On Tuesday, April 14th, the Committee on Immigrant and Refugee Rights hosted a virtual Immigration Briefing with our community partners to cover the most recent updates in immigration. As always, none of the below should be considered legal advice! The federal policy and legal landscape around immigration is changing rapidly, so any of the information […]
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2026 Street Sweeping Map Now Available!
Posted onThe 2026 40th Ward Street Sweeping Map has been released!
March 2026 City Council Roundup
Posted onFind out the latest legislative updates from this month’s meeting, as well as what’s coming up in City Council below! Legislative Updates Welcoming City Ordinance Investigations On January 27th, we hosted a Joint Meeting of the Committee on Immigrant and Refugee Rights and the Committee on Police and Fire to discuss legislation to strengthen and […]
Zoning Proposal: 5636-40 N. Ashland Avenue
Posted onThe 40th Ward office has received a request to rezone 2434 W Bryn Mawr from B1-2 to B2-5 zoning to allow for the construction of a 6-floor residential building.
Immigration Debrief: March 2026
Posted onOn Tuesday, March 10th, the Committee on Immigrant and Refugee Rights hosted a virtual Immigration Briefing with our community partners to cover the most recent updates in immigration. As always, none of the below should be considered legal advice! The federal policy and legal landscape around immigration is changing rapidly, so any of the information […]
Notice of Intent: 2415-25 W. Peterson Avenue
Posted onAfter consideration of resident feedback, the 40th Ward office will support the proposed zoning change from B3-2 Community to C1-2 by Eagle Dispensaries of Illinois, LLC at 2415-25 W. Peterson Avenue.
February 2026 City Council Roundup
Posted onFind out the latest legislative updates from this month’s meeting, as well as what’s coming up in City Council below! Legislative Updates Welcoming City Ordinance Investigations On January 27th, we hosted a Joint Meeting of the Committee on Immigrant and Refugee Rights and the Committee on Police and Fire to discuss legislation to strengthen and […]
Lincoln Avenue North Streetscape Update
Posted onThe second and final phase of the Lincoln Avenue Streetscape Project is nearing the finish line! Contractors are currently working on finishing up the Ainslie Arts Plaza and modernizing the Western Avenue Traffic Signal. As part of this process, there have been some traffic changes instituted that we wanted to make the community aware of! […]
Immigration Debrief: February 2026
Posted onOn Tuesday, February 10th, the Committee on Immigrant and Refugee Rights hosted a virtual Immigration Briefing with our community partners to cover the most recent updates in immigration. As always, none of the below should be considered legal advice! The federal policy and legal landscape around immigration is changing rapidly, so any of the information […]
CIRR Immigration Enforcement Violation Report Form
Posted onIn response to community concerns, the City of Chicago Committee on Immigrant and Refugee Rights (CIRR), chaired by Ald. Andre Vasquez, has created a reporting mechanism where residents can report violations related to immigration enforcement perpetrated by Chicago law by agents. While a handful of government agencies in Illinois have established mechanisms for tracking these […]
January 2026 City Council Roundup
Posted onWednesday, January 21st marked the first City Council meeting of 2026! Find out the latest legislative updates from this month’s meeting, as well as what’s coming up in City Council below! Legislative Updates Curfew Ald. Brian Hopkins introduced an amended curfew ordinance (O2025-0021898), which replaces the previous snap curfews with time-and-site curfews. Time-and-site curfews would […]
PRESS RELEASE: Joint Meeting on Welcoming City Ordinance Violations
Posted onOn Tuesday, January 27th, The Committee on Immigrant and Refugee Rights and the Committee on Police and Fire are holding a joint meeting to discuss legislation to clarify and strengthen the investigation process for violations of the Welcoming City Ordinance. This meeting follows the CCPSA listening session earlier this month, at which hundreds of Chicagoans […]