Chicago Alderman Newsletter Tracker

48th Ward Alderwoman Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth highlights ongoing work supporting unhoused neighbors around the lakefront, including coordination with DFSS and park enforcement, and a call for landlords to partner with All Chicago to increase rapid rehousing units. She also approved a zoning change at 4940-42 N Sheridan (B3-2 to B2-3) to convert long-vacant ground-floor commercial space into 6 rental apartments and 8 bike parking spaces, and co-sponsored the Bird-Friendly Design Ordinance requiring bird-safe treatments for reflective surfaces on new construction. Other major items include CTA construction notices for the Under L activation project, updates on pedestrian safety and refuge island construction along Broadway (including near-completion near Senn High School), and community events such as the 48th Ward Back to School Bash (Aug. 21), Argyle Night Market (Aug. 20 and Aug. 27), and a CPD superintendent community listening session (Sept. 2).

Alderman Matthew J. O’Shea (19th Ward) announced a community event: the 19th Ward Youth & Community Foundation will host an outdoor concert featuring Coyote Riot at Mount Greenwood Park (3721 W. 111th St) tonight, August 19, from 7:00–9:00 PM. The newsletter does not list any zoning, housing, transit, or budget meetings/hearings or any policy/ordinance changes; it primarily focuses on the concert and general 19th Ward updates.

Ald. Jason C. Ervin’s August 2026 newsletter primarily promotes community resource and engagement events (including a “Removing Barriers” Resource Fair & Recovery Fest, Garfield Park nature walks and garden tour, multiple back-to-school events, and related health, youth, and employment fairs), plus a Public Meeting #2 at Douglass Public Library on Aug. 20. It also notes related civic/program items such as CTA-provided Narcan availability and Medicaid changes, and lists several other upcoming workshops, expos, and theater programming.

The newsletter from the alderman for Chicago’s 6th Ward announces a Job & Career Fair taking place today at Hamilton Park at 9:00 a.m. No zoning, housing, transit, budget, or street-safety meetings or policy actions are mentioned.

The provided newsletter text contains only the header/date and identifies “29th Ward Alderman Taliaferro,” but includes no substantive details about meetings/hearings, policy/ordinances, development approvals, budget or infrastructure decisions, transit service changes, or street safety/redesign projects. It also does not list any other major announcements or events in the excerpt.

Alderman Desmon Yancy announced a rescheduled community clean-up day at O’Keefe this Saturday, inviting residents to participate. No zoning, housing, transit, budget, or street-safety policy items were mentioned in this newsletter.

Chicago Alderman William E. Hall (6th Ward) is inviting residents to a Ward Community-Wide Meeting on August 18 and a 6th Ward Career Fair at Hamilton Park on August 19. The newsletter does not mention any zoning, housing, transit, budget, or street policy decisions; it also notes the Alderman’s office will be closed August 20 and reopen August 21.

Alderman Desmon Yancy’s newsletter focuses on enforcement and penalties for e-bike and e-scooter misuse in the Fifth Ward, highlighting where riders face stricter restrictions (e.g., scooters banned on the Lakefront Trail and sidewalk/quad rules around the University of Chicago campus). The only policy-adjacent update is a new voluntary SplitSec pilot for gun-violence alerts in the Fifth Ward, plus reminders about upcoming public services like the Mobile DMV and community/health resources. The rest covers community events and deadlines, including support fundraising for the South Shore Drill Team, expanded Hyde Park Farmers’ Market hours, the “At Your Pace” weekly exercise program at the Obama Presidential Center (starting August 20), and various free museum/library days and Back-to-School Celebration details.

This newsletter from Aldermanic Office of the Third Ward (3rd Ward) primarily announces community events rather than any zoning, development, housing, transit, or budget meetings/hearings; it lists multiple back-to-school fairs, including a Mobile DMV event. It also promotes job fair and community concerts/events (including one at Illinois Tech) and additional fairs at local community centers; no policy changes, ordinances, development approvals, or street safety/redesign items are mentioned.

This newsletter from 6th Ward (Central) announces a Job & Career Fair at Hamilton Park on August 19 at 9:00 a.m. It does not mention any zoning, development, housing, transit, budget, or street-safety meetings, policy changes, or approvals.

In Alderman La Spata’s 1st Ward newsletter, the focus is on Chicago’s storm resilience—calling for upgrades to stormwater “gray” capacity (e.g., the proposed West Side Wing Storage pilot) and “green infrastructure” like bioswales and permeability, alongside staffing and street maintenance for storm drains. The zoning section also flags upcoming community review work for 2525 N Milwaukee (adaptive reuse for 30 residential and 2 commercial units) and notes an ongoing intake for potential zoning changes at 2431 W Fullerton. Other major announcements/events include volunteering for Meet Me on Milwaukee (MMoM) next weekend, a Dog Vaccine and Microchip Clinic (8/20), a virtual OIG Q&A with Ald. La Spata (8/20), a Senior Resource Fair (8/26), and Meet Your Electeds (8/26), plus a free Emily Kuhn Quintet jazz set in Wicker Park (8/26).

