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Mar 14, 2024
Mayor Brandon Johnson and DCASE Announce Headliners for Millennium Park 20th Anniversary Celebration, July 18-21
Nov 20, 2023
DFSS 2023 Senior Services Strategy Book
Aug 18, 2023
Chicago Department of Public Health hosts Healthy Chicago 2025 Symposium and Healthy Chicago Equity Zones (HCEZ) Showcase
Aug 15, 2023
City of Chicago to spray insecticide on Wednesday to kill mosquitoes
Mar 24, 2023
Chicago Cultural Center Announces Free “Under the Dome” Concert Along with New and Updated Arts Programming for Spring
Mar 13, 2023
Mayor Lightfoot and DCASE Announce City of Chicago 2023 Summer Festival and Events
Jan 4, 2023
City of Chicago to Host Annual Holiday Tree Recycling at 26 Citywide Locations, January 7 to January 21
Dec 16, 2022
City Announces First Annual 'You Name a Snowplow' Contest
Sep 15, 2022
The City of Chicago is Accepting Nominations for Chicago’s Official 2022 Christmas Tree
Aug 12, 2022
Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events Offers Ten Tips for Enjoying the Return of the Chicago Air and Water Show
Jul 5, 2022
The Chicago Air and Water Show Soars Back Into Town August 20 and 21
May 25, 2022
Senior Services FY 2023 Area Plan
Apr 13, 2022
City of Chicago Older Adult Restaurant Program RFI
Feb 28, 2022
Mayor Lightfoot and DCASE Announce the Reopening of G.A.R. Rooms at the Chicago Cultural Center Following a $15M Restoration
Feb 3, 2022
Mayor Lightfoot and DCASE Announce the City of Chicago’s 2022 Spring/Summer Festival and Special Event Dates
Dec 3, 2021
First Comprehensive Retrospective of Robert Colescott to Open at the Chicago Cultural Center This Saturday, December 4
Jul 14, 2021
City of Chicago Releases Anticipated Waste Strategy
Mar 11, 2021
Mayor Lightfoot Strengthens Building Code Scofflaw List, Requires Mandatory Inspections for Problem Buildings
Feb 24, 2021
City Council Passes Ordinance Mandating Sealed-Battery Smoke Alarms, Increasing Fines for Irresponsible Landlords
Jul 17, 2020
City of Chicago selects CURB to manage the City’s Centralized Wheelchair Accessible Vehicle (WAV) Taxicab Dispatch Service
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