Bold plan delivers the financial relief and regulatory reform Chicago’s businesses and workers need to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic

The ordinance requires hotels to offer employees their previous positions before hiring replacement workers.

The food equity policy agenda is a multi-year action plan to transform the food system and advance health and racial equity in Chicago.

With nearly 64,000 students served across 42,000 households, ‘Chicago Connected,’ the most extensive broadband accessibility program in the United States, has made significant progress in closing the city’s digital divide during its first year

Pilot program will support projects that advance racial equity, community wealth building, public health, and climate resilience goals through healthy, affordable pedestrian-oriented development near transit hubs.

Declaration acknowledges legacy of systemic racism and proposes solutions, including new Healthy Chicago Equity Zones

The C40 Reinventing Cities competition winner will support $2 million makeover of adjacent Pritzker Park

Nearly fifteen months since the city closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Chicago becomes the largest major city to reopen in the US

Report 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

For one night only, select Chicago museums will be open late to celebrate the City’s move to Phase 5

The City sponsors its first ever pre-summer training for Youth Developers

=New Plaza represents City’s first major infrastructure investment under the Neighborhood Activation Initiative

The Working Group will recommend equitable solutions to address the 70% of emissions that come from buildings in the city

CTA 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

Calls on residents, community experts to give the city their biggest and best infrastructure ideas.

Virtual event will highlight industry leaders who have gone above and beyond in advocating for Chicagoans through these unprecedented times

The new Club is latest addition to new First Responder Training Complex

This new data visualization tool and data access provides Chicago residents and community organizations with unprecedented access to close to real-time violence data

2021 beach season kicks off May 28 and runs through Labor Day, rapid testing in all Chicago beaches and advisories available online

Bold plan will deliver the financial relief and regulatory reform Chicago’s businesses and workers need to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic

Mayor introduces new form of civilian led oversight of Chicago’s Police

The Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) will provide up to 15 months of rental assistance for renters and landlords impacted by COVID-19 shutdowns.

The $10M community investment will award up to $1.5M in each of the City’s 7 planning regions for public infrastructure projects such as playground improvements in parks and schools, co-working space or meeting room upgrades in libraries, and community gardens on vacant lots.

Proposed ordinance will create a public repository of closed investigations into allegations of police misconduct

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Chicago Alfresco builds on Expanded Outdoor Dining with an added opportunity for community organizations to design creative outdoor areas that support neighborhood businesses, arts and culture

Rediscover Summer will provide Chicago youth with thousands of programming and employment opportunities throughout the summer from the City and its partners

The fast-growing 3PL company will open a significant Commercial Operations Center this summer.

Businesses can choose to exempt fully vaccinated individuals from capacity limits across all industries as Chicago takes next step in reopening plan

Fassnacht has served as interim President and CEO of World Business Chicago since January of this year.

Calling all Chicago youth runners! Compete to be one of Chicago's fastest kids!

New Pedestrian and Bike Bridge Over Chicago River Connects the North and South Sides of City, Eliminates Bottlenecks and Creates a Continuous 18-mile Lakefront Trail

“Open Culture” signals the reopening of Chicago’s diverse and legendary cultural scene with music, dance, public art, markets, and more at Millennium Park and venues citywide

With Safety Measures in Place, State and City Expect to Welcome Other Conventions and Tourist Events this Summer

Mayor Lightfoot invests $6 million to plant thousands of new trees through the Chicago Works capital plan

RFI will evaluate the City’s options for electricity delivery for the first time since 1992

Open Chicago is the latest initiative to safely reopen the city

The investment company will be an additional office with their firm’s headquarters located in Naperville.

New needs-based plan focuses on “Investing in Communities Through Infrastructure”