Mayor's Press Releases
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May 26, 2020Mayor Lightfoot and CDPH Announce $56m RFP To Bolster Contact Tracing Efforts for Covid-19 Cases in ChicagoAt least 600 Chicagoans to be hired as contact tracers directly from communities of high economic hardship
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May 26, 2020City of Chicago Announces Grant Funding to Support Additional Efforts to Address City’s Historically Regressive Fines and Fees SystemChicago joins ten other cities and counties in inaugural fine and fee reform cohort
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May 23, 2020Mayor Lightfoot, First Lady Eshleman, The Mayor’s Youth Commission and A Better Chicago Host Memorial Day Weekend Youth Summit and Virtual ConcertThe Rise and Recover virtual summit brought together over 200 youth to discuss reopening and post COVID-19 recovery efforts followed by the We Gon’ Be Alright Virtual Concert
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May 22, 2020Mayor Lightfoot and CDPH Announce City on Track to Begin Reopening in Early JuneIndustry-specific guidelines to be released the week of May 25
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May 22, 2020City Launches All-Hands-On-Deck Strategy to Ensure Safe and Healthy Celebrations for Memorial Day WeekenCity kicks-off first-ever Summer Operations Center to increase citywide public safety coordination; Departments to conduct service blitzes in neighborhoods to supplement increased police patrols
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May 22, 2020The City of Chicago and iHeartMedia Chicago’s 107.5 WGCI Partner for Memorial Day Stay at Home WeekendVirtual entertainment celebration for Memorial Day weekend encourages residents to stay home to stop the spread of COVID-19