South Suburban Mayor Patty Eidam Presented with Distinguished International Award
Village of Lansing Mayor Patty Eidam was recently recognized as one of 2021’s Top 20 Global Women of Excellence in recognition of her outstanding contribution to society.
Mayor Eidam was nominated for her work as an ardent advocate of women’s rights, gender parity, and women’s equality. Congressman Davis’ Multi-Ethnic Advisory Task Force sponsored the program. The group was established in 2010 and plays an important role in promoting and empowering different ethnic communities. Read the official press release here.
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Illinois Will Receive $13.2 Billion in State and Local Funding
Specifically, Treasury will be issuing direct payments to local governments with 50,000 residents or more. Previous relief provided through CARES only issued direct payments to governments over 500,000 residents. This new stipulation will allow many governments the opportunity to access those dollars quickly. Learn more about how the funding will be distributed to state residents.
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On February 25, 2021, Phase 1B+ launched, expanding vaccine eligibility to people in Illinois with serious medical conditions and building on the state’s effort to equitably distribute the COVID-19 vaccine. Medical conditions disproportionately impact people of color, and expansion of the criteria will advance the state’s goals of equitable distribution. Learn more.
The United States Conference of Mayors offers a COVID-19 vaccine toolkit to help trusted community leaders encourage residents to get the vaccine.
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The toolkit provides Mayors with the resources they need to help facilitate the largest vaccination program ever seen in the United States. Get the toolkit.
South Suburban Cook County Mitigations Continue to Ease Indoor Dining Restrictions
Mitigation Order 2021-5 increases capacity limits in bars, restaurants, and event spaces to the lesser of 50% or 50 people. Learn more here.
Center for Disease Control Newsroom Releases
- People who have received all doses of the vaccine can visit with other fully vaccinated people indoors without wearing masks or staying 6 feet apart.
- Visit with unvaccinated people from one other household indoors without wearing masks or staying 6 feet apart if everyone in the other household is at low risk for severe disease.
- Refrain from quarantine and testing if they do not have symptoms of COVID-19 after contact with someone who has COVID-19.
COVID-19 Housing Resources
Cook County Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) Program Launches
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The South Suburban Housing Center (SSHC) is offering assistance to south suburban residents in need of help paying utilities and rent due to COVID-19.
The Preservation Compact maintains a list of housing-related COVID-19 resources.
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Municipalities can share the information with building owners and tenants. Find it here.
COVID-19 Data Dashboard
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A brief tutorial on how to use the latest dashboard feature, SSMMA's demographic analyses by community, is available here.
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If you'd like more information on the dashboard, or a one-on-one walk-through of its features and how to use them, please contact Kai Funahashi at kai.funahashi@ssmma.org.
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Upcoming Meetings and Events |
SSMMA's 2021 meeting calendar is now available, click here to view.
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SSMMA Business Meeting - Thursday, March 18, 2021, at 6:00 pm
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News from our Community Partners |
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has opened the Fiscal Year 2021 Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) grant program application. All applications are due by Friday, March 19, 2021. Learn more.
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ComEd is offering bill payment assistance options for customers struggling to cover their energy expenses. Take advantage of millions in bill-assistance dollars. Learn more.
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The Metropolitan Mayors Caucus (MMC) Residental Energy Efficiency & Assistance Programs resource page offers efficiency and emergency assistance tips to help your residents save money and energy during these difficult times. Learn more.
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Applications are now open for ComEd and Metropolitan Mayors Caucus' Powering Communities Grant Program through March 26. Grants of up to $10,000 are available to support municipal public safety initiatives that enhance the quality of life in cities, villages, and towns in the ComEd region and among MMC member communities. Learn more.
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The Metropolitan Mayors Caucus and Planning/Aging are proud to announce the Aging in a Changing Region Program. This program will provide tailored workshops to support selected municipalities in taking some of the first steps towards becoming an age-friendly community. Applications are due by March 23, 2021. Learn more.
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The Metropolitan Planning Council, in coordination with the Calumet Stormwater Collaborative, is developing the Green Infrastructure Baseline Inventory, a free and publicly available dataset documenting existing green infrastructure (GI) installations in the Calumet region of Illinois. Information about existing GI installations is needed! Learn more.
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The first Cook County Bike Plan has launched. This month the Cook County Bike Plan Team introduced the 2021 Bike Plan to over 110 interested stakeholders. Find a recording of the presentation on the project and information about community engagement on the website. Share your ideas about the Interactive Map, Seasonal Survey, and Community Ideas Wall.
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The Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT) is looking for data-collection leaders. Residents can earn up to $1,400 to help record and map on-the-ground flooding throughout neighborhoods in the south suburbs. Learn more.
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The Active Transportation Alliance (ATA) is interested in learning more about the impact of the IDOT Complete Streets Policy. The brief survey will provide insight into how this policy affects pedestrian and bicycle projects on state roads. The survey is intended for representatives of local and regional governments. Take the survey.
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Comcast RISE Investment Fund is providing monetary grants to help Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC), small businesses grow during the pandemic. Businesses in the south suburbs can submit applications for $10,000 grants from March 1-14. Learn more.
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