32nd Ward Newsletter July 10, 2026

32nd Ward Newsletter July 10, 2026

Dear John,


Bucktown Garden Walk takes place this weekend and gardeners are ready for your visit. I'm happy to sponsor this great event that takes place July 11th & 12th from 10 am - 5 pm! The best Bucktown weekend of the year is jam packed, with music throughout the gardens on both days, over 120 gardens, a great Kid's Fest on Saturday morning, a wine walk, and new this year, the first annual Fermented Frolic Garden Walk bar crawl! For more information Click Here!

The Cook County Assessor's Office has opened Lakeview Township for property tax appeals until July 13th. Click here to file your appeal!

Have a good weekend,

Alderman Scott Waguespack

Water Main Replacement Project Update North Greenview Ave. (W. Fullerton Ave. to W. Altgeld St). Project # 2601026

• Greenview will be closed beginning as early as Monday, 7/13/26, within the project limits on N. Greenview Ave., from W. Fullerton Ave. to W. Altgeld St
• Most of the remaining water transfers will be completed by Monday and Tuesday.
• The final connection will require a shutdown on part of W. Fullerton Ave. from N. Ashland Ave. to N. Southport Ave. Businesses and homeowners will be notified this week on the date of the closure.
• Normal working hours are from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday but work hours may be extended to expediate the work. Streets will be closed to traffic during working hours, but residents will continue to have access to their homes. We appreciate the patience and cooperation of residents and businesses.

Hearing on the Chicago Police Department 
Consent Decree

This hearing provides an opportunity for residents, stakeholders, and community organizations to share their perspectives and experiences regarding the Department's ongoing reform efforts and implementation of the Consent Decree.

The virtual public hearing will be held on Tuesday, July 14, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. If you are interested in participating or would like additional information, please click here. If you would simply like to join the hearing via Zoom, please use the link below:

Zoom Link phone: 13126266799,,96173711584#

July CAPS Meeting



14th Police District

1432- July 22, 6pm

Holstein Park

2200 N. Oakley

[email protected]

14th District Twitter

14th District CAPS- 312-744-1261



19th Police District

1921/1922- July 15, 6:30pm 

Police Auditorium

2452 W. Belmont

1931- July 28, 6:30pm 

Lathrop Advancement Center

2820 N. Leavitt

1932- July 23, 6:30pm 

Lincoln Park Library

1150 W. Fullerton

1933- July 14, 6:30pm 

Illinois Masonic Hospital

836 W. Wellington

[email protected]

19th District Twitter

19th District CAPS- 312-744-0064

National Night Out is August 4th

You can attend National Night Out, an event with your local police on August 4th. At these events, you can speak with your local officers, there's events for kids, food, music, raffles and more! See the flyers below for information on your district's event.

2026 Street Cleaning Schedule

Street cleaning season is in full swing. Sweepers will do more than one pass on the block in their initial cleaning but will not come back to clean sections outside of their officially scheduled day.

Next week, street sweeping will occur in sections 1, 2, and 3 (parts of Roscoe Village and West Lakeview). Click on the map above to see your section's schedule.

Please be on the lookout for signs and make sure to move your vehicle on your scheduled day (south and east sides of the street are normally done on the first day, north and west on the second; please watch for signs).

Please take the time to help clear the curb in front of your property to keep the sewers flowing well. Any landscaping debris should be bagged and put in the alley by your trash cans. Please do not sweep landscaping debris into the street. Piles of leaves and heavy garbage also clog the sweepers and will cause significant delays. Other large objects like branches will also damage the sweepers, so please remove them from curbs. Many of our clogged drains are covered in bottles, plastic bags and heavy landscaping debris that prevents good drainage. Removing plastics from the curbs and drains also helps keep our Chicago River and Lake Michigan free of the debris. Data from the Friends of the Chicago River shows that about 85% of litter in the Chicago-Calumet River system is plastic, with nearly 93% of local fish ingesting microplastics.

