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Please be advised that, effective immediately, Chicago has moved to the Tier 1 Mitigations Measures set by the State of Illinois.

WEST LOOP COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION: Virtual Community Development Meeting For 23 South Sangamon Street

Please join 25th Ward Alderman Byron Sigcho-Lopez and the West Loop Community Organization (WLCO) for a virtual community meeting regarding the proposed development at 23 South Sangamon Street.

WEST CENTRAL ASSOCIATION CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: What We're Reading...week of Jan. 22

New West Loop's Rye Deli & Drink opens during a pandemic.

CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY - WEST LOOP BRANCH: CPL Location Closures in Response to COVID-19 - 1/23/2021

CPL locations may need to close in response to a positive COVID-19 test result.

CHICAGO CITY MAYOR'S OFFICE: Mayor Lightfoot and the Department of Planning and Development (DPD) Announce Neighborhood Opportunity Fund Finalists

Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot and the Department of Planning and Development (DPD) announced the 30 finalists selected for the Neighborhood Opportunity Fund.

NEIGHBORS OF WEST LOOP: CAPS Meeting - Beat 1214 to be held on January 20, 2021

The beat meeting is a chance to meet your neighbors and come up with strategies that affect the community.

WEST LOOP COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION: CISA Public Safety Advisory

At the request of Chicago’s Office of Emergency Management and Communications (OEMC), we are forwarding a public safety advisory from the federal Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)

WEST LOOP COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION: FMID Plan Updates Webinar January 21

The Department of Planning and Development (DPD) and Ald. Walter Burnett (27th) will co-host a community webinar next month on DPD's efforts to update the Fulton Market Innovation District Plan, or FMID Plan.

CHICAGO CITY MAYOR'S OFFICE: Mayor Lightfoot and City Comptroller Announce $8.9 Million In Debt Forgiveness From Utility Billing Relief Program

Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot and the Department of Finance Comptroller Reshma Soni announced that the City has set aside $8.9 million in potential debt forgiveness for eligible homeowners enrolled in the Chicago Utility Billing Relief (UBR) Program, a debt relief initiative that reduces the cost of water, sewer, and water-sewer tax portions of City utility bills for low-income Chicago residents.

NEIGHBORS OF WEST LOOP: FMID Community Meeting to be held on January 21, 2021

The Department of Planning and Development (DPD) and Ald. Walter Burnett (27th) will co-host a community webinar next month on DPD's efforts to update the Fulton Market Innovation District Plan, or FMID Plan.

NEIGHBORS OF WEST LOOP: NoWL Development Committee Meeting to be held on January 11, 2021

A monthly meeting to discus neighborhood development news, review committee activities, and receive presentations from development teams about West Loop projects.

CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY - WEST LOOP BRANCH: New CPL Maker Lab Website: Find How-to Guides and Resources (Jan. 8, 2021)

CPL makers, explore making and the local maker community with our new Maker Lab Resources website.

WEST LOOP COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION: New Chicago Laws Coming Into Effect In 2021

Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot, along with various City Departments and agencies, is informing Chicago residents, workers and businesses of new local laws, regulations and deadlines that they should be aware of in 2021.

WEST CENTRAL ASSOCIATION CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: What We're Reading...week of Jan. 8

A new tenant for Fulton Market: a gym, made out of shipping containers.

CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY - WEST LOOP BRANCH: Grab and Go Kits to be held on January 11, 2021