Chicago Alderman Newsletter Tracker

Alderman Jason C. Ervin’s newsletter (28th Ward) is primarily community outreach and event announcements, with no described zoning, development approvals, housing/transit/streets policy votes, or budget decisions. It highlights resources and programs including summer pool parties (July 8–9), free record relief (July 9), community violence intervention grant funding (application period July 1–Aug. 3, 2026), Garfield Park Neighborhood Market dates, and multiple job and hiring events and community fairs. Other major items include a Cook County community violence intervention grant notice, a “Preparing for Homeownership” session (July 14), a Job & Volunteer Fair (July 15), and Stronger Together’s annual community blood drive (July 17).

Alderman Matthew J. O’Shea (19th Ward) announces a food donation drive today, July 8, from 12:00–3:00pm to support the Maple Morgan Park Food Pantry at 11030 S. Longwood Drive. The pantry serves more than 4,000 families across several South Side neighborhoods, and residents are encouraged to donate non-perishable food and/or money. Other updates in the newsletter include information about the state retirement savings program Illinois Secure Choice and general employment/community resource links for the 19th Ward.

Alderman William Hall (6th Ward) promoted “Wellness Wednesday” and announced Advocate Trinity Hospital’s Gym Shoe Ball & Community Health Fair on Saturday, July 18 (9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.), including free school physicals, blood pressure screenings, CPR demonstrations/training, community health resources, and free backpacks/school supplies while supplies last. The event also features a parade from 10:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m. The newsletter does not mention zoning, housing, transit, budget actions, or street safety changes.

48th Ward Alderwoman Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth’s July 8, 2026 newsletter highlights a July 22 Mid-Year Town Hall and continued zoning/development work, including an ongoing “last chance” feedback period for the Emanuel Congregation/Fern Hill planned development plan (feedback due July 10 at 5pm) and published/updated sustainable development priorities. It also notes Loyola University campus parking restrictions (July 9 and July 12) and CTA construction notices affecting alley closures/impacts and upcoming alley/road grinding and resurfacing. Other major updates include July 13’s 20th District Council public safety meeting, storm/flooding reminders and MWRD alert signups, a July 14 homeownership workshop (“Money Matters Institute”), and July 11–12 Edgewater Greek Fest plus other summer community events listed on the ward calendar.

Alderman Dowell’s Third Ward newsletter mainly focuses on the City of Chicago’s Annual Financial Audit for 2025, noting a growing net deficit ($30.5B) and weak pension funding (28.1%) as the City prepares to consider its FY2027 budget. The email also announces a July 20 Third Ward Town Hall meeting and alerts residents to a fireworks show on July 9 at Soldier Field (5:30 pm–midnight). Other items include preparation for a homeownership workshop, National Night Out, and listings for local events (e.g., City cooling centers, EMT positions, the La Rabida job fair, a Block City event, and a UChicago community meeting).

In a notice for the 46th Ward, Alderwoman Angela Clay said her office will be closed on Thursday, July 9 and reopen on Friday, July 10 at 9:00 a.m., directing residents to city 3-1-1 resources and information on parking permits and moving signs in the meantime. No zoning, housing, transit, budget, or street-safety meetings or policy actions were announced in this newsletter.

Alderman Daniel La Spata (1st Ward) reports that the Grand Avenue reconstruction is still planned to start this year (Phase I Damen to Ashland, then Ashland to Ogden in 2027) and shares updates/feedback on the design, including requests about removing parkway trees. He also highlights progress on the Rockwell Greenway extension as part of a broader safer biking network, and notes the upcoming 2027 Participatory Budgeting process. Other updates include a proposed incidental packaged goods license at 1319 W Grand with a July 13 agenda item, plus a July 13 virtual zoning meeting covering 2831–2845 W Diversey and 2455 N California; community events include dominoes at Maplewood Park (July 11) and a bike ride/rally in Humboldt Park for Pedal for CHANGE.

Alderwoman Maria Hadden (49th Ward) does not report any specific meetings/hearings or votes on zoning, housing, transit, or the city budget; the newsletter instead focuses on advocacy concerns about LGBTQ+ rights and potential federal funding impacts affecting ward resources. It also emphasizes her campaign’s push for re-election without developer dollars and invites supporters to join the “M49 Club” with recurring donations. Other major items are a schedule of July 2026 campaign and community events (door-knocking, canvassing training, multiple book events, and a Democratic Party of Illinois North Side office launch).

Alderman Walter Red Burnett’s newsletter primarily announces Ward Night tonight (07.07.26), inviting residents to share concerns and scan a QR code to schedule time to meet with him. No zoning, development, housing, transit, budget, or street-safety actions are mentioned in this message.

Alderman Debra L. Silverstein (50th Ward) reports that a warning siren in the 50th Ward near Peterson and Richmond is malfunctioning and sending false alerts; she contacted OEMC and a crew has been dispatched to investigate and repair it. She asks residents to disregard the current warning sound until further notice.

