Making and delivering bag meals with The Chicago Help Initiative:
We all can help each other by working together to fill needs during this pandemic. CHI coordinates volunteers delivering thousands of bag meals each week to sites in different parts of the city. You can make lunches, help deliver them, or do both!
What’s in a bag meal?
The basics are a sandwich, drink (water or juice), snack (chips, granola, etc….) and a fruit. However, don’t be afraid to do more or get fancy!
Where and when to deliver?
721 N LaSalle, 9:30 am to 10:30 am Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.
What if we can’t deliver those times?
No problem – let us know where you are and we can find either a volunteer to pick up from you, or a nearby location to drop at a better time.
Who do I contact to get started?
First, contact info@chicagohelpinitiative.org. Let us know you’re getting involved, and what days work for you.
To encourage all Chicagoans with the capacity to support our beloved hospitality industry, the City is launching the Take Out Chicago contest. Through this program, launched with the support of Choose Chicago, residents that order takeout from ten unique bars and restaurants between today and December 15 will be entered into a contest to win a VIP experience at one of Chicago’s premier cultural institutions. Chicagoans can learn more and submit their entry here. Recipients will be selected via lottery to win VIP tours for themselves and three family members at a select Chicago destination, including the Art Institute, DuSable Museum, Lincoln Park Zoo, Soldier Field and more. Residents participating in the contest should also post their orders using the hashtag #takeoutchicago.
Source: Alderman Reilly Reports 11/17/2020
Earlier today, Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced additional COVID-19 resurgence mitigations that will take effect in every region across the state in an attempt to slow the spread of the virus. Tier 3 mitigations build on the Resurgence Mitigation Plan released in July to suppress the spread of the virus and prevent hospitals from becoming overrun. These mitigations aim to limit gatherings and encourages residents to stay home as much as possible and follow proper safety measures when out in public.
As a reminder to residents, Chicago is under a Stay-at-Home Advisory to combat the alarming rise in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. Please note, this advisory is recommended guidance from the City of Chicago and not an enforceable order.
While this latest round of mitigations does not include a stay at home order, if the mitigations are not adhered to and cases continue to rise in the weeks ahead, another order may be required. For all regions, additional mitigation measures take effect Friday, November 20, 2020 at 12:01am. The new mitigation requirements to combat the surge of COVID-19 across Illinois are as follows.
For more information: CLICK HERE
To see latest City of Chicago COVID Dashboard, CLICK HERE
The City’s community-based testing sites remain open to all people living in Chicago, regardless of insurance or immigration status. Please note that, in recent weeks, Chicago has set new daily records for the number of people tested for the virus that causes COVID-19. Like many providers across the city, we are currently seeing an increase in patient volumes at all City of Chicago community-based testing sites, which were created to supplement testing performed in clinical settings.
CDPH strongly encourages people to register in advance. If there aren’t any available time slots, CDPH encourage people to use our interactive testing map and locate another testing site nearby.
To register online, residents must have an email address. If an individual does not have email, they may call the Department of Public Health’s testing support line at (312) 746-4835 to register and schedule an appointment over the phone.
Join in and participate in Part II of this session to create the 018th District’s
2021 District Strategic Planning Community Conversation
When: Thursday, November 19th, 2020 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Where: Virtual Meeting – Registration Required – REGISTER HERE
If you are unable to join virtual, please call: 1-312-626-6799,
Meeting ID 910 7035 8449, Passcode 63755
For more information or if you have special accommodations please contact the 018th District Office of Community Policiing at 312-747-1708 or CAPS.018DISTRICT@CHICAGOPOLICE.ORG
To print a copy, CLICK HERE
Thank you to all of the kids and families who submitted entries to RNRA’s Virtual Halloween Costume Contest.
Three finalists have been selected from each category of competition. Now it’s time for you to vote for your favorite costume in each category.
Votes must be received by midnight, Wednesday November 11, 2020. Winners will be announced and prizes will be awarded on Friday, November 13, 2020.
The Department of Planning and Development will host a virtual community webinar to review the plans for JDL Development’s North Union site on the Near North Side.
The meeting will take place on Zoom at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020.
Registration for the Zoom webinar is open now, and the presentation will be posted on the City’s website in advance of the meeting.
JDL proposes to purchase and redevelop 8.1 acres of land from the Moody Bible Institute, which would continue to own and operate an educational institution and media ministry on its remaining 9.4 acres.
Generally bounded by the CTA Brown Line tracks and Oak, Chestnut and Wells streets, the North Union site is proposed to include a variety of low-, mid- and high-rise buildings that consist of approximately 2,680 residential units, 30,000 square feet of commercial space and approximately 1.3 acres of public open space.
Thorough details about JDL’s proposal will be provided during the meeting. Members of the public are welcome to email questions for the meeting ahead of time to the following by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020.
For more information, visit the City’s website. Questions and comments can always be directed to DPD@cityofchicago.org.
