November 18, 2022

In our newsletter a couple of weeks ago I talked about sweating in the heat on my bike ride to City Hall, but this morning I lost feeling in my hands during the cold walk to visit one of our Ward’s several CHA senior homes. As we zoom into the holiday season (and always), I want to encourage everyone to give extra love to our Ward’s many seniors. Age is truly a work of art, so let’s honor and support them with our time, vaccination coordination and giving spirits! 

A few announcements:

• Join us for our annual shred event November 19th, 10am-1pm at Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum. We will have paper shredding and electronic recycling available. More information in the Community Events section.

• Don't forget tonight is the community meeting detailing the demolition of the old General Iron facility. Click here for details.

I love the Thanksgiving holiday because it is one that we all share. To celebrate this, next week I want to center our newsletter around gratitude. The practice of gratitude is a big part of how I exercise my personal mental health. On that note, our modified Thanksgiving hours are as follows:

The Ward office will be closing at 3pm on Wednesday November 23rd and will reopen Monday November 28th at 9am.

See you this weekend, 43rd Ward Shredders,

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Below is a list of Mental Health resources that are available locally here in the City of Chicago.

• City of Chicago Mental Health Centers 

• NAMI Helpline

• Illinois Department of Human Services

• Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: Call 988

If you live in or operate a business in Chicago you can now apply to receive reimbursement for your security cameras and other security devices. Since the offer is "first-come, first serve," we encourage people who want to buy cameras to do so now.

The rebate includes: 

• Up to $225 per camera for a maximum of 2 cameras
• Up to $150 per one year of subscription costs for cloud-based video storage systems 
• Up to $100 per light for a maximum of 2 lights
• Up to $50 per vehicle GPS tracking device for a maximum of 2 devices
• Up to $120 per one year of subscription costs for GPS tracking applications 

To get reimbursed, you must provide:

• Proof of address
• Proof of purchase
• Photo of installed device

Learn more here.

The most wonderful time of the year deserves the most wonderful event of the year! Celebrate the holidays with Zoo Lights Presented by ComEd and Invesco QQQ. This festive, one-of-a-kind holiday experience offers a merry, family-oriented tradition in the heart of the city. Your visit helps keep Lincoln Park Zoo free and supports our animal care, community, and conservation work.

Find tickets here.

Join us for our annual shred event November 19th, 10am-1pm at Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum. We will have paper shredding and electronic recycling available.

If you have questions about the event please reach out to the office at yourvoice@ward43.org.

This year I am co-sponsoring a Women's clothing drive with Commissioner Bridget Gainer's office. We will be collecting clothing donations for inmates at Cook County jail throughout the month of November. Stop by the office and drop off new or lightly used donations!

Most needed items include:

• Professional Clothing
• Winter jackets and coats
• Sizes L, XL, XXL, XXXL

The 18th District Police station will be holding a toy and winter coat drive now until December 15th. Donations can be dropped off in the lobby of the 18th District Police Station at 1160 N Larrabee.

If you have questions please contact the CAPS office 312-742-5778.

Due to the holiday next week, garbage pickup will be moved up a day from regularly scheduled pick up times. If your garbage is not picked up by Monday November 28th please contact our office.

I want to keep spreading the good word of how powerful a tool CHI 311 is to address non-emergency services in our Ward. Via the CHI 311 website and mobile app, you can:

• Create new service requests and check the status of existing requests (such as on timing and completion).
• Snap a photo of an issue to submit it with a request to improve location accuracy.
• Get local and relevant information/tips regarding the 43rd Ward including visibility into what other requests are being made in your neighborhood. The free CHI 311 mobile app is available for both iOS and Android devices and may be downloaded in the Apple App Store or Google Play.

Have questions about street work happening in your area? The Department of Transportation has a wonderful tool to look up street work in your area called the Chi Street Work Portal. Here you can input an address and see all surrounding permits for projects on that street.