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City of Chicago has begun accepting application for the $10 million Chicago Hospitality Grant Program.

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WEST LOOP COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION: New COVID-19 Stay-at-Home Advisory & Event Limitations Effective Monday

Please be advised that Mayor Lightfoot announced the launch of a new citywide strategy to reverse the alarming rise in COVID -19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths.

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NEIGHBORS OF WEST LOOP: CAPS Meeting - Beats 1214 & 1215 to be held on November 18, 2020

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

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CHICAGO CITY MAYOR'S OFFICE: City of Chicago Launches “Protect Chicago” Strategy to Mitigate Further Spread Of COVID-19

Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot, the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH), and the Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection (BACP) today launched a new citywide strategy - “Protect Chicago” - an effort to help Chicago bend the COVID-19 curve for the second time.

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NEIGHBORS OF WEST LOOP: NoWL Development Committee Meeting to be held on November 9, 2020

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

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WEST LOOP COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION: Announcement as of November 6, 2020

There was a scheduled assembly at Union Park - 1201 W Randolph Street.

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WEST LOOP COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION: Congratulations to President Elect Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris

Congratulations to President Elect Biden and to the First Female, Black and Indian and a Daughter of Immigrants, Vice President Kamala Harris.

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CHICAGO CITY MAYOR'S OFFICE: Mayor Lightfoot, DCASE and DPD Announce Artists-in-Residence in Four South and West Side Neighborhoods

Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot, the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) and the Department of Planning and Development (DPD) today announced the first ever Artists-In-Residence for four of the City’s INVEST South/West neighborhoods.

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WEST LOOP COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION: New COVID-19 Mitigations FAQ

By Press release submission Nov 2, 2020

No indoor dining or service at bars or restaurants.

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COMMUNITY WEST LOOP COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION: City Reinstates Targeted COVID-19 Restrictions In Response To Case Surge

By Press release submission Oct 26, 2020

Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot joined Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) Commissioner Allison Arwady, M.D., and Business Affairs and Consumer Protection (BACP) Commissioner Rosa Escareno to announce a retightening of COVID-19 restrictions in response to a recent, rapid rise in cases and hospitalizations over the past two weeks.

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WEST LOOP COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION: 2PM Webinar Reviewing New COVID-19 Business Regulations

By Press release submission Oct 26, 2020

Friday, October 23 at 6AM, new regulations for non-essential businesses went into effect to help manage a second wave of COVID-19 cases in the Chicago region.

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CHICAGO CITY MAYOR'S OFFICE: Mayor Lightfoot Announces Juan Morado Jr. As New Board Member for the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority (MPEA)

By Press release submission Oct 26, 2020

Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot announced the appointment of Juan Morado Jr. to the Board of the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority (MPEA).

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WEST LOOP COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION: Virtual Community Meeting for the Proposed Development at 213-223 N Racine

Please join 27th Ward Alderman Walter Burnett, Jr. and the West Loop Community Organization (WLCO) for a virtual community meeting regarding the proposed development at 213-223 N Racine.

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CHICAGO CITY MAYOR' OFFICE: Mayor Lightfoot and Office of Community Engagement Honor Chicago’s Latinx Community Champions

Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot will join the Office of Community Engagement and other City leaders for a celebratory virtual event to commemorate Latinx Heritage Month by honoring 19 “Campeones de la Communidad Latina” (Latinx Community Champions) for their commitment to supporting and advocating for Chicago’s multiethnic and multicultural Latinx community.

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CHICAGO CITY MAYOR'S OFFICE: Mayor Lightfoot and CDPH Commissioner Dr. Arwady Sound the Alarm on Second Wave of COVID-19

Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot joined Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) Commissioner Allison Arwady, M.D., to sound the alarm on the worrying trends across COVID-19 health metrics, including a significant rise in cases, positivity rate and hospitalizations.

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CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY - WEST LOOP BRANCH: Early Voting: Secured Ballot Drop Boxes at 26 CPL Locations