree Trimming Backlog
Sep 8, 2015
Mayor Emanuel Announces An Additional $10M In Grid Garbage Efficiencies
May 28, 2015
Mayor Emanuel Announces Improved Response Times To Graffiti Removal Requests
Apr 24, 2015
Mayor Emanuel Announces City Plan to Plant More Than 11,800 Trees in Neighborhoods Citywide This Year
Mar 20, 2015
Mayor Emanuel Starts Street Sweeping Early To Clean Up Chicago's Neighborhoods From Winter Debris