Check out our updates below for what happened in City Council this month! Thanks to our summer intern Ian McCready for helping put this edition of the round up together! Legislation Passed Snap Curfew The Snap Curfew Ordinance, SO2025-0016732, passed City Council. This ordinance allows the Chicago Police Department broad discretion to impose “snap” curfews […]
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June Immigration Briefing
Posted onOn Tuesday, June 17th, the Committee on Immigrant and Refugee Rights hosted a virtual Immigration Briefing. See a summary of key takeaways from the briefing below! As always, none of the below should be considered legal advice! Additionally, information on immigration is changing at a rapid pace, so please be aware that anything you read […]
City Council Round-up: May 2025
Posted onIt was a busy month in City Council, with two full City Council meetings, and several major pieces of legislation being passed and introduced. Read on for more details! Legislation Passed Green Social Housing City Council met earlier this month to vote on the Green Social Housing Ordinance (SO2025-0015560), an effort to create long-term affordable […]
Volunteer with the 40th Ward Environmental Board this Earth Month!
Posted onApril is Earth Month! What better way to celebrate than volunteering with the 40th Ward Environmental Board to make our ward and our city a greener place? What is the Environmental Board? The Environmental Board is a group of 40th Ward neighbors who work together on sustainability and climate change mitigation efforts both in the […]
City Council Round-up: April 2025
Posted onIt was an active month in City Council, with several key pieces of legislation being debated, and several exciting new pieces of environmental legislation introduced. Read on for more details! Key Legislation Green Social Housing This week and last week, the Committee on Finance and the Committee on Housing and Real Estate held joint hearings […]
Committee on Immigrant and Refugee Rights Report: March 2025
Posted onOn March 18th, the Committee on Immigrant and Refugee Rights (CIRR) held a meeting to report on the Committee’s work supporting immigrants and refugees. The hearing also featured testimony from the National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) on federal immigration updates. The Committee also requested that the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant, Migrant, and Refugee Rights (IMRR), […]
City Council Round-up: March 2025
Posted onAt the latest City Council meeting on March 12th, members of City Council discussed a potential fur ban, voted on a settlement from a police misconduct case from 2020, and passed several resolutions, including one for Women’s History Month. Find out more below: Fur Ban We had several neighbors reach out asking Alder Vasquez to […]
City Council Round-up: February 2025
Posted onFebruary was a busy month in City Council! At the City Council meeting on February 20th, members of City Council discussed the Mayor’s proposed capital bond (though ultimately, the vote was postponed until the following Wednesday), as well as several key legislative items that Ald. Vasquez lead or sponsored, including: Curbstoning Ordinance Last week, the […]
First Town Hall of 2025!
Posted onThank you to everyone who came out (on one of the coldest days of the year, no less) to attend the 40th Ward Town Hall! We really appreciate your engagement, and all of your great questions. If you weren’t able to make it, we’ve got you covered. Check out the video below: Please note: the […]
Know Your Rights
Posted onChicago’s Welcoming City ordinance ensures that all Chicagoans can access essential services without fear of that accessing those services will trigger deportation. Under the ordinance, city employees—including the Chicago Police Department—are prohibited from inquiring about a person’s immigration status or coordinating with federal civil immigration enforcement unless required to do so by statute, federal regulation, […]
2025 Budget Update: Management Ordinance
Posted onBudget Hearings concluded this week! You can visit the City Clerk’s Vimeo page if you want to catch up on any of the hearings you missed, or visit our Instagram page for daily debriefs on what we learned in the hearings. While budget hearings have concluded, negotiations are still very much ongoing. Ald. Vasquez and […]
40th Ward Gift Guide
Posted onWelcome to our inaugural 40th Ward Gift Guide! See below for all of our recommendations for where to shop local this holiday season. Where to Shop Local Below our some of our favorite places to shop in the 40th Ward: Food & Drinks Arts & Crafts Home Goods Clothing Activity Holiday Events There are also […]