Mayor's Press Releases
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Nov 15, 2019Mayor Lightfoot Launches “New Start Chicago” Website to Help Residents Access New Debt Payment PlansCity rolls out one-stop-shop website providing residents with access to various debt relief reforms initiatives intended to help them get back on track
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Nov 15, 2019Mayor Lightfoot, CFD And PBC Break Ground on New State-Of-The-Art Fire Station on Far South Side$30-million project to build second-largest fire station in the city to support nearly 100 full-time jobs
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Nov 8, 2019Mayor Lightfoot Announces Appointment of Charlie Beck as Interim Police SuperintendentFormer LAPD Chief to serve as Interim Superintendent following the retirement of Superintendent Johnson later this year
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Nov 7, 2019Mayor Lightfoot Announces $1 Million Increase in City Funding for Cultural Grants$1 million increase includes at least $500,000 for artists and organizations in South and West Side neighborhoods, and in under-resourced wards
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Nov 7, 2019Chicago Police Superintendent Johnson Announces His RetirementJohnson retires after more than 30 years of service to the department, will serve as CPD Superintendent until his retirement at the end of year
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Nov 6, 2019Mayor Lightfoot Joins Blue Cross Blue Shield for Groundbreaking on New South Side FacilityBCBSIL Morgan Park Center to bring health and wellness support and create 550 jobs on the South Side
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Nov 5, 2019Mayor Lightfoot and BACP Announce Reforms to Expand One-Stop-Shop Services for Neighborhood Businesses and EntrepreneursNew Regional Small Business Centers and Fast-Track Business Signs initiative both to reduce red tape and bring much-needed licensing support to the neighborhoods