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Conway’s Corner reports several infrastructure updates: a winter overnight parking ban (3 am‑7 am) on 107 mi of main streets, the closure of the State/Lake elevated station for new construction (disrupting Brown, Green, Orange, Pink, and Purple Line service), and ongoing bridge projects—including the Canal Street Viaduct reconstruction, Lake Street Bascule Bridge rehabilitation, Halsted Street & Chicago Avenue Bridge demolition, and Ashland/I‑290 Expressway Viaduct work—each with detour plans and completion dates through 2028. The newsletter also announces the 2026 Individual Artists Program application deadline (Jan 15), upcoming SNAP benefit changes effective Feb 1, and community opportunities such as poll‑worker recruitment, the Camera Registration Program, and volunteer events with Hope’s Table and the Cat Rescue program. No alderman name or ward is mentioned in this edition.

Alfred Conway, alderman of the 34th Ward, announced a new overnight parking ban (3 am‑7 am) and the closure of the State/Lake elevated station for demolition, which will suspend CTA service at that stop until 2029. Major infrastructure spending continues with the Canal Street Viaduct, Lake Street Bascule Bridge, Halsted/Chicago Ave Bridge, and Ashland/I‑290 Expressway projects, and the Wacker Drive pedestrian path has been moved into a protected lane for safety. The 34th Ward Office is now open, the city’s tree‑recycling program is running, and residents are invited to volunteer with Hope’s Table and apply for city jobs.