Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s proposed budget for 2022 includes money for more city staff to tackle a two-year plan to reduce gender-based violence and human trafficking in Chicago, according to an announcement from the city.
BUILD Chicago’s new facility will have tech space, a commercial kitchen and café, an athletic facility with a basketball gym and a walking track for neighborhood seniors.
Chicago’s mayor announced the creation of a Community Safety Coordination Center (CSCC) to use information, the way the city did to respond to the number of COVID-19 cases to now combat violence in the city.
Mayor Lightfoot believes that our city’s budget is a moral document that must reflect the needs of all of our residents and neighborhoods. That’s why last year—despite a historic $1.2 billion deficit—Mayor Lightfoot worked with the City Council to pass a 2021 budget...
Chicago’s first food equity policy lead was appointed Thursday as officials try to tackle food insecurity. Ruby Ferguson will serve as the food equity policy lead and will work with the newly established Food Equity Council, Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s office announced...
When COVID-19 hit our city, my administration took action to lay the foundation for an equitable and inclusive economic recovery. Chicago became the first major city in America to publish an economic recovery plan. And now, with our economy fully reopened, Chicago is...
