33rd Ward Alderwoman Rossana Rodríguez

02/10/2021

🚧 Construction Update for Whipple & Leland // February 10, 2021

The "No Parking" signs on Leland are being removed once the necessary tree trimming work is done and there are also some street lights that need to be turned to allow for the sewer work. Once the city agencies finish that work, the signs will come down until the crews start working on Leland. In the meantime, their actual sewer work is only in Whipple. The timeline for the job is now mid to late March for completion due to the very cold weather.

We also received complaints about the Trailer that DWM parked on Manor (near Gunnison) as it is blocking the view for drivers turning out of the alley onto Manor. The Foreman will be working with the contractor to see if the trailer could be moved North to increase visibility for drivers and they will also install temporary Stop signs at the alley to help make driving safer for those entering/exiting the alley.

02/10/2021

🗣 Calling on Chicago 12th Graders!

Chicago Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin & BMO Harris Bank have announced the 2021 Black History Month High School Senior Scholarship Essay Contest! Winners can win up to $1,500!

Visit www.chicagotreasurer.com/essay-contest to learn more.

https://www.facebook.com/1498289357120780/posts/2833784260237943/?d=n

CHICAGO HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS! Apply today for City Treasurer of Chicago Melissa Conyears-Ervin & BMO Harris Bank's
2021 Black History Month High School Senior Scholarship Essay Contest! Win up to $1,500!!! Visit www.chicagotreasurer.com/essay-contest for more information.

02/10/2021

02/09/2021

Looking for affordable housing?

LUCHA is hosting a series of affordable housing workshops this month to help you navigate the process.

Click the link below to register:
https://lucha.org/cha-community-alliance-workshops/

02/09/2021

The Mayor's Youth Commission is be hosting a series of focus groups for Chicago youth to discuss recent increase in car jacking incidents around the city and what the City should consider in its response and prevention

Focus groups will be open to youth ages 13-21. Youth can RSVP for a date here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc58-g9pPiRcPn37hzQKWoDYNb7zGU01QObvLLO5xnk4cdPjw/viewform

Below are the three times:
Thursday, January 11, from 6-7pm
Monday, January 15, from 6-7pm
Wednesday, January 17 from 6-7pm

02/09/2021

Israel's Gifts of Hope

For anyone in need of groceries. Para cualquier familia que necesite alimentos. Comparte!

https://www.facebook.com/2020266868286844/posts/2785298178450372/?d=n

If you are a family or know of a family in need of produce and other goods, please contact us TODAY! We will be giving out food boxes to those in need between 11 am - 2 pm. Send us a message with your pick up time and name!

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Si usted es una familia o sabe de una familia que necesita comida, ¡contáctenos HOY! Entregaremos cajas de comida a familias HOY entre las 11 am y las 2 pm. Envíanos un mensaje con tu hora de recogida y tu nombre.

#ChicagoStandUp #communitysupport #payitforward #spreadthelove

02/09/2021

The Kedzie Center invites you to join this important conversation on Wednesday, February 10 at 6PM.

Click the link before to register to attend the virtual Community Racial Healing Conversation:
https://tinyurl.com/HealingILRacialHealing

CORRECTION: Please see below the corrected day of the event. The event will take place next WEDNESDAY, February 10th at 6 pm. Apologies for any confusion. See you there!

Registration is required for a Zoom link! https://tinyurl.com/HealingILRacialHealing

02/09/2021

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Good morning neighbors,

Streets and Sans crews have been out since 3:00 am. Alejandro, our ward superintendent wants to remind everyone to try to park as close to the curb as possible. The trucks are having a hard time making it down a lot of the streets because of how far from the curb cars are parked. We appreciate your help on this.

Buenos días comunidad,

Los equipos de trabajo del departamento de Calles y Saneamiento han estado trabajando desde las 3:00am. Alejandro, nuestro superintendente de distrito quiere recordarles que traten de aparcar sus autos los más cerca posible de la acera. Los camiones están teniendo problemas pasando por algunas calles por la falta de espacio. Apreciamos su ayuda en esto.

