11th Ward Update
Dear Neighbor,

I hope you had a great week. I am looking forward to watching the White Sox play at home tonight.

I wanted to remind you of our Clean and Green taking place in the Ward tomorrow. We will be cleaning up three locations in the Ward:

-Viaducts along 39th between Halsted and Normal 
We will meet at the corner of 41st and Halsted, meeting at 9am 

-35th to 31st and Halsted
Meet at the Daley Library fountain, Meeting at 10am 

-26th and halsted viaduct to Palmisano Park 
We will meet at under the Viaduct at 26th, meeting at 9am

On Wednesday morning, we will have volunteers cleaning along 18th Street. If you are interested in helping out tomorrow, please show up with a mask.

For Wednesday's event please reach out to my office for more details.


Commissioner Daley and I have teamed up with the Illinois Restaurant Association (IRA) and Northshore Clinical Labs to make COVID-19 vaccines easily accessible to restaurant, hospitality and food service workers employed in the City of Chicago.

Free COVID-19 vaccinations will be available for restaurant, hospitality, and foodservice workers employed in the City of Chicago on Wednesday, April 28 from 9:00 to 5:00 p.m. at the Bridgeport Art Center (1200 W. 35th Street Chicago, IL 60609) in Chicago.

If you are interested in registering, please click HERE .


Public Safety
April 24th was the beat meeting for beat 925. The CAPS Officer went over the past months stats that you can see below. The Officer stated that the stats look encouraging. The officers went over two incidents, one concerning an armed robbery at the gas station on 43rd and Union. The suspect has been positively identified and is currently on the run. The other incident was looting at a store on 47th and Halsted. One person was arrested. The next beat meeting for 925 will be May 19th that 6:00pm

Total calls = 1065
Shots Fired Calls = 11
Arrests = 11

Violent Crimes = 4
Robbery = 2
Battery = 2

Property Crimes = 6
Burglary = 1
Motor Vehicle Thefts = 3
Theft = 2




Drag Racing Update:

This week my colleagues and I passed an ordinance in the City Council that increases the fines and consequences for drag racing and drifting. This ordinance helps our Police Officers by giving them more tools to combat dangerous drivers. 

The Mariano’s Parking lot in the 12th Ward has been a major center for the drag racing activity for our community. The property management company announced they will be installing swing gates. The security will be able to open and close the gates to allow for delivery trucks on the property after hours. The plan is to have them installed by May 1st. 

Additionally, we work closely with the Back of The Yards Neighborhood Council Craig Chico and the SSA13 They have pledged to give additional funds for security. There will be additional private security and barricades installed on 35th-37th Racine and Morgan street 43rd-47th. 


Upcoming Public Safety Events:

Beat meetings of the month of April


Beat 914
April 28th
6:30-7:30pm

Beat 1232
April 28th
6:00pm-7:00pm 


If you need help finding your police district or beat please use this link:




STREET SWEEPING SCHEDULE:
Street Sweeping season is officially upon us. To view the map of the sections please click here
11TH WARD CLEAN AND GREEN:
Chicago Park District:



Bosley Park 
As I have mentioned previously, I have secured $1.4 million in TIF funds for the renovation of Bosley Park.

The renovation is scheduled to be completed by the end of this year. The Park District will host summer activities at Bosley and construction will begin shortly after programming ends.

In addition to new playground equipment, the renovation includes a new artificial turf soccer field, basketball court repaving, and spray pool features. 

McGuane Park Ribbon Cutting 

I would like to give a heartfelt thank you to all the neighbors that came out to McGuane Park’s ribbon cutting!

McGuane Park’s nearly 6 Million dollar TIF funded renovation is finally complete. The facilities have been modernized and become ADA accessible. This translates to a newly renovated lobby and community rooms on the first floor. The second floor has also been renovated with new community rooms and window installations. Additionally, an elevator has been installed making the building ADA accessible. Please tour around the new fieldhouse when you have the chance!



Donovan Park Announcement:

Alderman Thompson is happy to announce the acquisition of the parcel of land at 837 West 36th Street, for the expansion of Donovan Park. This is the corner parcel, east of the park on the corner of 36th and Lituanica. This purchase was made possible by my allocation of Open Space Impact Fees and Menu Funding.
Furthermore, I have allocated about $900,000 of TIF funds to clean this site as the first step in expanding Donovan Park and the construction of a new field house.

Donovan Park currently has a small field house and is 2.98 acres. Donovan Park, originally Sangamon Park, was established by the Chicago’s Bureau of Parks and Recreation and was sitting on Board of Education property. In 1957, Sangamon Park was renamed to honor Engine 29 Captain George L. Donovan. Donovan lost his life (March 1st, 1957) in the line of duty with two other firefighters.


“I am excited about the long-overdue expansion of Donovan Park. I am eager to meet with our many neighbors and constituents to discuss design elements of the park expansion project,” Thompson said. 








 
Infrastructure Updates:
I would like to notify you that we have 3 new Residential LED Lighting Projects starting throughout the Ward. These projects were surveyed by CDOT Smart Lighting group to be replaced as the systems were evaluated and found to need more than minor repairs. The work will include installation of helix foundations, underground conduit installation, and removal and replacement of the street light poles. No Parking signs will be posted as needed and typically will be on one side of the street weekdays 7am-5pm. 
The locations of each project as well as the anticipated start date are below for your information: 
S Normal Ave from W 37th Pl to W Pershing Rd.              Started Wednesday 4/14/21  
Including 37th Pl from Normal to E Dead End 
          Including 37th St from Normal to E Dead End 
            Including 38th St from Normal to Viaduct 
                                                            
W 37th St from Halsted to Morgan                                      Started Monday 4/19/21 
  
W 42nd St from S Wallace St to East Viaduct                    Started Wednesday 4/21/21  

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact my office (773) 254-6677. 
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