Alderman name and Ward content for the 20th Ward office is not included in the message body; the only stated item is an “Early Closure Notice” for the 20th Ward office (dated 2026-10-05). No zoning, housing, transit, budget, street-safety, or development decisions are mentioned, and no other major announcements or events are provided in the newsletter text.

Alderman Walter Red Burnett’s newsletter mainly invites residents to “Ward Night” tonight (08/18/26), offering time to meet with the alderman and share concerns or feedback. No zoning, development, housing, transit, budget, or ordinance items are mentioned; the only other major notice is an email opt-out link.

Alderman William E. Hall (6th Ward) invites residents to today’s Ward community-wide meeting, featuring updates from the 6th Ward office and remarks from the Chicago Department of Streets and Sanitation (Bureau of Forestry) and the Department of Water Management, plus two constituent hours for one-on-one questions. No zoning, housing, transit, budget, or ordinance decisions are mentioned in the newsletter. Other announcements: the newsletter provides the meeting invitation details and directs residents to the 6th Ward website for information.

Alderman William E. Hall (6th Ward) is hosting a ward community-wide meeting on August 18, with updates including information from the Department of Streets and Sanitation’s Bureau of Forestry and the Department of Water Management, plus constituent Q&A time. The newsletter also lists a 6th Ward Career Fair on August 19 at Hamilton Park (9:00 AM–12:00 PM) and notes the alderman’s office will be closed on August 20 and reopen on August 21.

In Alderman Brian Hopkins’ 2nd Ward newsletter, a key focus is the ongoing Cortland Street Bridge closure and Hopkins’ ordinance requiring CDOT to develop a detailed traffic mitigation plan before closing a bridge for more than 30 days. The newsletter also highlights major ward infrastructure work, including Division Street streetscape construction beginning, plus various resurfacing and pedestrian-safety improvements; it notes that the outbound CTA 36/Broadway route will be detoured during certain stages of Division Street work. Other major items include community events like “Bike the Ward” on August 23 and “Coffee with the 18th District Commander” on August 20, along with document shredding/electronic recycling dates in late August and September and CCPSA’s survey for the 2026 superintendent search.

This newsletter from Alderman [name not provided] (Ward 20) shares a call to participate in planning for what comes next for Washington Park & Woodlawn, but it does not include any specific zoning/development, housing, transit, street-safety, or budget meeting details in the text provided. No other major announcements or policy/ordinance actions are stated in the newsletter content shown.

Alderman William E. Hall (6th Ward) invites residents to a Ward Community-Wide Meeting on August 18 to receive updates from the 6th Ward office and hear from the Chicago Department of Streets and Sanitation (Bureau of Forestry) and the Department of Water Management, with time for questions and two one-on-one constituent hours. No zoning, development, housing, transit, budget, or specific policy/ordinance actions are announced in the newsletter.

Alderman Matthew J. O’Shea (19th Ward) shared that the Chicago Department of Public Health scheduled West Nile virus mosquito abatement spray for Monday night into the night, weather permitting, in the area bounded by Vincennes Avenue, Western Avenue, 103rd Street, and 111th Street. The newsletter notes the city will use approved insecticide and door hangers will be left, and it reiterates prevention steps like using repellent and eliminating standing water. It also highlights a donation drive through August 14 for the Illinois Veterans’ Home in Manteno and general Illinois Secure Choice retirement savings information.

In Alderman Nicole T. Lee’s 11th Ward newsletter, she highlights multiple upcoming/just-held community zoning meetings (Aug. 10) and warns residents about an Amtrak plan for nearly $700M to create a maintenance facility near 33rd & Canal—urging strong participation in two community meetings (Aug. 20 and Aug. 26) and opposing potential federal tax/zoning exemptions. She also previews upcoming City Council committee sessions (Finance Sept. 14; Economic/Capital/Tech Development Sept. 15; Council Sept. 16) and shares Ward updates including street repaving/closures and ongoing sewer/streetlight/utility restoration work. Other announcements include Beat 914/913 police meetings (Aug. 26 and Sept. 8), CPS returning Aug. 24, Office veterans hours Sept. 11 (12–4PM), and several ward/community events such as Back-to-School activities at Bosley Park & Holden Elementary and local cultural celebrations (Velika Gospa, Feast of St. Rocco).