02/09/2021

🏛 Our office will be open this week for anyone who needs to get warm, grab a snack, or pick up a mask.

🕰 Office Hours:
Tuesday - Thursday 10AM - 5PM
Friday 9AM - 4PM

Stay warm, neighbors! ❄

02/06/2021

Our office will be open and staffed over the weekend and is welcoming anyone who may need a temporary space to stay warm amidst these dropping temperatures. If you see a neighbor in need of a warm place, please direct them to our office. Today we are open until 9pm and tomorrow we are open 10am to 9pm. We are also helping to coordinate transport to over night shelters for neighbors who will need a place after 9pm. Take care of one another during this time and lets keep each other warm and safe.

Thank you to Avondale Mutual Aid, neighbors from the Safety and Wellness working group, and other community members for dropping off donations at our office!

02/06/2021

Avondale Restaurant Giving Meals To People In Need 4 Days A Week, Using Pay-What-You-Can Approach To Keep It Going

We are so grateful for our friends Beverly Kim and Johnny Clark at Wherewithall for this beautiful initiative to support communities during these hard times.

https://blockclubchicago.org/2021/02/01/avondale-restaurant-giving-out-meals-to-people-in-need-4-days-a-week-using-pay-what-you-can-approach-to-keep-it-going/?mc_cid=6919785cf1&mc_eid=d17ba174de&fbclid=IwAR1G2Ugb65SQEzK7LxFlj04OnVILsf0uPQeCie1pMll22MQ-NBkCLMX1dgM

The husband-and-wife team behind Wherewithall have taken a cue from Bridgeport's Kimski and converted their restaurant into a community kitchen.

02/05/2021

Neighbors please note that tomorrow's COVID testing event is cancelled due to the expected cold weather. We will update you all as soon as we have a new date for this event.

02/05/2021

❄️ Streets & Sanitation Update from our Superintendent

- DSS began treating the neighborhood streets at 4am this morning and will be working throughout the morning.

- Road salt breaks down ice and snow at a slower rate when the temperatures drop this low.

- Crews are putting down salt at the highest amount and getting as many passes per street as they can.

- If you must travel, please exercise caution while driving.

02/04/2021

Anuncio para nuestros vecinos Ecuatorianos 🇪🇨

Le queremos compartir una información que nos llego del Consulado del Ecuador en Chicago acerca la elección que habrá el 7 de Febrero.

Consulte su lugar de votación: https://lugarvotacion.cne.gob.ec/consultaregistroelectoral/

Formas de votación: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6i35KCmiMps

En Chicago, el recinto electoral es:
ASPIRA Business & Finance High School
2989 N. Milwaukee, Chicago, IL 60618

02/04/2021

Virtual Community Zoning Meeting

📆 REMINDER: Upcoming Community Meeting 2/8

We invite you to attend a Virtual Public Community Meeting to discuss the proposed development project at 3059-61 N Washtenaw Ave on Monday, February 8th, 2021 at 5pm.

As part of our Community Driven Zoning & Development (CDZD) process, this meeting is an opportunity for community members to hear directly from the developer, ask questions about the project, and provide feedback for the developer to consider. CDZD is the mechanism for the community to express concerns or desires for zoning changes and development in the ward and we invite you to engage in these decisions.

We want to hear from you! Feedback collected at this meeting and online will inform the Alderman's decision to approve or deny this zoning change.

Click the link below for registration details:

https://33rdward.org/event/virtual-community-zoning-meeting/

February 8, 2021 5:00 PM - February 8, 2021 6:00 PM

02/03/2021

PB 2021 Results are in! – Rossana Rodriguez

🗳 Residents voted in PB 2021 and the results are IN!

