Following recommendations by a joint City and County-led task force, Mayor moves to launch prevention and awareness campaigns, establish additional licensing requirements for pharmaceutical representatives, and increase investment in addiction treatment by 50 percent to keep residents safe from heroin and opioids

City of Chicago to receive $3.125 million to help hire 25 officers focused on community policing

“Day for Change” Pilot to Help 100 Homeless Individuals who Panhandle Gain Employment Skills

Fall 2016 Expansion of Proven BAM Model to Deliver on Priority of Comprehensive Public Safety Plan; Corporate Partners Support Mayor’s Three-Year Plan to Provide More than 7,000 At-Risk Youth with High-Quality Mentoring

Historic Bronzeville Apartment Building Restored to Serve Again as Community Anchor

Proposals Will Be Accepted Over Four Months Starting in October; Redevelopment Expected to Generate Thousands of Jobs and Major Economic Impact

Store Brings More Fresh, Healthy Food Access and Economic Opportunities to Chicago’s South Side

New School-Based Health Center is One of Five to be funded by E-Cig Tax, Joins 32 Centers of its Kind in Schools Citywide to Foster Healthy Lifestyles for Students