News Releases

May 21, 2020
Mayor Lightfoot and the Chicago Department of Public Health Announce Expanded Mental Health Supports Amid COVID-19 Response
May 18, 2020
Mayor Lori Lightfoot Joins Core Co-Founders to Provide Update on City's COVID-19 Testing Centers
May 13, 2020
Mayor Lightfoot and the City of Chicago Announce COVID-19 Latinx Townhall
May 11, 2020
Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Chicago Department of Public Health Announce Citywide COVID-19 Testing Expansion
May 8, 2020
Mayor Lightfoot and Chicago Department of Public Health Announce Framework for Reopening Chicago Amid COVID-19
May 7, 2020
Mayor Lightfoot Announces New Partnerships with Chicago Hotels to House Nursing Home Workers on the Frontlines of the COVID-19 Pandemic
May 6, 2020
Mayor Lightfoot and Chicago Department of Public Health Announce Union Partnerships and Additional Scope for Racial Equity Rapid Response Team in Response to Surge in Latinx Cases
Apr 27, 2020
Mayor Lightfoot Joins Chicago Department of Public Health to Launch 'Chi COVID Coach' Mobile Application to Further Citywide Response to COVID-19
Apr 27, 2020
Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Chicago Department of Public Health Release Test Results from Samples Collected at Former Crawford Generating Station
Apr 21, 2020
Demolition Debris Removal Effort to Begin at Former Crawford Power Generating Station in Little Village
Apr 21, 2020
Mayor Lightfoot Announces $7.5 Million Awarded to More Than 10 Community-Based Street Outreach and Victim Services Organizations in Communities at Highest Risk of Violence
Apr 13, 2020
City of Chicago and Partners Provide Free Resources to Health Care Workers and First Responders amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic
Mar 19, 2020
City of Chicago Orders Sick Residents to Remain Home to Prevent Further Spread of COVID-19
Mar 16, 2020
City Launches Daily ‘THE DOC IS IN: ASK DR. ARWADY LIVE Q&A’ with Chicago Health Commissioner to Answer Questions about Ongoing Coronavirus (COVID-19) Response
Mar 13, 2020
City of Chicago Prepares for Closure of all K-12 Schools, as Mandated by the State of Illinois
Mar 12, 2020
State of Illinois and City of Chicago Issue New Guidance to Minimize COVID-19 Spread
Mar 11, 2020
City of Chicago postpones St. Patrick's Day Weekend Parades as Part of Precautionary Measures Taken to Protect Health and Safety amid Coronavirus Concerns
Mar 10, 2020
Public Health Officials Announce First Coronavirus Disease Cases Outside Chicago and Cook County
Mar 9, 2020
Public Health Officials Report Four Additional COVID-19 Cases in Illinois
Mar 8, 2020
Public Health Officials Announce New Presumptive Positive Case of COVID-19 and Provide Updates on Ongoing Investigation and Response