Mayor's Press Releases
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Jan 31, 2022548 Development and Related Midwest Selected to Redevelop Industrial Site in North Lawndale$38.4 million complex would create 700 jobs, provide community innovation space
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Jan 27, 2022Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot, Chicago Fire Football Club, Chicago Housing Authority Begin Talks for New Near West Side Training FacilitySports performance center and training fields proposed for vacant land in the Roosevelt Square neighborhood on the Near West Side; community meetings begin in March
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Jan 25, 2022Mayor Lightfoot, Cook County Board President Preckwinkle and Governor Pritzker Partner to Host ‘Readiness Summit’ For Cook County Nonprofits, Community Organizations, and Small Businesses2022 ‘Readiness Summit’ will prepare local organizations to receive incoming, once-in-a-lifetime federal funding from the American Rescue Plan Act and other economic recovery funds
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Jan 24, 2022Mayor Lightfoot, CTA, City and Federal Leaders Commemorate Completion of New Red-Purple Bypass, Announce Upcoming Historic Work in Red & Purple Modernization (RPM) Phase One ProjectNew rail bypass improves service reliability for CTA customers by increasing CTA’s capacity to add service and significantly reducing delays and overcrowding; RPM work continues with 100-year-old track reconstruction north of Belmont station
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Jan 21, 2022Mayor Lightfoot Announces Chicago’s Participation in Building Performance Standards Coalition That Will Drive Jobs, and Equitable Climate, Health, and Energy Cost BenefitsChicago commits to inclusively design and implement innovative building policies, with support from federal agencies, labor unions, philanthropy, and non-governmental organizations
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Jan 20, 202231 Small Businesses Awarded $14.4 Million In Grant FundingChicago Recovery Plan initiative will help revitalize neighborhood commercial corridors
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Jan 18, 2022Mayor Lightfoot Announces Seven Winners of Chicago Works Community ChallengeSeven out of five hundred submissions were selected and will receive up to $1.5M each for infrastructure improvements
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Jan 18, 2022