Alderwoman Angela Clay - 46th Ward

Mark your Calendars 46th Ward Neighbors!
Join us in person or via Zoom Monday, January 8th for a Community Meeting with Cornerstone Community Outreach, Chicago Department of Housing, City of Chicago DFSS, Alderwoman Angela Clay - 46th Ward, and 46th Ward residents. We need YOUR voice as we discuss Cornerstone's rezoning request for non-congregate shelter at 1140 West Wilson Avenue.

Join in person:
Monday, January 8th, 2024
6:00pm-7:30pm
935 West Wilson Ave.

Join the discussion virtually:
Pre-Register via Zoom at https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcscuCurDouHNKQMPD-IL1VZAksQpsp2Xuj #/registration

Learn more about the proposal at www.46thward.com/cornerstone

Join the 46th Ward Office in supporting Nourishing Hope next weekend by delivering groceries to our neighbors in need! All you need is a car, two hours on the January 13th, and the desire to help our neighbors.

Stay warm this winter. Hats, gloves, warm clothes, food and drink (all items are first come, first served), sponsored by Communities Partnering 4 Peace (CP4P) and ONE Northside.

We are helping to gather donations. Please bring NEW, good-quality hats and gloves, all ages and genders. Drop off at ONE Northside, 4648 N Racine, M-Th 10am-4pm through Monday, January 22.

Cornerstone Community Outreach, the Department of Housing (DOH), the Department of Family and Support Services (DFSS) are proposing to expand Cornerstone’s campus to add a non-congregate shelter at 1140 W. Wilson. A non-congregate shelter is a shelter where residents have their own rooms instead of sharing one large room. DOH, DFSS, Cornerstone and the 46th Ward are holding a community meeting on Monday, January 8th from 6-7:30pm at Wilson Abbey (935 W. Wilson) with a Zoom option. In addition, the 46th Ward is conducting a pre-survey, which you can fill out here: www.46thward.com/cornerstone. Please review the FAQ before filling out the survey.

As the year winds down, I want to ensure everyone knows about my office's holiday hours. The 46th Ward Office will be closed between Christmas (Monday, December 25, 2023) and New Year's Day (Monday, January 1, 2024). The team's last day in the office will be Friday, December 22, and they will return on January 2, 2024, for a 2024 Planning Day. On Wednesday, January 3, 2024, the office will reopen to the public.

If you have questions or need support on city-related services while we are away, please send an email to [email protected] or leave a voicemail at 773-878-4646. My team will respond to emails and return calls when the office reopens on January 3, 2024. When leaving a voicemail, please provide your name and phone number. Without this information, my team cannot return your call to offer support when they return. For non-emergencies, while we are away, please utilize 311 by dialing 3-1-1, using the 311Chi mobile app, or going to 311.chi.gov to submit a service request. For emergencies that need immediate support, please dial 9-1-1. For more information, please visit our website at 46thward.com.

Today, my team and I were notified of a fire at Ella Flagg Young Apartments at 4645 N Sheridan Rd. I was told the fire has been contained.

Residents who were seriously injured were transferred to nearby hospitals for immediate medical attention and treatment.

My office is working with the local authorities as they gather more details about the incident, such as the cause and extent of damage. I am committed to keeping the public informed and will provide updates as they become available.

My team and I extend our deepest gratitude to the first responders, firefighters, and medical personnel for their swift response and dedication during this challenging time. Our thoughts and support are with the affected residents and their families. 💜

New this year to the 46th Ward Ald. Clay’s office is introducing a process known as participatory budgeting! As part of participatory budgeting (PB) ward residents (you!) get to determine how over $1 million of ward infrastructure funds known as “menu money” get spent. Head to 46thward.com/participatory-budgeting to read about what makes projects eligible and find the link to submit project ideas (through Dec 8th!).

Support Care for Real on Giving Tuesday, November 28 with a gift of any size or enter to win the Giving Tuesday Raffle! Grab your tickets now. The winner will be drawn on Wednesday, Nov. 29.

Care for Real is also collecting $25 Target gift cards and children's books at Play Toys & Books in Andersonville between now and Dec. 8. Care for Real will distribute items collected to CfR families to help make the holidays merrier. For more info, contact them at [email protected].

Tickets: https://forms.donorsnap.com/form?id=7BF91444-F5B9-4F90-9E8C-2975287E76F3

The holiday shopping season is here! While making your list, and purchasing gifts for others, keep your neighborhood small businesses in mind. Small businesses keep money in the community. According to SCORE, for every dollar you spend at a small business, 67 cents stays in the local community.

Additional Benefits:

--Shopping Experience: Local businesses provide personal attention and are passionate about their products.

--Workforce: Local businesses nationally rank as the largest employers, and they tend to predominantly hire local employees from hire employees from within the community.

--Unique Products: Local businesses often carry inventory not available at national chain stores and tend to work in partnership with other local artisans and craftsmen.

--Local Economy: Local businesses cycle money back into the community through taxes and investments.

--Engagement: Local businesses are known for the support they give to local charities and nonprofits by hosting events and sponsoring fundraisers.

Due to Thanksgiving this week, my office will be open from 9am to 3pm on Wednesday, November 22nd, and the office will be closed on Thursday, November 23rd through Friday, November 24th. Please stop by our office earlier in the week if you need daily guest parking passes or support with other city services. Our office is now selling guest passes for the new year and they are valid until December 31, 2024. We will reopen on Monday, November 27th.

The City of Chicago Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection is hiring! There are 7 openings for the Nights and Weekends “Business Compliance Investigator” position. BACP investigators perform a full range of investigative duties to enforce and ensure compliance with the City’s ordinances governing businesses, consumer protection, and public vehicles. Find complete details and application here: Chi.gov/BACPJobs.

