Alderman Nicole T. Lee (11th Ward) highlights an 11th Ward Town Hall on May 31 to discuss public safety and infrastructure projects, including a community-driven process for approving additional dwelling units (ADUs). In City Council committees, she attended CPS’s education subject-matter hearing (including a quarterly budget update) and a joint hearing on the Chicago Police Department Workforce Allocation Study; she also points to upcoming June 3 hearings on gun detection technology/ShotSpotter replacement and on transferring the City’s parking meter deal.
Other announcements include ward events like a June 7 Corpus Christi procession, June 11 Movies in the Park (GOAT at Bosley Park), and June 12 Flag Day ceremonies, plus a June 1 community zoning meeting at 2878 S. Throop regarding a B2-3 change allowing retail or residential use on the first floor.
Alderman Jim Gardiner’s 45th Ward newsletter highlights recent city action and public-safety updates, including City Council passage of legislation to increase oversight of Chicago Police Department members amid targeted attacks and a recent incident involving CPD officers. Other major items include reporting on delays to the Foster Avenue Bridge project and a CTA initiative to pay artists up to $50,000 to transform Chicago train stations, along with community announcements (e.g., beat meeting schedule and local small-business resources). The newsletter also notes community events such as a Support the Police Rally tonight and Alderman Gardiner’s participation in a street renaming honoring Officer Enrique Martinez at 64th & Komensky.
Alderwoman Maria Hadden (49th Ward) highlights local updates including construction and infrastructure work: Joyce Kilmer Triangle Monument improvements began this week, tree trimming is scheduled for June 1, and Loyola University/City DOT projects will involve temporary sidewalk or lane closures (plus a residential lighting project on Chase and Paulina). She also notes city-related budget planning input via a 2027 Budget Engagement Roundtable at Harry S. Truman College on June 6, and shares funding/program announcements such as SBIF applications opening June 1 and FEMA/SBA flood relief funds now available.
Other major announcements include the Juneteenth grand opening weekend of the Obama Presidential Center (June 19–21), beach season opening, seasonal street sweeping starting, and several community events such as the Glenwood Sunday Market returning June 7 and a volunteer “It’s Your Park Day” cleanup at Leone Beach Park on May 30.
Ald. Anthony J. Quezada (35th Ward) reports briefings and planning progress on major transit and capital work: CTA/CDOT will begin the Logan Square Blue Line Station canopy replacement, and Chicago Park District planning is ending for Avondale Park Fieldhouse Phase 1 (roof/windows, masonry, and minor interior repairs), with Quezada noting he secured an additional $5 million in TIF funds. On the zoning side, his office is seeking/collecting feedback for two Belmont Ave-area proposals—supporting the rezoning request for 3458 W Belmont (C1-1 to B2-2) and accepting input through June 5 at 5pm for 2739–2743 W Belmont (M1-1 to B2-3) to replace a body shop with a 6-flat—while residents are also engaged on street safety through events like the Saint John Beachman bike bus.
He also highlights upcoming street and infrastructure projects (water/sewer work on N. St. Louis Ave June 1–5, and CDOT resurfacing of California Ave starting June 8 with Fullerton Ave resurfacing in early summer), plus community events including Ward Nights (June 15 and June 29) and the Logan Square Pride Flag Raising on June 1 at 12:00 PM.
There were no zoning, development, housing, transit, or budget hearings/decisions reported in Ald. Andre Vasquez’s 40th Ward newsletter. The most substantive ward-related items were construction and street work updates—continuing the Lincoln Avenue Streetscape, beginning Manor Avenue resurfacing, planning the Elise Malary Plaza work to start in June, and ongoing Ashland Avenue resurfacing—and community safety notes (e.g., airbag theft prevention and a 20th District Safety Saturday). Other major announcements included hosting Community Karaoke and Birthday Jam on Sunday, submitting ideas for the 2026–2027 People’s Budget by June 1, and CityArts grant applications due June 3.