Alderman Stephanie D. Coleman’s 16th Ward e-newsletter (July 2026) focuses on encouraging residents to report City service issues like potholes, streetlights out, and fly dumping via 311 or her office, and provides her service office hours and contact information. The newsletter does not list any zoning/development, housing/transit/street policy changes, development approvals, or budget/infrastructure decisions, and it includes general community resources and event-related links (e.g., 16th Ward police district information and RSVP options).

Alderman Ronnie L. Mosley (21st Ward) announced tonight’s free “Movies in the Park” showing of *Drumline* at Oakdale Park (965 W. 95th Street), encouraging arrivals by 7:45 PM for complimentary food before the movie at dusk. The next event is Wednesday, July 22, at Fernwood Park (10436 S. Wallace St.) featuring *Gremlins*. No zoning, housing, transit, or budget meetings or policy changes were mentioned in this newsletter.

In Alderman Brian Hopkins’ 2nd Ward newsletter, he highlights a plan to restore confidence in CTA service through expanded enforcement on the Red and Green Lines (including fare-evasion reductions) and says he will introduce a resolution urging the CTA to evaluate and install “Next Generation” fare gates. He also notes upcoming infrastructure and street work in the ward—especially the Division Street streetscape from Dearborn to State and other resurfacing/lighting projects—and reports an update on Garfield Park’s July 5 shooting and the need for curfews. Other announcements/events include Superintendent Larry Snelling’s retirement and an interim superintendent role starting July 15, new nonstop international routes at O’Hare and Midway, and community events such as the Sheffield Garden Walk (July 18–19) and Taste of Chicago (July 8–12) plus multiple summer library and neighborhood activities.

The newsletter from the 29th Ward focuses on resources, including the city’s introduction of the free “Recycle Coach” app to connect Chicago residents with hyper-local waste and recycling information. No zoning, development, housing, transit, budget, or street-safety meetings or policy/ordinance actions are mentioned, and there are no other specific major events listed in the provided text.

This newsletter from the 46th Ward Office does not mention any zoning, development, housing, transit, budget, or street-safety hearings/ordinances, and no development approvals or spending decisions are discussed. The main announcement is a free community film screening on Friday, July 10 (5:00–7:00 PM) of *Cooked: Survival by Zip Code* at Clarendon Park, followed by a discussion with the People’s Response Network on local heat preparedness and climate resilience resources.

Alderman Byron Sigcho-López (46th Ward) invites residents to a free community film screening on Friday, July 10, at Clarendon Park about extreme heat and climate resilience, followed by a discussion led by the People’s Response Network. The newsletter does not mention zoning, development approvals, transit/budget decisions, housing/parking/street policy changes, or street safety/redesign projects. Other announcements include the event details (5:00–7:00 PM, 4501 N. Clarendon Ave.) and an outreach note to local heat preparedness resources.

Alderman Matthew J. O’Shea (19th Ward) is promoting a food donation drive for the Maple Morgan Park Food Pantry on Wednesday, July 8 from 12:00–3:00pm at 11030 S. Longwood Drive. The newsletter does not mention any zoning/development, housing/transit policy or hearings, budget decisions, or street-safety projects. Other content includes information about the state retirement savings program Illinois Secure Choice and general employment opportunities from the 19th Ward Office.

No zoning, development, housing, transit, budget, or street-safety meetings/hearings or policy/ordinance actions are mentioned in the 17th Ward Alderman David Moore newsletter. The main announcement is recruiting organizations to participate (no vendor fees) in the “Together We Can Resource Fair,” alongside prompts to apply for the Aida Liquors College Scholarship and other general community/job/public safety resources.

In June, Chicago City Council approved the city’s purchase of the Greyhound bus station, and Alderwoman Maria Hadden (49th Ward) also highlights major housing-policy work: the proposed Protecting Renters Ordinance (RLTO modernization) advanced to the Committee on Housing and Real Estate, with a subject-matter hearing on June 29. Hadden’s newsletter additionally notes environmental/energy and related governance meetings, including a July 13 Committee on Environmental Protection & Energy hearing on the Department of Environment’s data center report, plus a June 25 Finance Committee hearing on a proposed sale of Chicago parking meters (and reports that the city withdrew its $3.3B bid). Other announcements include a July 16 mid-year city budget hearing, a July 17 Mid-Summer Block Party Town Hall, Chicago Climate Week July 18–25, and a July 13 shoreline-related update that anticipates the Army Corps’ shoreline study being finalized by end of 2027.

Alderman Nicole T. Lee (11th Ward) reports that the Committee on Housing and Real Estate Development held a subject-matter hearing on Mayor Johnson’s proposed “Protecting Renters Ordinance,” and she plans to review the ordinance and hear resident feedback. She also highlights an upcoming City Council vote likely on July 15 regarding a TIF request for infrastructure tied to the “The 78” mega-development (a Fire soccer stadium) after grounding, with a virtual community meeting scheduled July 10; additionally, CPD Supt. Larry Snelling’s July 15 resignation is covered, along with a COPA subject matter hearing. Other ward updates include a recorded community zoning meeting for 3439 S. Morgan, multiple upcoming community events/open houses (including “Moving Archer Forward” on July 8 and Night Out in the Park on July 17), and ongoing street/utility construction and break-ins at 35th & Halsted (Stussy’s) and 31st & Morgan (Zaytune’s).