On Monday, I had the pleasure of doing school walkthroughs with the President and Vice President of the Chicago Board of Education! Together, we toured Community High School, Mccutcheon
ElementarySchool, and Brennemann Elementary School. As a former student of Brennemann Elementary and Uplift High School, it filled my heart with joy to show the amazing opportunity our local schools have to offer our youth and our community.

Friendly reminder! This Sunday, our office is hosting our first Shred-A-Thon in Uplift High School's parking lot from 12-4 p.m. We are so excited to bring this event to our community. Below is more information to help you prepare for the event:

--We can only accept paper for shredding
--You must be able to carry all the papers you bring while in line
--All paper clips, binder clips, and staples must be removed before the paper can be shredded

On Saturday, our office hosted a coat drive for over 550 people, which included new arrivals to our community and long-time residents in need of resources. At a moment of intersecting crises in our city -- an affordable housing crisis and a migrant crisis -- we are so proud that the 46th Ward can represent what it means for the government to show up and meet the moment. Hundreds of people in our community, including many children, have basic needs like clothing to stay warm in the winter that were not being met. In the face of that, individuals and community institutions across the 46th Ward stepped up to the plate to resource our community. We know this has not been easy. It would be remiss to not name the real community tensions when it comes to welcoming our new neighbors, the imperfection of how our city is working to address this moment of intense need, and the ways Chicago is bearing the brunt of a broken federal immigration system without the kind of federal-level resources needed. Despite all of that, we hope the event can be a beam of light on what it means to respond to those challenges with joy and resilience.

Halloween is almost here, and I cannot wait to see everyone in their costumes, fur babies included. If you are looking for Halloween events to attend, our community has some fun events for the whole family to enjoy! Please review the flyers for more information.

If you're curious about Halloween traffic and street closure guidelines, please subscribe to our newsletter at bit.ly/46thwardnewsletter. Our newsletter goes out on Friday afternoons.

Tomorrow, my office is hosting a New Neighbor Coat Drive. Huge thank you to our neighbors who have stocked our office with over 500 coats to donate to neighbors in need!

Join us on Saturday the 28th between 2-5 pm at St Mary of the Lake School (1026 W Buena Ave) to welcome new neighbors and distribute coats. Didn't get a chance to drop off a new or used coat ahead of the event? No problem, bring it with you, and we will take it!

I'm happy to announce my office is hosting its first shredding event! The Shred-A-Thon will take place on Sunday, November 5 at Uplift High School from noon to 4pm. We hope to see you there!

Please note: the shredding trucks can only shred paper. Other items cannot be accepted.

Community Safety Update 10/20/23. If you have any information to share please contact Area 3 Detectives at 312-744-8261.

On Saturday, October 28th, our office is hosting a coat drive for our new neighbors at AIC and the 19th Police District! If you have any coats or winter gear you would like to donate, please drop them off at our office during business hours before October 27th.

In addition to coats, we need volunteers! Please use this link to sign if you're interested in volunteering: http://bit.ly/46xewp0. If you speak Spanish that's a plus!

If you would like to attend the event or coordinate a coat drop off time, please use this link: https://bit.ly/400QvUY

Our Hiring Fair is this weekend and next weekend !We hope to see you there

Join Buena Park Neighbors for our third Community Meeting on Tuesday, October 17 from 7-8 PM at Chicago Corinthian Yacht Club located at 601 W Montrose Ave by Montrose Harbor. We'll have some general housekeeping topics being covered as well as our election to vote in our 2024 BPN Executive Board.

⚠ If you plan on attending, please RSVP here: https://buenaparkneighbors.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/buenaparkneighbors/event.jsp?event=30

Snacks and cocktails will be provided thanks to our friends at IRPINO Real Estate!

It's not too late to register for our Youth Town Hall event tonight! This event is for our young people (ages 12 to 18) living in the 46th & 47th wards. The purpose of the event is to welcome an open dialogue about city government, ask questions about local issues they care about, and identify young people who may be interested in our office's future youth council. Food will be provided.

RSVP here: bit.ly/3LzGXu0

Do you live within beat 1925? If so, there is a CAPS meeting tomorrow at the Gill Park Fieldhouse from 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm. The beat facilitator has drafted the agenda for the meeting, and we want to spread the word in case 1925 beat citizens are interested in attending. CAPS meetings are the best way to seek information about safety initiatives, crime updates, and police response tactics. Please review the agenda for more information.

Please be advised:

Our office will be closed for the remainder of the day due to a gas-related issue. Please email us at [email protected] to get in touch with us. Staff will be available via email until 5 p.m. today. We will post another update tomorrow on the status of the issue.

Hey Uptown! There are a couple of job fairs coming to Truman College this month!

On Wednesday, October 12th from 10 am to 1 pm, CPS is hosting a job fair for a variety of positions. If you plan to attend, please RSVP using this link: bit.ly/CPSJobFair101223

Alderwoman Jeanette B. Taylor 20th ward and Chicago City Colleges have teamed up to create a citywide hiring fair happening on Saturday, October 21st from 10 am to 2 pm. If you would like to attend, please RSVP using this link: bit.ly/hiringfairattendee. If you are a business looking to hire or a volunteer, please RSVP using this links, respectively: bit.ly/hiringfairvendor & bit.ly/hiringfairvolunteer

Yesterday’s Flu & Covid-19 Vaccine Clinic was a huge success! Over 100 people stopped by for free vaccinations. Thanks so much to Uptown Church Chicago and Chicago Department of Public Health for helping us put on this event! We hope everyone stays safe and healthy this season.

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