Alderwoman Rossana Rodriguez Sanchez’s 33rd Ward newsletter highlights ongoing community meetings on current zoning/development proposals, including planned community meetings for 3007–11 W Irving Park Rd (B3-1 to B3-3) and 3446 W Irving Park Rd (B3-1 to B3-3), plus review/feedback status for 4634–36 N Avers Ave (RS-3 to RT-4). It also announces feedback opportunities on local policy changes and transit-related infrastructure planning, including a community feedback form on whether to lift the packaged goods liquor moratorium on 3734 W Lawrence and a survey to place six new bus-stop benches.
Other major items include Naloxone (Narcan) newsstands and training locations for harm-reduction, ongoing Ronan Park updates, Neighbor Nights on June 1 and June 15 (with an MWRD flood-mitigation presentation), and public health/community resource updates such as hantavirus information and blood drive/event listings.
In his 32nd Ward newsletter, Alderman Scott Waguespack highlights community events and city updates, including the start of Walsh Park Farmers Market (June 4) and Roscoe Village Farmers Market (June 7), plus CDOT projects like the Wellington & Oakdale greenway work beginning this week and a DWM water main project on Greenview with a planned outage on June 2. He also flags major public safety/traffic items such as a planned overnight full closure of the Kennedy Expressway reversible express lanes (May 29–10 a.m. May 30) and weekend street-closure impacts from Maifest and Do Division. Other notable announcements include upcoming CPS/candidate information for the November 3 elected school board election, Chicago OEMC app and NotifyChicago alerts guidance, and CAPS meetings across the 14th and 19th police districts.
Alderman Brian Hopkins (2nd Ward) is co-hosting a community meeting on June 10, 2026 to provide an update from Northwestern Medicine on its proposed cancer center at the vacant parcel bounded by Fairbanks Court, Huron Street, McClurg Court, and Erie Street, including changes to traffic circulation and preliminary construction logistics. The newsletter also notes a video rendering will be shared and registration is required (in-person at Northwestern Medicine Prentice Women’s Hospital or via Zoom webinar).
No other policy, zoning, budget, transit, or street-safety actions are announced in this newsletter.
Alderperson Jessie Fuentes (26th Ward) reports unveiling five new no-cost Narcan newsstands across the ward and highlights Memorial Day peace efforts, including ALSO’s 31st annual Peace Walk and a Pop-Up for Peace near Kilbourn and Homer. She also announces two upcoming events: a Business Resource Fair on June 3 and a Humboldt Park town hall on June 8 at Encuentro Square. The newsletter additionally promotes a first-time Puerto Rican flag-raising ceremony at Daley Plaza as part of Puerto Rican People’s Day weekend, and it shares ward updates and links for construction projects and zoning process information.
47th Ward Ald. Matt Martin chaired a City Council committee hearing reviewing a newly released 750-page CPD staffing study, highlighting recommendations to fill over 600 officer-held positions with civilians and to adjust supervisor-to-officer ratios while reducing nonurgent 911 calls to improve service. He also passed a city ordinance reforming special event licensing to make it easier and cheaper for small breweries/distilleries to host community events, and he noted his ordinance to phase out single-use plastics by city departments. The newsletter also promotes Maifest (May 29–31) and EcoFest (May 30), plus upcoming local neighborhood events like Ribfest (June 5–7), The Great Bake Walk (June 7), and summer concert series at Giddings Plaza.
Alderman Brendan Reilly (42nd Ward) reported attending the Nicholas J. Melas Centennial Fountain season opening ceremony, and noted DCASE art commission selections for DuSable Park and a Riverwalk mural via the Chicago Monuments Project. The newsletter also shared multiple major traffic and transit-related closure updates in the 42nd Ward, including ongoing State/Lake CTA station reconstruction impacts (State Street closures through June 19, 2026 and indefinite Lake Street closures), plus other bridge, ramp, and construction projects.
Other items included CAPS meeting dates for several beats, a June 2 domestic violence resource table and clothing drive, and the June 5–7 Chicago Blues Festival at Millennium Park.
Alderman Matthew J. O’Shea (19th Ward) reports that an emergency street closure is in effect on 103rd St between Maplewood Ave and Talman Ave due to car damage to CSX train signals at 103rd St and Maplewood Ave. CSX anticipates repairs will be completed by Saturday, May 30, with 103rd St fully open by about 4:00 pm, and trains are using horns and traveling at reduced speed as a precaution.
