The National Weather Service is forecasting rain through the early morning hours and into the afternoon. As little as 0.3 inches of rainwater can trigger a combined sewage overflow (CSO) into the Chicago River when the system gets overwhelmed.

Here’s a tip:

Quicker Showers
A 10 minute shower can use as much as 40 gallons of water. Try a five minute shower instead.

Get more information on Friends of the Chicago River #OverflowAction Day effort
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The Magnificent Mile Lights Festival & Tree-Lighting Parade will be taking place on Friday, November 22nd and Saturday, November 23rd. Fun for the whole family culminates in Saturday’s grand Tree-Lighting Parade down Michigan Avenue with grand marshals Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse from Walt Disney World Resorts in Florida. For the full parade route, please click here.

The full schedule of events starts on Friday, November 22nd between 4:00 pm and 8:00 pm, and Saturday’s events will take place between 11:00 am and 7:30 pm. Please be mindful of intermittent street closures taking place on Michigan Avenue and several connecting streets beginning at 5:00 am on Friday, November 22nd, and lasting until 5:00 am on Sunday, November 24th.

Saturday, November 23rd, starting at 5:30 pm:

Magnificent Mile Lights Festival & Tree-Lighting Parade: The parade steps onto Michigan Avenue at Oak Street. Grand Marshals Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse and their friends from the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida travel down North Michigan Avenue to Wacker Drive, lighting one million lights along the way! The procession features spectacular floats, helium-filled balloons, marching bands and top musical performers. Look out for lively appearances made by Hubert the Lion, Benny the Bull and other well-known Chicago mascots.

Saturday, November 23rd, starting at 6:55 pm:

The fireworks spectacular begins over the Chicago River at North Michigan Avenue.

During the month of November, adoption fees are waived for dogs and cats five years and older!

Older dogs and cats make great pets! They are generally more mellow than kittens / puppies and are the perfect snuggle buddies. If you need more zen in your life, come meet the CACC’s ‘retirees.’

The City Shelter is located at 2741 S. Western Avenue and a list of available pets can be viewed here. For more information about the month-long event and adoption requirements, please visit the event page.

Alderman Reilly is pleased to announce that the Department of Water Management (DWM) has completed the replacement of a 114 year old water main on Orleans, between Huron and Hubbard. The street was recently restored and pavement markings installed. (Grand & Orleans shown above)

Over 1,500 feet of new 12-inch water main was replaced along Orleans during the four month project.

Currently, through the “Building a New Chicago” infrastructure improvement program, DWM is in the midst of a ten year capital program that includes:

In this year alone, DWM plans to replace more than 90 miles of water mains and 22 miles of sewer mains in neighborhoods across Chicago.

• Enjoy @artonthemart projections that run five nights a week (Wednesday-Sunday) through December 31! Projections begin approximately 30 minutes after sunset, run for 25 minutes, then loop for two hours. #artonthemart

• Get the latest @artonthemart news by signing up for their quarterly newsletter! You can sign up on their website or the “Newsletter Signup” tab on their Facebook page! #artonthemart

• In partnership with @artic, @artonthemart is projecting images by Andy Warhol in conjunction with the Museum’s major Fall exhibition Andy Warhol—From A to B and Back Again. The images, accompanied by sound, will run through December 31! The selected images include Shot Orange Marilyn, Liz #3 [Early Colored Liz], Flowers, and Cow Wallpaper [Pink on Yellow]. #artonthemart

Thank you to everyone who came out for CPD’s Community Conversations Part 1 (10-10) and Part 2 (11-6) to participate in creating the 18th District’s 2020 Community Policing Strategic Plan.

Watch the RNRA Calendar for January CAPS Beat Meetings to be posted.

Dear Neighbor,

As the One Square Chicago Project continues, please be aware that this Saturday, November 9, 2019, Power Construction will engage in a large, continuous concrete foundation pour at the site. Workers will begin staging four concrete pumps and other equipment at 4:30 AM, with the first concrete placement expected to begin at 5:45 AM.

The operation consists of 40 concrete trucks lining up throughout the course of the day to pour 3,500 cubic yards of concrete. The concrete pour is expected to take 10 to 12 hours to complete, with an additional hour for cleanup. Sweepers and vacuum trucks will be actively deployed to mitigate dust and dirt on the streets.

Flaggers will be posted on each of the four corners of the site for the duration of the event for pedestrian safety and traffic congestion mitigation. Concrete trucks will approach the site from Superior Avenue, north onto Dearborn, and will traverse the site clockwise to one of the four staging areas designated for each of the four pumps onsite.

Power Construction has secured the approval and proper permits for these plans from the Chicago Department of Transportation, which will also include street and sidewalk closures for the day.

Should you have any questions, please send an email to the 2nd Ward Service Office (Ward02@cityofchicago.org) or call (312) 643-2299.

Sincerely,

Alderman Brian Hopkins
2nd Ward