September 2025 - 40th Ward of Chicago
Estimated: 6 minute readSeptember City Council Roundup| 40th Ward of Chicago
Estimated: 6 minute readSeptember City Council Roundup| 40th Ward of Chicago
City Council is back from recess this month! Here’s what happened in September. Mid-Year Budget Hearings This year marked Chicago’s first mid-year budget report and mid-year hearings! During the 2025 budget hearings, Ald. Vasquez passed a number of reforms aimed at providing greater transparency, accountability, and oversight to the city’s budget process. Establishing mid-year budget […] The post September City Council Roundup appeared first on 40th Ward of Chicago.| 40th Ward of Chicago
After consideration of resident feedback, the 40th Ward office cannot support the proposed zoning change from B1-2 Community to B2-5 by Bryn Mawr Commons LLC. The post Notice of Intent: 2434 W Bryn Mawr appeared first on 40th Ward of Chicago.| 40th Ward of Chicago
On Friday, September 12th, we hosted a meeting of the Committee on Immigrant and Refugee Rights to discuss the escalation of federal enforcement in Chicago over the past few weeks. If you missed the hearing, you can view a recording below: For the past few weeks, CIRR staff have been speaking with city council members […] The post CIRR Subject Matter Hearing: Preparing for Federal Escalation appeared first on 40th Ward of Chicago.| 40th Ward of Chicago
On Tuesday, September 16th, the Committee on Immigrant and Refugee Rights hosted a virtual Immigration Briefing with some of our community partners. The briefing covered the increase in ICE enforcement we’ve seen in Chicago, attacks on lawful immigration, federal litigation updates, and an update on the June 4th mass detention in Chicago. As always, none […]| 40th Ward of Chicago
Budget 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 of Chicago
Estimated: 2 minute readIntroducing the 40th Ward Art Scavenger Hunt!| 40th Ward of Chicago
Do you know how many beautiful murals are hidden around our ward? Get ready to find out! This year, we’re launching a 40th Ward Art Scavenger Hunt to explore and celebrate all of the incredible local art around the ward. Find all 10 public art pieces below for a chance to win a 1st, 2nd, […]| 40th Ward of Chicago
President Trump may want to abuse his office by sending military troops into our city to terrorize our people––but we don’t have to let him. If the president sets federal troops on our city, we will fight back with every tool available to us. We will not sit back and allow him to terrorize the […]| 40th Ward of Chicago
Neighborhood: West Rogers Park, West Ridge, Arcadia Terrace, Budlong Woods, Lincoln Square Zip Code: 60645, 60659, 60625 Scope and boundaries: Western Avenue from Howard Street to Addison Street Timeline: Spring 2021-Summer 2024| 40th Ward of Chicago
With the new Peterson/Ridge Metra project around the corner, several changes to residential parking permit zones may be coming to a street near you! Find answers to all of your Residential Permit Parking Zone questions.| 40th Ward of Chicago
Our mission is to make city government accessible, transparent, and accountable to you, our neighbors. Delivering a Transparent & Responsible City Budget After decades of financial mismanagement, we’re working to make our city’s budget process more transparent. Transparency means accountability and helps to ensure that decisions for our city’s future better reflect the needs and priorities […]| 40th Ward of Chicago
This past week, we hosted a Town Hall for 40th Ward neighbors to come together to discuss the most pressing policy issues facing our city! We hosted breakout discussions to hear from neighbors about their ideas and priorities, and talked about some of the priorities we’re working on. If you missed being there in person, […]| 40th Ward of Chicago
Estimated: 3 minute readHaven on Lincoln Community Update| 40th Ward of Chicago
On Wednesday, August 20th, we held a community meeting to update the community on the most recent happenings with the Haven on Lincoln! If you missed the meeting, you can watch the video below, or read on for a summary of what we covered. Operational Update Based on federal funding changes, the Chicago Department of Public […]| 40th Ward of Chicago
August's Immigration Briefing covered attacks by the Trump administration on lawful immigration, the impact of the federal budget bill on immigrant communities, and several recent wins in the courts. The post August Immigration Briefing appeared first on 40th Ward of Chicago.| 40th Ward of Chicago
The 40th Ward office has received a request to rezone 2415-25 W Peterson Ave. from B3-2 to C1-2 zoning in order to allow for a cannabis dispensary to open at that location.| 40th Ward of Chicago
Estimated: 2 minute readOperational Changes to the Chicago Public Schools 2025-26 Year| 40th Ward of Chicago
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE STATEMENT FROM ALD. ANDRE VASQUEZ ON THE RELEASE OF THE MID-YEAR BUDGET REPORT July 31, 2025 CHICAGO, IL – On July 30th, the Office of Budget Management released the Mid-Year Budget Report, in response to budget transparency reforms Ald. Andre Vasquez submitted to the management ordinance during last year’s budget process. During […]| 40th Ward of Chicago
This month’s City Council agenda was packed! Find out what passed, what didn’t, and what was introduced below. But first: July is Disability Pride Month! City Council recognized the occasion with a resolution (R2025-0018721), and Alder Vasquez also introduced a resolution honoring Sister Rosemary Connelly (R2025-0018547), a beloved member of our community who passed away […]| 40th Ward of Chicago
The 40th Ward of Chicago is a beautiful mix of neighborhoods such as Andersonville, Budlong Woods, Lincoln Square, Edgewater, Arcadia Terrace, and Bowmanville.| 40th Ward of Chicago
Neighborhood: Lincoln Square, Budlong Woods Zip Code: 60625 Scope and boundaries: Lincoln Ave from Western Ave to Catalpa Ave Timeline: Fall 2023-Spring 2025| 40th Ward of Chicago
🔎 Looking for our new arrival data dashboard? Review all new arrival data on Google Sheets. Transparency and accountability in addressing Chicago’s forced migration crisis Chicago has experienced an unprecedented and alarming surge of forced migration since August of 2022. Governor Abbott of Texas and other conservative leaders have sent nearly 40,000 asylum seekers to […]| 40th Ward of Chicago
In May of 2023, Alderperson Vasquez was appointed as Chair of the Committee on Immigrant and Refugee Rights (CIRR), and what a year it has been!| 40th Ward of Chicago
In 2024, the 40th Ward will see some major street infrastructure improvements on some of our busiest corridors. In addition to two major streetscape projects on Lincoln and Lawrence Avenues, there are also seven arterial resurfacing projects, each of which will also include bike and pedestrian safety upgrades.| 40th Ward of Chicago
Find out some of the major development and infrastructure improvements coming to the 40th Ward in 2024.| 40th Ward of Chicago
2024 People's Budget season is almost here! From June until August, submit your proposals for the infrastructure improvement projects you want to see in the 40th Ward.| 40th Ward of Chicago
As part of the implementation of the Western Avenue Corridor Study, our office is initiating a proactive rezone of the 40th Ward stretch of Western Avenue. Join us for an open house on May 29th from 6-7pm to learn more.| 40th Ward of Chicago
It's official: Metra announced today that the new Peterson/Ridge station will open to the public this month on May 20th!| 40th Ward of Chicago
Today SO2024-0008386, which I introduced in March, passed the full City Council and was adopted into law. This ordinance directs the Department of Family and Support Services (DFSS) to provide City Council daily reports of New Arrivals and Asylum Seekers that have been evicted or removed from city-operated shelters.| 40th Ward of Chicago