Residents can view street sweepers in real time using the Sweeper Tracker online tool. 

Protect Our Sewers

The City advises that parkways remain grass, in part to absorb water better. This is also so that things such as mulch and gravel don't clog up the sewers. If you do chose to have mulch, gravel, or some other surface that could clog up the sewers, please make sure to put a border around it to keep it from scattering on to the sidewalk and from going down the sewer.

Upcoming Menu Street and Alley Pavings

Streets being repaved this month-

Henderson from Ravenswood to Wolcott

Lakewood from Fletcher to Belmont

Lakewood from Wellington to Nelson

Alleys being repaved this month-

Wrightwood- Wrightwood/Altgeld, Wayne/Southport

Montana- Montana/Fullerton, Oakley/Western

Wellington- Wellington/Lakewood/Lincoln

Once these streets/alleys are milled down, repaving tends to happen within three weeks. Any speedhumps would be replaced after asphalt is replaced on the public way.

Metra Clybourn Station Feasibility Study

We have been meeting with Metra and their staff to work on improvements to the Metra Station at Armitage and Ashland. Congressman Quigley has also been working with us to obtain funding to make improvements in the near term until a larger rebuild project can be undertaken. Rider information and ideas have been shared with Metra and the July 23rd event is another opportunity for riders to share their ideas with IDOT and Metra's study team.

Bike the North Branch: Blues & Brews Tour on July 25 - North Branch Works

Please join North Branch Works for our bike tour on July 25th from 10 a.m. to noon. To register, please click here.  

This 5-mile tour will highlight businesses from the music industry and the brewing and distilling world, that keep the city singing and dancing! 

The ride will start near famed Chicago venues, The Hideout and The Salt Shed, and follow the Elston separated bike lanes to Rockwell. We will make our first stop at Rockwell on the River for coffee and pastries at Dolce Arte (3057 N Rockwell St). 

After gathering refreshments, they will make a short jaunt to the outer walls of Electrical Audio (2621 W Belmont Ave) and visit Steve Albini Way to tell the story of an incredible audio engineer who worked with bands such as Nirvana, The Pixies, and PJ Harvey.  

The journey continues on the 312 River Run Trail, which includes the breathtaking Riverview Bridge that provides a safe connection across the Chicago River. While taking in the beautiful scenery and riding along the North Branch, we will discuss its designation as a "working" river with recreational benefits as well as collective efforts to revitalize the natural habitat. 



At Irving Park Road, we will leave the trail and stop into Delmark Records (4121 N Rockwell St) to discuss blues recordings at, "the oldest continuously operating jazz and blues independent record label in the United States." 

The ride concludes at Burning Bush Brewery (4014 N Rockwell St). Pizza will be provided at no extra cost! 

Register now to be an exhibitor in the 2026 Roscoe Village Garden Walk on July 26th from 12pm-5pm. Deadline to register is July 18th.

Additional City Resources for You & Your Family


These services are provided free of charge to all Chicagoans.



Family & Maternal Health

CDPH WIC Clinics

Pregnant Or Recently Had A Baby?

Healthy Children, Let’s Prevent Lead Poisoning

Preventive Care & Clinics

Need a Vaccine? Immunization Clinics

Free Prostate or Breast Cancer Screening During Birthday Month

Mental Health & Wellness

Mental Health Clinics

Healing Arts Chicago

Environmental & Lifestyle Health

Check Air Quality Near You

Quit Smoking

Community & Other Services

More Services: chicago.gov/health

See a Problem on Your Block? Call 311.

311 is Chicago’s non-emergency service line. It connects you to City services for issues that affect your block, your home, or your health.

By Phone: Dial 3-1-1 from any phone in Chicago.

Online: Visit the official 311 portal

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Alderman Scott Waguespack

2657 North Clybourn

Chicago, IL 60614

(773) 248-1330

[email protected]