Chicago's 35th Ward Alderman

05/06/2022

Please note that the 35th Ward office will be closed today, Friday, May 6th for staff development and training. For assistance, please dial 311 or text (773) 985-3510. We will reopen on Monday, May 9th.

05/05/2022

A reminder from Chi-Nations Youth Council that today, May 5th, is the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (Relatives) in the United States. Please take a moment to read about this important day at the post below.

05/05/2022

Our office has a few appointments left for Monday, May 9th's Resilient Communities Pilot Program workshop. Send us a text or call (773) 985-3510 to learn more about the program and to book your appointment.

05/03/2022

Thus Friday, State Senator Cristina H Pacione-Zayas, State Rep. Will Guzzardi - 39th District, and Jaime Andrade, State Representative, 40th District, will host a FREE family legal aid clinic at Senator Pacione-Zayas' District office located at 3140 W. Montrose. This is an appointment-only event. For more information and to book your appointment, please call (312) 986-4105.

05/02/2022

On Monday, May 9, my office will host an application workshop for the Resilient Communities Pilot Program from 5 pm - 7 pm at 2934 N. Milwaukee, Unit C. Residents interested in applying can make an appointment by calling (773) 985-3510. Anyone can apply to the pilot program online, but residents who would like translation support or another set of eyes are welcome to apply with our office. More information, including eligibility requirements, are on the flyers below.

04/29/2022

Attention 82 Kimball-Homan Bus Riders: Beginning Monday, May 2nd through Monday, May 16, 2022, the Northbound 82-Kimball-Homan bus stop at Kimball and Addison will temporarily relocate bust stops from the nearside to the farside. This temporary relocation is to make way for repairs to the concrete bus pad at the current stop.

04/28/2022

TONIGHT: Join us for our second Safety Walk with the 25th Police District. We will be walking near Nixon School once more to discuss additional issues and provide updates. We will be meeting on the corner of Palmer and Keeler at 6 PM. We hope to see you then!

04/26/2022

Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa and CPS officials met with Nixon Elementary's administration and members of the Nixon Local School Council today to provide an update on Nixon's new playground.

CPS informed meeting attendees that the new playground's design has been finalized, a contractor to build the playground has been selected, and the playground equipment has been ordered. The expected equipment delivery date is the end of May 2022.

Our ward office will provide additional updates in this Friday's newsletter. Subscribe at: www.aldermancarlosrosa.org/newsletter

04/25/2022

TOMORROW: AARP Webinar on the Additional Dwelling Unit program en ESPAÑOL. Info below.

Los ABC de las ADU: Un seminario del web

AARP te alienta a que descubras cómo añadir una unidad de vivienda adicional a tu propiedad y ayudar a que esta opción esté al alcance de más habitantes de Chicago. Acompáñanos a un seminario web virtual sobre las ADU en tu comunidad.

Martes 26 de abril del 2022 a las 6 p.m.

Para registrar: https://aarp.cventevents.com/abcaduwebspanish

04/25/2022

Apply

Applications are open for the Chicago Resilient Communities Pilot program. The Resilient Communities Pilot program will provide eligible Chicagoans $500 per month for twelve months, with no strings attached. Recipients will be selected via lottery, and only 5,000 Chicagoans will be selected for the program. For eligibility requirements and to apply online, please visit the link below. To book an appointment to apply at a community center near you, please call our office at (773) 887-3772.

The Chicago Resilient Communities Pilot is being administered by GiveDirectly, a nonprofit charitable organization. GiveDirectly will review applications and submitted documents to confirm your eligibility before entering you into the random lottery. All eligible residents are encouraged to apply, b...

04/21/2022

ComEd is wrapping up repairs. Power will be restored to impacted households and businesses at approximately 3:30. You can also track progress on restoring power at this link: https://www.comed.com/Outages/CheckOutageStatus/Pages/OutageMap.aspx

04/21/2022

Reminder: Our 35th Ward Office is closed today due to ComEd's planned power outage in Avondale. For power outage updates text ADD OUTAGE to 26633 (COMED).

Our office will reopen and resume regular office hours tomorrow, Friday, April 22 at 9am.

04/21/2022

ComEd's scheduled power outage closed our ward office today -- but that didn't stop us from conducting our weekly staff meeting this Thursday.

04/20/2022

Last night, our 35th Ward - Hermosa community came together near Nixon Elementary for a public safety walk with Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa and 25th District DCO Officers. Thank you to everyone who came out!

04/20/2022

Yesterday morning, Chicago Department of Streets & Sanitation (DSS) workers powerwashed the Belmont-Kedzie underpass. Thank you DSS!

Our office will continue to work with DSS to regularly clean and powerwash the sidewalk throughout the year. #AvondaleChicago

04/19/2022

TONIGHT: Join us and the 25th Police District for our first Safety Walk in Hermosa at 6 pm. We will be meeting on the corner of Palmer and Keeler. We will meet with neighbors to discuss issues, provide updates, and walk the neighborhood. We hope to see you tonight!

04/19/2022

Be sure to check out this week's FREE BACP webinars.

04/18/2022

Thank you Chicago Department of Streets & Sanitation workers and residents of the encampment at Fireman’s Park for working together to clean the park this morning.

As our office works to get our unhoused neighbors into housing, we will continue to work with community stakeholders and city agencies.

04/18/2022

ComEd has informed my office that there will be a scheduled power outage on Thursday, April 21st from 8AM to 4PM to repair a damaged pole arm. Repairing the pole arm is necessary to maintain the safety and reliability of the electric distribution system and help prevent future outages. The scheduled outage will impact households in the area bounded by Milwaukee, Diversey, Lawndale, Wolfram, and Central Park.