THANK YOU to the 1,250+ residents who engaged in this cycle of our Participatory Budgeting process. We are very proud of all of the hard work that our volunteers put in to making this process possible. Our volunteers engaged with local organizations and park districts, worked through a list of over 100 ideas submitted by their neighbors, and put together a ballot of 12 infrastructure improvement projects.

📊 Click below to read more about the 2021 PB Process and review the figures showing the voting results.

CDOT has changed the timeline for submitting our 2022 Menu Budget Proposals so stay tuned for PB 2022 which will be starting as early as this Spring.

https://33rdward.org/pb-2021-results-are-in/

02/03/2021

Here's How You Can Get Vaccinated Against Coronavirus In Chicago

Chicago Department of Public Health has launched a partnership with ZocDoc to offer a tool to help eligible residents find Vaccine appointments in the City of Chicago. We are still in Phase 1B which includes specific groups of highest-risk and front-line essential workers and residents ages 65+. Vaccines are still in very short supply but appointments will be posted on a rolling basis on ZocDoc.

Remember: there are other ways to get vaccinated! You can view the list below (from City website):

➡ Your healthcare provider: Your first contact for vaccines should be your health care provider, including your primary care provider, health clinic, or hospital where you have gotten medical care in the past. Over 350 health care providers have signed up with CDPH to distribute vaccine. Healthcare providers can still sign-up to be vaccine providers.

➡ Your local Pharmacy: The City of Chicago has provided vaccines to pharmacies across Chicago. These pharmacies each have their own registration link. Links can be found in the article below.

➡ Your employer: Specific employers in prioritized essential worker groups will be able to distribute the COVID-19 vaccine to their employees in 1b.

More sites to try and register to be vaccinated can be found below:

https://blockclubchicago.org/2021/01/27/heres-how-you-can-get-vaccinated-against-coronavirus-in-chicago/

Here's where, how and when you can get vaccinated against COVID-19 in Chicago.

02/02/2021

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Good morning neighbors. Alejandro, our Ward Sup. is out with two trucks today going over the streets that are still not cleared of snow. If your street needs attention get in touch with us and we’ll relay to Alejandro. Trucks are out until 1:30pm and we are doing everything we can to cover everything. Call us at 773-840-7880 to report your street.

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Buen día comunidad,

Alejandro, nuestro superintendente, tiene dos camiones trabajando en las calles que todavía no se han limpiado completamente. Si usted piensa que su calle necesita atención, comuníquese con nuestra oficina y enviaremos un camión a su área. Los camiones estarán trabajando hasta la 1:30 y estamos haciendo todo lo posible por cubrir todo lo que falta. Nos pueden llamar al 773-840-7880 para reportar su calle.

02/02/2021

Below are some examples of the maps that are given out to our City's snow plows/salt spreaders. Our Streets & Sanitation Superintendent follows a GPS tracker to make sure that the streets get plowed and fills in any blocks that don't get plowed. Certain smaller streets get plowed differently if they are too narrow for regular plows.

You can search the City's Plow Tracker to see when the plow passed your street: https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/streets/supp_info/plowtracker.html?fbclid=IwAR11HXMumHtUg0Ixj-72oqctPYLyo_75rc3JnAkbZBz5pd_KcFAllXOuWb4

Neighbors please remember, if you dig your car out of the street, please DO NOT dump the snow on the street. We have seen many streets getting new layers of snow from shoveling efforts.

02/01/2021

How the Greensboro Four Sit-In Sparked a Movement

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Today marks the first day of Black history month and the anniversary of the anti-racist sit-ins of 1960. We invite our community to reflect on the need to intensify the struggle for racial Justice. We also want to celebrate and show gratitude for the gigantic contributions Black people have made to this country. Black history is the history of humanity.

