Mayor's Press Releases
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Apr 23, 2020Mayor Lightfoot Announces New Covid-19 Recovery Taskforce Comprised of Industry Experts, Community Leaders and Regional PartnersTaskforce co-chaired by Mayor Lightfoot and former White House Chief of Staff Samuel K. Skinner to advise City’s recovery efforts to rebuild and come back stronger post-COVID-19
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Apr 21, 2020Mayor Lightfoot Announces $7.5 Million Awarded to More Than 10 Community-Based Street Outreach and Victim Services Organizations in Communities at Highest Risk of ViolenceInvestments to expand violence interruption training, crisis intervention and de-escalation services for street outreach organizations that have historically lacked City funding support
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Apr 21, 2020Mayor Lightfoot and OEMC Announce Launch of the “Chicago Together! Make A Mask, Give A Mask, Wear A Mask” Citywide Donation DriveResidents Urged to Donate Homemade Cloth Masks to Support Chicago’s COVID-19 Relief Efforts and City’s Most Vulnerable Populations
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Apr 20, 2020Mayor Lightfoot and the Racial Equity Rapid Response Team Announce Latest Efforts to Address Racial and Health Disparities Among Minority CommunitiesThree tele-town halls, community PPE distribution, and neighborhood canvassing mark initial steps to reach vulnerable populations most heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic
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Apr 20, 2020Mayor Lightfoot Announces New Protective Measures to Ensure Health and Safety of Essential City Workers Amid COVID-19 OutbreakLatest measures to provide cloth masks to all essential employees and create COVID Safety Officers to ensure social distancing; Hotel Julian to provide isolation for City employees with COVID-19
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Apr 17, 2020Mayor Lightfoot and BACP Announce First 124 Loans Approved for Small Businesses Impacted by Covid-19 Through New Resiliency FundLow-interest loans provide much-needed relief for hard to qualify businesses; Fund to prioritize individualized support for neighborhood businesses with new Small Business Resource Navigator program
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Apr 16, 2020City of Chicago Defers Tax Payment Due Dates to June 1 For Business CommunityExtension of tax payment remittance provides relief for business community and those hit hardest by COVID-19
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Apr 15, 2020Mayor Lightfoot and Chicago Police Department Bid Farewell to Interim Superintendent Charlie BeckDavid Brown to serve as Acting Superintendent until anticipated confirmation by City Council on April 22
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Apr 15, 2020Mayor Lightfoot and CDPH Announce New Data Showing Chicago Is Starting to Flatten the Curve of Covid-19New data shows rate of new COVID-19 cases begins to slow; suggests social distancing is effective in mitigating virus transmission in Chicago