Other updates include general Illinois Secure Choice retirement savings program information and references to employment opportunities via the 19th Ward Office website.
Alderwoman Angela Clay (46th Ward) highlights CDOT resurfacing on Sheridan Road between Montrose and Foster, including pedestrian safety upgrades (curb extensions and paint-and-post bump-outs), and notes related utility work and an upcoming DWM water main/lead service line project on Racine (with a scheduled water shutoff June 2). She also publicizes housing and community updates including the opening of 4713 N. Clark (“The Anderson”) with Chicago ARO affordable units, plus DFSS-supported summer houseless neighbor picnics and a call for donations to the ward’s Community Cornerstore. Other major announcements include the 3rd Annual Back to School Bash on August 1 at Clarendon Park and upcoming events like It’s Your Park Day on May 30 at Buena Circle Park and a June 20–Aug 2 run of “Men Of Soul” at Black Ensemble Theater.
Alderman Timmy Knudsen (43rd Ward) announced support for legislation with Sen. Sara Feigenholtz to require locational approval for large utility projects, focusing on the proposed ComEd substation at 1111 W. Diversey Parkway, and also backed Francis W. Parker School’s expansion plan with a Community Benefits Agreement. The newsletter also highlights that Chicago’s ADU ordinance is now in effect and calls on CDOT to prioritize bridge-closure communication/traffic mitigation for long-term river bridge shutdowns (including Cortland Bridge).
Other major updates include Knudsen serving as commencement speaker for Lincoln Park High School’s Class of 2026, supporting an America250 resolution, and announcing community events plus the reopening of Beaumont’s of Lincoln Park.
Alderman William Hall (6th Ward) urges residents to attend a Zoning & Safety Meeting on June 2 to discuss proposed housing and business developments, public safety improvements, parking concerns, and the long-term vision for 75th Street. The newsletter focuses on ensuring community input on development and safety decisions that will shape the neighborhood. It otherwise contains no additional major policy, budget, or infrastructure announcements beyond the meeting invitation.
9th Ward Alderman Anthony A. Beale’s newsletter is primarily a notice of upcoming events and deadlines, including a July 31 deadline to apply for Traffic Control Aid (hourly). No meetings/hearings on zoning, development, housing, transit, or budget, nor any policy changes, ordinances, development approvals, or street safety projects are mentioned in the provided text.
Alderman Stephanie D. Coleman (16th Ward) shared a weekend notice encouraging residents to submit 311 service requests for city issues like streetlights out, fly dumping, or other service problems. The newsletter did not include any zoning, housing, transit, street-safety, or budget meetings/hearings or policy/ordinance updates. It mainly functions as a service-office announcement and event/citizen support outreach.
In Alderman Raymond Lopez’s 15th Ward newsletter, he urges support for his Parental Accountability Ordinance, proposing increased fines/community service and required family counseling. The newsletter also notes community clean-up efforts, including Lopez delivering black carts to constituents, and provides information on SBA low-interest loan assistance for residents impacted by last year’s July 25–28 flooding.
Other announcements include a Memorial Day wreath laying events, youth summer internship applications (deadline today), a teen interviews feature, and multiple ward service updates such as completed 50th St resurfacing and various debris/parkway restoration items.
Alderman Debra L. Silverstein (50th Ward) highlights police CAPS beat meetings for portions of the ward on June 1–3, and encourages residents to file Rogers Park Township property tax appeals (deadline June 1). The newsletter also promotes ward events such as a Veterans Resources Day on June 3 and an Outdoor Office & Ice Cream Social on June 4, plus other community items including CAPS safety discussions, park advisory planning for Warren Park (May 31), and street sweeping schedule/alerts.
Alderman Jim Gardiner highlighted City Council passage of legislation increasing oversight and scrutiny of Chicago Police Department members after a weekend vehicle struck officers while responding to a teen takeover, and he attended the honorary street renaming for Officer Enrique Martinez at 64th & Komensky in the West Lawn community. Other major items included news about delays to the Foster Avenue Bridge project and a CTA effort to pay artists up to $50,000 to transform Chicago train stations. The newsletter also shared community updates such as beat meeting dates across Ward 45, ongoing neighborhood safety events, and assistance resources (including applying for Community Development Grants, with deadlines noted).