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Hoy marca el primer día del mes de la historia afroamericana y el aniversario de las protestas antirracistas de 1960. Invitamos a nuestra comunidad a reflexionar sobre la necesidad de intensificar la lucha por la justicia racial. También queremos celebrar y mostrar gratitud por las gigantescas contribuciones que la gente Negra ha hecho a este país. La historia negra es la historia de la humanidad. Les comparto un artículo sobre la historia de las protestas. Busque el link en los comentarios.

https://www.history.com/news/greensboro-four-sit-in-civil-rights

When four Black students refused to move from a segregated Woolworth's lunch counter in 1960, nation-wide student activism gained momentum.

02/01/2021

Update on streets and sans work after snow storm.

02/01/2021

Jeremy is trained and ready to go cleanup some snow. Let’s go!

02/01/2021

02/01/2021

01/31/2021

Sign up to join us in helping our neighbors to clean up their sidewalks or let us know if you need help by filling out this form:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScDyEOfcoKfAgMcvRUbasdaf7nayheQziEONyJ4KtH_2MqJTA/viewform

Regístrese en este formulario si pueden ayudarnos a remover nieve de las aceras de nuestros vecinos. También pueden llenar el formulario si necesitan ayuda en esto.

01/31/2021

Chicago, IL Weather Advisories - Warnings & Watches | AccuWeather

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Good morning neighbors,

Department of Streets and Sanitation-Snow Command has deployed salt spreaders and plows to treat the main streets. These crews have been working round the clock since yesterday evening. As the snow begins to die down, those trucks will be treating the side streets. If you must travel, please drive with extra caution. Additionally, please use extra caution when shoveling heavy snow.

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Buenos días comunidad,

El Departamento de Calles y Saneamiento-Comando de Nieve ha desplegado esparcidores de sal y arados para tratar las calles principales, que han estado trabajando las veinticuatro horas del día desde anoche. A medida que la nieve comience a disminuir, esos camiones tratarán las calles laterales. Si debe viajar, conduzca con especial precaución. Además, tenga mucho cuidado al limpiar la nieve de las aceras.

https://www.accuweather.com/en/us/chicago/60608/weather-warnings/348308

See a list of all of the Official Weather Advisories, Warnings, and Severe Weather Alerts for Chicago, IL.

01/30/2021

Chicago Mayor's Office

Residents, please be ready for tonight's snow storm! Check on your neighbors and make sure they have what they need.

Our Streets & Sanitation Superintendent and crews will be ready to respond. Please remember that salt spreaders and snow plows will prioritize arterial streets to allow for emergency vehicles, buses, pedestrians, etc.

HAPPENING NOW: OEMC and Streets & San hold a press briefing to discuss the planned response to tonight's major snowstorm.

01/30/2021

Support our wonderful Roosevelt High School!

https://www.facebook.com/214730709128162/posts/786352485299312/?d=n

SAVE THE DATE! We are putting together a Trivia Night on Saturday, March 13 from 8pm - 10pm. Details coming soon but put us in your calendar now!

01/29/2021

Neighbors -- Check out these two opportunities for anyone interested in exploring a career in a new trade. 🛠

➡️ Construct Infrastructure Academy: 11-week program offering technical & success skills development in Construction and Engineering. Classes begin next week so do not delay if you are interested contact LaShanda Hayes: [email protected] | (773) 496-5651

➡️ 2021 Plumbers Apprenticeship for Local 130: Applications are open now and will close on March 6th, Apply by visiting https://apply.jac130.org/

01/28/2021

The Cook County Board of Commissioners announced that they are waiving late fees for two months on both property tax installments due in 2021.

Below are the new deadlines for paying both property tax installments:

• The First Installment of 2020 taxes is due March 2, 2021, with application of late charges moved back to May 3, 2021.

• The Second Installment of 2020 taxes is due August 2, 2021, with application of late charges moved back to October 1, 2021.

01/28/2021

The Chicago Department of Family and Support Services has opened their six warming centers for anyone needing a place to warm up. You can always call 3-1-1 for up-to-date information on warming areas.

Please note: Face coverings must be worn in city warming center.

Chicago.gov/Fss