Mayor's Press Releases
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May 10, 2023Mayor Lightfoot Announces Executive Order to Advance Environmental Justice for All ChicagoansNew Order ensures continued accountability around environmental decision-making that considers and addresses community impacts
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May 10, 2023
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May 10, 2023Chicago Launches Recovery Plan Data Transparency WebsiteSite provides residents with new tools to track progress and impact of Chicago Recovery Plan
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May 9, 2023Mayor Lightfoot, First Lady Amy Eshleman, and Department of Family and Support Services Announce $15.9M Investment for Community Safe Spaces and Resources for YouthA part of the My CHI. My Future. initiative expansion, the City will support community organizations connecting Chicago’s youth in 15 communities across the South and West sides through youth employment, engaging events, and community convenings for strategic planning
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May 9, 2023Mayor Lightfoot and DCASE Announce $10M in Grant Support to 77 Nonprofit Arts Organizations Through the “Chicago Arts Recovery Program”Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) and Local Leaders Celebrate Mayor Lightfoot’s Unprecedented $16.5M Investment in Arts Nonprofits in 2023
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May 5, 2023City of Chicago Announces Two Additional Office-to-Residential Conversion Projects Along Lasalle Street CorridorThe announcement is aligned with Mayor Lightfoot’s LaSalle Street Reimagined initiative, and, taken together with the three previously announced projects, will pave the way for the largest office-to-affordable residential conversion effort in the nation
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May 5, 2023Mayor Lightfoot and the Chicago Park District Cut Ribbon on New Headquarters, Community Fieldhouse, and Park Coming Soon to the Brighton Park NeighborhoodState-of-the-art multi-purpose, mixed-use building and park provide model for sustained economic revitalization, enhanced opportunities for community engagement, and meaningful investment in future sustainable development in Southwest Side communities
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May 4, 2023City of Chicago & World Business Chicago Expand Cultural Showcase Pop-Up StrategyThe cultural pop-ups temporarily occupy vacant downtown commercial spaces to showcase art and offer international goods made available by local independent retailers