Mayor's Press Releases
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Apr 13, 2020Mayor Lightfoot Joins City Officials and Community Organizations to Support Individuals Experiencing Homelessness Amid Covid-19Expansion in healthcare, testing, housing and wraparound services to enhance protection of the most vulnerable Chicagoans
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Apr 12, 2020Mayor Lightfoot Joins City Officials and Community Leaders to Address Environmental Concerns in Little Village Following DemolitionCity takes immediate actions to investigate a weekend demolition event; commits to creating and enforcing stronger operating procedures
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Apr 10, 2020Mayor Lightfoot Joins Labor, Medical and Federal Partners to Mark Progress on McCormick Place Alternate Care FacilityCompletion of phase two of the project brings an additional 1,750 patient rooms in one week, result of expeditious work by hundreds of workers from across the city
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Apr 9, 2020Mayor Lightfoot Thanks Companies, Organizations and Volunteers for Helping in the Fight Against COVID-19To Date, Nearly 2 Million Pieces of Personal Protective Equipment Have Been Donated or Pledged and Over 1,700 Volunteers Have Signed Up to Join the Chicago Medical Reserve Corps
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Apr 9, 2020City of Chicago Partners with Lyft and Uber to Address an Increase in Victims Needing to Flee ViolencePartnership will provide free rides for residents calling the IL Domestic Violence Hotline in need of safe transportation
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Apr 9, 2020Mayor Lightfoot Announces CTA To Provide Rear Door Boarding, New System to Reduce Crowding on All BusesNew measures will encourage social distancing and limit the number of riders per bus to further prevent the spread of COVID-19
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Apr 8, 2020Mayor Lightfoot, CPD And BACP Announce Public Health Order Prohibiting Citywide Liquor Sales After 9 P.M.Order strengthens City’s enforcement efforts to prevent social gathering; builds on the 21 citations issued to eight businesses that have violated the Stay at Home Order
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Apr 6, 2020Mayor Lightfoot and CDPH Release New Demographic Data Release to COVID-19 Revealing Significant Racial Health InequitiesNew data show black Chicagoans diagnosed and dying at higher rates than other races; City in partnership with West Side United will activate networks and racial equity rapid response teams to focus resources and outreach in communities hardest hit by COVID-19
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Apr 6, 2020Mayor Lightfoot Teams Up with Chicago’s Professional Sports Teams to Present The “We Are Not Playing” Campaign to Combat Covid-19Hometown teams join with the City to remind residents to take simple precautions as next step in STAY HOME. SAVE LIVES. campaign