Mayor's Press Releases
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Jun 15, 2021Chicago’s First Net-Zero, All-Affordable High-Rise Announced for Loop SiteThe C40 Reinventing Cities competition winner will support $2 million makeover of adjacent Pritzker Park
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Jun 11, 2021Mayor Lightfoot Announces Chicago Has Moved to Phase 5 Fully Reopening the CityNearly fifteen months since the city closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Chicago becomes the largest major city to reopen in the US
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Jun 10, 2021Mayor Lightfoot Announces Central City Recovery Roadmap and Street Activations on Michigan, State, and LasalleReport covers post-COVID downtown recovery and strategies for revitalization including events to draw visitors back downtown on Michigan Avenue, LaSalle Street, and State Street this summer and fall
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Jun 9, 2021Mayor Lightfoot Announces Open Chicago Night at the MuseumsFor one night only, select Chicago museums will be open late to celebrate the City’s move to Phase 5
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Jun 7, 2021Mayor Lightfoot Announces ‘Holding Healing Spaces for Youth’ Virtual ConferenceThe City sponsors its first ever pre-summer training for Youth Developers
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Jun 5, 2021Mayor Lightfoot Joins Alderman Jason Ervin, Garfield Park Rite to Wellness Collaborative Members, and Local Residents to Break Ground at Community Plaza and Roller Rink in West Garfield Park=New Plaza represents City’s first major infrastructure investment under the Neighborhood Activation Initiative
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Jun 2, 2021Mayor Lightfoot Announces A Building Decarbonization Working GroupThe Working Group will recommend equitable solutions to address the 70% of emissions that come from buildings in the city
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Jun 2, 2021Mayor Lightfoot, Sen. Durbin, Rep. Quigley and CTA Break Ground on Historic Lawrence To Bryn Mawr Red Line Modernization ProjectCTA begins reconstruction of 100-year-old stations, track structure between Lawrence, Argyle, Berwyn, and Bryn Mawr stations to build fully accessible stations as part of the Red and Purple Modernization (RPM) Phase One Project
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Jun 2, 2021Mayor Lightfoot Opens Chicago Works Community Challenge for ApplicationsCalls on residents, community experts to give the city their biggest and best infrastructure ideas.
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May 27, 2021Mayor Lightfoot Honors Chicago’s Asian American And Pacific Islander Community LeadersVirtual event will highlight industry leaders who have gone above and beyond in advocating for Chicagoans through these unprecedented times