To assist with your preparation for a service interruption, please review the following safety tips and recommendations from ComEd:

-If you have medical support equipment that is dependent on electricity, be ready with your back-up plan to maintain the use of your equipment.
-Minimize the opening of refrigerator and freezer doors to maintain temperature.
-Turn off any major appliances, like washers or air conditioners, prior to the outage.
-Ensure all heat-producing appliances (toaster, irons, and hair curlers) are turned off.
-Make sure you know how to manually operate your security gates or garage doors.

Our 35th Ward Office is located within the planned outage area and will be closed on Thursday, April 21st due to the lack of power.

To receive updates from ComEd on return of service, please text "ADD OUTAGE" to 26633 (COMED). My office will also post updates on our page: Chicago's 35th Ward Alderman and Twitter: www.twitter.com/35th_Ward. I have urged ComEd to work expeditiously, and they have assured me they will work quickly to minimize the inconvenience to our community as they complete this necessary work.

As always, please do not hesitate to reach out to me with any issues or concerns. My office can be reached at (773) 985-3510.

04/15/2022

TJ Maxx Opens Next Week In Avondale, Replacing Best Buy

TJ Maxx will open in the 35th Ward on Thursday, April 21. TJ Maxx will open in the former Best Buy space at Kennedy Plaza, 3348 W. Belmont.

The Avondale outpost on Belmont Avenue opens April 21, the company announced Thursday.

04/13/2022

This Saturday State Senator Cristina H Pacione-Zayas and others will host a second Pre-Application evet for the Illinois Emergency Homeowner Assistance Fund (ILHAF) at NEIU El Centro, 3390 N Avondale Ave, from 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM. This event will serve as an informational event to screen homeowners for their eligibility for mortgage and property tax assistance through the ILHAF program, which opened on Monday, April 11.

04/12/2022

Join our office, the 25th Police District, and neighbors next Tuesday, April 19, at 6 pm for a Safety Walk in Hermosa near Nixon Elementary. We will be meeting with residents on Palmer and Keeler to walk the area and discuss issues in the community. Can't make it on the 19th? We will have another Safety Walk with the 25th Police District on the 28th at 6 pm. For more information, call our ward office at (773) 985-3510.

04/11/2022

North River Commission and the Albany Park Chamber of Commerce have organized two new webinars for small business owners on taxes and financial management. If you would like to RSVP to any of these two upcoming webinars, please email [email protected].

04/09/2022

🚨UPDATE: THE RECYCLING TRUCKS ARE AT CAPACITY. WE CANNOT TAKE ANYONE PAPER OR ELECTRICS.🚨

TODAY UNTIL NOON
♻️ Free Paper Shredding & Electronics Recycling ♻️

Saturday, April 9 from 9am - 12pm at Avondale-Logandale Elementary School's parking lot: 3212 W George St, Chicago, IL 60618

This event will provide:
✅ On-site document shredding
✅ Electronics recycling
✅ Prescription drug take-back

Please make sure you remove paper clips, binder clips, and large staples from documents you want to shred before bringing them to the event.

This will be a drive-through event 🚙

Hosted by
State Rep. Will Guzzardi - 39th District
Chicago's 35th Ward Alderman
33rd Ward Alderwoman Rossana Rodríguez
State Senator Cristina H Pacione-Zayas

04/07/2022

Photos from Congressman Chuy García's post

04/04/2022

Applications are open for Chicago Presents: Summer Festivals & Outdoor Events! Emerging and established cultural presenters are invited to submit proposals for free, live, in-person, outdoor events, including music and dance festivals, block parties and parades. Through Chicago Presents, Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events (DCASE) will provide 10 – 15 grants ranging from $25,000 - $75,000. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis while funding is available. The final deadline to submit an application is April 22, 2022 at 5:00pm CST. To learn more and apply, visit chicagoculturalgrants.org.

03/30/2022

LAST CALL for Small Business Improvement Fund (SBIF)

The deadline to submit an application to the Small Business Improvement Fund (SBIF) is THIS THURSDAY, MARCH 31st at 5:00 PM.

The SBIF program helps pay for permanent building improvements and repairs. If your building or business is located within the Lawrence/Kedzie TIF, then you are eligible to receive a grant to cover 30% to 90% of the cost of remodeling work, with a grant of $150,000 for commercial properties and $250,000 for industrial properties. Please refer to the map below.

Watch a recording of the SBIF informational webinar here: https://youtu.be/6E6kf6DoYvc

For more information on the SBIF Program, please visit somercor.com/sbif/

03/29/2022

Today our Ward Superintendent Scott Jaburek and I had the pleasure of visiting Helge A. Haugan Elementary School in #AlbanyPark for storytime with Mrs. Orr's Kindergarten class and a civics talk with 7th and 8th graders! Together we talked about the ways youth can make a difference. Thank you to Haugan for inviting us to participate in Reading Week, and thanks to all of the Haugan teachers and staff who support and encourage our students to learn and grow every day.

03/29/2022

Thank you CFD Engine 124 & Truck 38! And thank you 33rd Ward Alderwoman Rossana Rodríguez! #AlbanyPark

03/28/2022

There's still time to sign up for Athletic Field Park's Easter Egg Hunt happening this Saturday! The Easter Egg Hunt is a FREE family-friendly event organized by neighbors with Athletic Field Advisory Council. Register, bring your kids, and meet folks in our beautiful Irving Park community!

Register today. Still spots left. https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/20f0f4aaeae2ea4fa7-afac1