Mayor's Press Releases
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May 3, 2023Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot, Community Leaders Break Ground on Aspire Center, A New Workforce Development Hub, Business Incubator, and Community Space in AustinThe event also celebrated recently announced plans for a new Illinois Tool Works manufacturing facility in the community
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May 2, 2023Chicago Resiliency Fund 2.0 Distributes First $1.2M in Relief PaymentsApplications from eligible domestic workers and undocumented residents are still being accepted and reviewed
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May 2, 2023Mayor Lightfoot Announces Historic $54M in Grants for 133 Small Businesses and Community Organizations Revitalizing Commercial Corridors and Making Catalytic Neighborhood InvestmentsToday’s announcement is the culmination of four years of work by the Lightfoot administration making strategic block- and neighborhood-level investments promoting economic growth
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Apr 26, 2023Mayor Lightfoot Joins City and Community Leaders To Cut Ribbon On 43rd Street Pedestrian Bridge In BronzevilleNewly completed pedestrian and bicycle bridge will improve lakefront access for Chicago’s south side
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Apr 25, 2023Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot, Chicago Fire Football Club, Chicago Housing Authority Break Ground On New Near West Side Training FacilityNew 53,000 square-foot, two-story performance center and 5.5 training fields in the Roosevelt Square neighborhood on the Near West Side will create economic opportunities, employment, recreational activities, and affordable housing resources for the community
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Apr 24, 2023Mayor Lightfoot, CDA Cut Ribbon for The Orange Line Restaurant at Midway International AirportThe new eatery is the latest addition of the Concessions Redevelopment Program and a major milestone in the Midway Modernization Program
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Apr 24, 2023Mayor Lightfoot Announces the Launch of Re-Entry Resource Website and City Re-Entry Goals in Honor of Second Chance MonthThe new website is an information hub for all City-provided re-entry resources and includes the 2023 Departmental Re-Entry Goals to strengthen whole-of-government support for returning residents
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Apr 21, 2023City of Chicago Commits $42M to Municipal Fleet Electrification Initiative, Chicago ElectricInitiative will transition 100% of Chicago’s municipal fleet to zero-emissions vehicles by 2035 while lowering emissions and improving air quality
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Apr 18, 2023Mayor Lightfoot And City of Chicago Finance Team Present Mid-Year Budget ForecastCity projects $85M budget gap in FY2024 and lowest sustained budget gaps in decades for FY2024-2026