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O'Hare Respite Center: Illegal migrants 'crowding out and reducing movement space'

By Chicago City Wire Report | Feb 20, 2024

Empathy shown to illegals has not been lost on Chicagoans faced with the prospect of housing those migrants in their communities

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Chicago, Are You SUPER Prepared?

By Chicago City Wire Report | Feb 20, 2024

The Office of Emergency Management and Communications (OEMC) teams up with Marvel Comics to provide emergency preparedness and public safety tips to Chicago residents with an IRONHEART themed campaign

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Chicago Cultural Center Announces New Exhibitions Featuring Artist Victoria Martinez; 10 Chicago- and Paris-based Photographers — and Images of Trans, Queer, and Lesbian Grassroots Organizing

By Chicago City Wire Report | Feb 19, 2024

Other Spring/Summer Programming Includes Music, Dance, Film, Tours, Talks + Shopping

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Mayor Johnson Announces O’Hare International Airport Will Receive Additional $40 Million in Grant Funds from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

By Chicago City Wire Report | Feb 19, 2024

Federal Grant, Largest Among 114 Airports Receiving Funding in 2024, Will Support Passenger Experience Upgrades at Terminal 3

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Police Board President Kyle Cooper: Rejecting the Arbitrator’s Decision on Police Discipline is Necessary to Ensure Transparency, Accountability and Reduce Costs of Police Misconduct

By Chicago City Wire Report | Feb 18, 2024

I once again urge the City Council to reject Arbitrator Edwin Benn’s recent decision on police discipline. Rejection is necessary to ensure transparency, accountability and to reduce the costs associated with police misconduct for the following reasons:

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Police Board President Kyle Cooper’s Statement at the City Council Workforce Development Committee Meeting

By Chicago City Wire Report | Feb 7, 2024

Good afternoon, Chairman Rodriguez and members of the Committee. My name is Kyle Cooper, and I am the President of the Chicago Police Board.

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Mayor Johnson Announces $1.3 Million in City Support for Equitable Transit-Oriented Development Projects

By Chicago City Wire Report | Feb 6, 2024

Six Equitable Transit-Oriented Development (ETOD) projects are being awarded $1.3 million in City grants to promote walkability near public transit locations across Chicago, Mayor Brandon Johnson announced today.

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$25 Million in Business Development Grants Announced by Mayor Johnson

By Chicago City Wire Report | Feb 5, 2024

An Auburn Gresham florist, a Chatham wine bar and a South Shore jazz-themed pizzeria are among more than 30 small businesses and nonprofits selected as finalists for Community Development Grants (CDG) that will help revitalize neighborhood retail corridors, Mayor Brandon Johnson announced today.

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Mayor Johnson Announces $8 Million in City Support for Historic Preservation Projects 

By Chicago City Wire Report | Feb 4, 2024

Adopt-A-Landmark grants valued at more than $8 million will help restore more than a dozen historic buildings citywide, including former banks in Austin and the Near West Side, a pair of performance venues in Uptown, and a former brewery-tied house in Englewood, Mayor Brandon Johnson announced today.  

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Climate Infrastructure Fund Grants Will Support Solar Arrays, Electric Vehicles and Other Sustainable Improvements Citywide

By Chicago City Wire Report | Feb 2, 2024

Twenty-two small businesses and nonprofits were selected for Climate Infrastructure Fund grants that will help Chicago neighborhoods transition to a green economy and combat the effects of climate change, Mayor Brandon Johnson announced today.

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Open Session Minutes of December Board Meeting

By Chicago City Wire Report | Jan 26, 2024

The meeting was convened and conducted in person and through the use of the Zoom remote video and audio meeting platform.

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Executive Director’s Report January 22, 2024

By Chicago City Wire Report | Jan 25, 2024

The Board’s own proposals. We have been in communication with the City Council’s Committee on Ethics and Government Oversight with respect to introducing an ordinance that would incorporate many of the Board’s recommendations for strengthening the City’s ethics laws. On November 14, 2023, pursuant to the Board’s powers and duties under §§2-156-380(e), (f), and (g) of the Governmental Ethics Ordinance, the Board formally submitted its revised proposed amendments to the City’s ethics laws to the Mayor and City Council. They are posted here:

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Read the Executive Director’s Testimony on City Council Members’ Outside Income

By Chicago City Wire Report | Jan 24, 2024

On January 18, the Board’s Executive Director testified before the City Council’s Committee on Ethics and Government Oversight with respect to proposals that would further limit and/or prohibit City Council members from having outside employment or income. T

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COVID By The Numbers: Data Deep Dive

By Chicago City Wire Report | Jan 23, 2024

Staying up to date on vaccinations is important for everyone to remain healthy during the colder winter months, but it is especially important for those who are at the highest risk for severe disease or death—including older Chicagoans and those with chronic medical conditions.

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Employees and Officials Who Violated the Ethics Ordinance for Failure to Timely Complete 2023 Ethics Training

By Chicago City Wire Report | Jan 21, 2024

Employees and Officials Who Violated the Ethics Ordinance for Failure to Timely Complete 2023 Ethics Training

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Renovated USO Center at Midway International Airport Now Open

By Chicago City Wire Report | Jan 20, 2024

Revamped Location at Midway Offers Updated Amenities for Service Members and Their Families

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Aer Lingus to Relocate O’Hare Operations to Terminal 3

By Chicago City Wire Report | Jan 19, 2024

Irish Flag Carrier Will Move From Terminal 5 on Jan. 24 to Allow Better Coordination with American Airlines in Terminal 3

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Jan 22, 2024 Open Session Agenda and Zoom Information for the Jan. Board Meeting

By Chicago City Wire Report | Jan 18, 2024

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BACP Entrepreneur Certificate Program Launches User-Friendly Portal

By Chicago City Wire Report | Jan 17, 2024

The newly redesigned portal allows current and future business owners to track program progress, ultimately leading to eligibility to apply for a loan with partner bank, CIBC Bank USA

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The City of Chicago Has Activated the Emergency Operation Plan for Extreme Cold Today Through Wednesday, January 17 and Will Open Additional Warming Centers for Residents and New Arrivals at the Landing Zone

By Chicago City Wire Report | Jan 14, 2024

The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a Wind Chill Advisory for midnight tonight until Wednesday, January 17 at 9 a.m. bringing extreme cold and wind chills as low as -30° below zero.