News & Alerts

Jul 121 min read

Special Service Area (SSA) 27 Security Rebate Program

West Lakeview SSA 27 has launched a newly revised Security Rebate, aimed at improving the security of West Lakeview. All properties...

Community Development Grant Applications Are Open!

Scott Waguespack

Jun 280 min read

Community Development Grant Applications Are Open!

Scott Waguespack

Jun 280 min read

Fee-Waived Pet Adoptions

Property Tax Appeals Deadlines for West Chicago and Lakeview Townships! Official Cook County Assessor Assessment & Appeal Calendar

Scott Waguespack

Jun 71 min read

Property Tax Appeals Deadlines for West Chicago and Lakeview Townships! Official Cook County Assessor Assessment & Appeal Calendar

Cook County follows a triennial reassessment cycle, meaning that a property is reassessed once every three years. A property's...

Scott Waguespack

Mar 181 min read

Tax Prep Chicago

The Chicago Department of Family and Support Services is happy to announce that the City’s Tax Prep Chicago free income tax preparation...

New Tree Plantings & Maintenance of Chicago Trees

Scott Waguespack

Mar 82 min read

New Tree Plantings & Maintenance of Chicago Trees

Our 32nd Ward has always promoted the building up of our tree canopy and we have added hundreds of trees over the past few years with...

Cook County Assessor Valuation Flow Chart

Scott Waguespack

Feb 140 min read

Cook County Assessor Valuation Flow Chart

Scott Waguespack

Jan 220 min read

Utility Bill Assistance

Merry Christmas! Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas Sending Out $30.5 Million in Automatic Refunds

Scott Waguespack

Dec 27, 20232 min read

Merry Christmas! Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas Sending Out $30.5 Million in Automatic Refunds

Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas is sending more than $30.5 million in automatic refunds beginning this week to about 9,000 property...

Scott Waguespack

Dec 27, 20231 min read

2024 Holiday Tree Recycling in Chicago

If you buy a live Christmas tree, make a plan now to clean and recycle your tree by dropping it off at one of 26 Chicago Park District...

Deadline for Chicago/Cook County Residents Affected by September Flooding

Scott Waguespack

Dec 18, 20231 min read

Deadline for Chicago/Cook County Residents Affected by September Flooding

Presidential Disaster Declaration is for FEMA’s Individual Assistance Program for those in Cook County who suffered damages from the...

Scott Waguespack

Dec 13, 20231 min read

Art Supply Drive: New or Gently Used!

We've been running this drive for a little while, but we're hoping to get a bigger response. Awakenings is an organization that provides...

Dept. of Family Services & Dept. of Streets & Sanitation Homeless Assistance

Scott Waguespack

Dec 13, 20231 min read

Dept. of Family Services & Dept. of Streets & Sanitation Homeless Assistance

If you are concerned for someone experiencing street homelessness, please contact the DFSS Homeless Services Division at...

2024 Shared Cost Sidewalk Program Opens 1/8/2024 & Will Close FAST!

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Nov 17, 20231 min read

2024 Shared Cost Sidewalk Program Opens 1/8/2024 & Will Close FAST!

It's that time of year again - the 2024 Shared Cost Sidewalk Program (SCSP) will be open for new applications on January 8th, 2024, from...

New and Upgraded Services from the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County

Scott Waguespack

Aug 30, 20230 min read

New and Upgraded Services from the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County

Scott Waguespack

Aug 30, 20232 min read

Flood Assistance from FEMA

President Joseph Biden signed a Disaster Declaration, allowing the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) to offer Individual...

Scott Waguespack

Aug 30, 20231 min read

32nd Ward Diaper Drive

National Diaper Need Awareness Week is September 18 – 24, 2023. Donations made during National Diaper Need Awareness Week and throughout...

Scott Waguespack

Aug 30, 20231 min read

OIG Report on Homeless Encampment Cleaning

The Department of Family and Support Services (DFSS) has found success in rapidly housing encampment residents using a “housing first”...

Scott Waguespack

Aug 11, 20231 min read

Small Business Improvement Fund (SBIF), Application Windows Vary!

Offered by the Department of Planning and Development (DPD) to tenants and owners of industrial and commercial properties, the Small...

Scott Waguespack

Jul 28, 20232 min read

Chicago Recovery Plan Grants

The City of Chicago has developed the Chicago Recovery Plan (CRP) as part of its attempt to leverage once-in-a-generation federal funding...