Drinking water remains safe and City encourages residents with water meters to opt for free in-home water testing and free filters pending further study

116 theatres and dance artist organizations will receive $835,750 in financial grants and 157 theaters, and theatre-makers will receive $448,650 to fund artist performance fees and commissions to maintain free public programming

Grounds for Peace program to beautify 50 city-owned vacant lots, pilot provides employment, skill-oriented job training and development to men at highest risk of gun violence involvement

32,000 youth start their summer jobs and internships in Chicago

New Office of Risk Management will establish an enterprise risk management program designed to address and minimize risk and loss to the city

City eliminates short-term borrowing as part of broader efforts to identify savings and efficiencies for FY2020

Campaign highlights diversity of Chicago's business community; Local business owners to be featured on social media, Smart Business Chicago podcast and roundtable discussion

New appointments include Deputy Mayor of Public Safety and Deputy Mayor of Infrastructure and Services

Free citywide Library programming returns today across 81 branch locations to keep students engaged in learning this summer

Hobson to provide leadership on organization’s focus of inclusive economic growth

City of Chicago to Launch Summer for Change (S4C) Program for Hundreds of Vulnerable Youth; City Also Developed “YOUR CHI” – a collaborative guide of free city resources, activities, and events available to all youth throughout summer break

Following independent audit, City to reform Workers’ Compensation program and improve services to injured employees

Series of free movies, music, markets, dance, and theatre events kick off June 11 to celebrate Chicago’s Latino communities

All 22 Districts to have designated Business Liaison Officers to strengthen the ties between entrepreneurs and their communities

Ethics reform package to bring increased transparency and oversight to the City Council

Board Members include education experts, LSC members, teachers and CPS parents; New Deputy Mayor for Education and Human Services joins leadership in the Mayor’s Office

Chicago-based company’s modular construction method to help expand affordable housing

New initiative designed to promote city resources and community engagement opportunities across the city to ensure children, young adults and families stay safe and engaged this weekend

Fourth annual donation drive benefitting formerly homeless Veterans begins May 23 through July 15

New leadership in the Mayor’s Office and departments to further administration’s top priorities in the first 100 days

In Her First Official Act as Mayor, Lightfoot Instructs Departments to Begin Process of Ending Aldermanic Prerogative as Part of Broader Ethics Reform

Inaugural ceremony brings thousands to Wintrust Arena to witness history in the making

Project Brings 44 Units of Affordable, CHA Senior Housing with Co-Located Chicago Public Library Branch

Cybersecurity company to double headcount, expand Chicago headquarters as part of multi-million-dollar investment in the city

Project to revitalize vacant land in East Garfield Park includes housing, retail and public open

The number of CPS students who will graduate with 15 or more credits through Dual Enrollment or Dual Credit has Increased by 25 Percent Since Last School Year

More Than 20,000 Students at 152 CPS Schools Benefit from Arts Programming Funded through $1.5 Million in Creative Schools Grants; Since 2011, More Than 100,000 More CPS Students Receiving Recommended Arts Minutes, Attending Schools with Strong or Excelling Arts Ratings

Riverwalk East – the Section Between Michigan Avenue to Lake Shore Drive - Opens With New Landscape, Seating, Public Art, Vendor Spaces and Community Market Place; Opening Kicks-Off Chicago Riverwalk Season Celebrations Through Sunday

New deployment builds on two years of consecutive declines in violent crime and 20-year lows in robberies, burglaries and motor vehicle thefts

World’s Leading On-Demand Manufacturing Platform 3D Hubs Joins Chicago’s Thriving Tech and Innovation Ecosystem

Nation’s First Subway System Fully Equipped with 4G Wireless Service Now Also Providing Free Internet Access at All Downtown Red and Blue Line Subway Stations

New Private Sector Investment Announced at the City’s, World Business Chicago’s, and The Hatchery’s Community of Food Event, Celebrating Chicago’s Thriving Food Industry

Starting this fall, low-income students from 12 Big Shoulders Fund partner schools will be eligible to receive the Star Scholarship, which covers the cost of tuition and books at City Colleges

25 Individuals from 18 Countries of Origin Sworn In as New Citizens in Ceremony at City Hall

Six Companies and Organizations Relocated Operations to Old Post Office Since Summer 2018