To celebrate the return of Meet Me on Milwaukee, Divvy has given our office a special redemption code for 50 users! Ask a MMoM volunteer for the code on the day of the event and claim your $50 via the Divvy or Lyft apps.

Chicago deserves safe, healthy housing for all. Current rental inspections are largely complaint-based, but proactive inspections can prevent unsafe conditions before they impact renters. Join a community meeting and share your story: linktr.ee/impactforequ... #ChicagoHousing

This video from @aldermanlaspata.bsky.social goes real hard. Make sure you come to the opening of Milwaukee Avenue!

🚨 CDOT will be presenting plans & answering questions on a series of pedestrian improvements along Chicago Ave between Ashland and California at a town hall on Mon., Aug. 17, at 6PM at the Ukrainian Cultural Center. Residents are invited to attend and learn more about the project!

Today, we stood with survivors of violence perpetrated by ICE and community members demanding justice and accountability. Our communities deserve to feel safe, respected, and protected from abuse of power. No one is above the law. Not even federal agents.

Is Chicago a "family-friendly?" city? Help @metroplanning.bsky.social answer this question tomorrow, 7/30, at their open-house taking place at the Logan Square Library from 2-5:30 PM. $30 giftcards for the first 30 families & school-age children will receive a choice of school supplies!

🚨 After being postponed due to air quality, our Summer Bike Tune-Up is back on! 🚲 Join us THIS Saturday from 10 AM-1 PM at Palmer Square Park for free tune-ups. Appointments for July 18th will be honored & other attendees will be serviced on a first-come, first-served basis. Hope to see you there!

ICYMI: Meet Me on Milwaukee is back for 2026! We're seeking volunteers to sign-up for 3-hour shifts on each event day. Register at bit.ly/mmomvol

FYI: Tomorrow's Summer Bike Tune-Up event at Palmer Square Park with Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado has been postponed due to air quality. A new date will be posted at www.the1stward.com/events ASAP.

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Coming soon to Wicker Park: The city's first all-pedestrian crossing phase outside of the Loop!

The City's own audit revealed that water usage in Chicago actually decreased between 2015-2019. So why did water bills keep increasing?

This Saturday: Help us maintain our urban canopy at our annual Tree Stewardship Day! We'll be meeting at the ward office at 9AM before making our way down Milwaukee Ave. Bring gloves, appropriate clothing, a water bottle & tools if you have them. Register: www.cervistech.com/acts/console...

@aldermanlaspata.bsky.social celebrates passing city legislation that will develop an ADA Transition Plan for Chicago, passing just in time for Disability Pride Month!

Tomorrow at the West Town Library! Hope to see you there 📖

What were the economic impacts of the Milwaukee Ave bike lanes? Check out the full study on CDOT’s website.

Today we celebrated Goethe Elementary’s brand new field and playground! These new additions were made possible in part through the 1st Ward’s Participatory Budgeting process, reinvesting taxpayer dollars back into our community to create a safe, engaging, and high-quality outdoor space for kids.

NEXT SATURDAY: One of our most popular events of the year! Join us at Pulaski Park from 10AM-1PM for our Spring Bike Tune-Up 🚲 Appointments filled up faster than ever this year, but walk-ups will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Hope to see you there!

I want to recognize the irony of the City Council's Earth Day resolution when every meaningful climate/sustainability ordinance currently sits in Rules Committee limbo.

If CPD can track down and arrest the people who stole this bear, I'm trusting they can arrest the person who hit and seriously injured Nakari Campbell with their car. They had their license plate and address three years ago! Justice deferred can still be justice.

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Two teens were arrested and charged with taken a 3-foot-tall teddy bear from a chocolate factory in the Loop. While officers arrested them in about an hour, see why some say the resources to retrieve the bear could’ve went to something else. Find this story on CBSChicago.com.

Heck yes! Grand Avenue reconstruction news!! mailchi.mp/the1stward/2... As someone who walks my toddler & dog on these a stretches of Grand every day, this is so, so very needed. Thanks, @aldermanlaspata.bsky.social & team!

Know a bike lane that looks like this after it rains? Let the Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety know at bit.ly/bikelaneflooding

It was a privilege working with Garien Gatewood over the last three years. He was a consummate professional and an essential leader in reducing gun violence in Chicago. The 1st Ward would not have experienced a 70%+ reduction in shootings without him. His firing is a tremendous loss for the city.

This morning I spoke with Commander Baier of the 12th District regarding a homicide that occurred earlier today at Ohio and Marshfield. (1/3)

ICYMI: Chicago's first public bathroom is coming to the Polish Triangle! blockclubchicago.org/2026/03/04/c... Sign up for our weekly newsletter for future updates! Join our mailing list here: bit.ly/3OFLxvk

Chicago’s 1st Automated Public Restroom Coming To Wicker Park

The self-cleaning restroom will be installed later this year at the Milwaukee, Ashland and Division intersection, according to the 1st Ward office.

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A new era for the Congress Theater starts now. blockclubchicago.org/2026/02/25/c...

Congress Theater Overhaul 'Full Speed Ahead,' With Construction To Start In March, Ald. Says

After a series of funding delays, the revival of the century-old theater could be complete by December 2027 and include affordable housing and a community space.

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Thanks to FOX 32 for having me on this morning to discuss food delivery robots in the 1st Ward. Based on feedback from our resident survey, there will be no expansion of sidewalk robot deliveries in the ward. Thanks to everyone who took the time to weigh in. www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-sf...

Put simply, Complete Streets is an approach to designing and building our streets that considers everyone who uses them, regardless of age or ability. Join us next Monday to hear from CDOT on how Complete Streets elements are being used in Chicago. We’ll be in Room 201A in City Hall at 1:00 PM!

Last night we held a Rapid Response Training in the 1st Ward with PUñO. I’m so grateful to everyone who attended for their courage and solidarity, especially now.

The Northwest Side Rapid Response Team is collecting supplies to deliver to our friends in Minneapolis later this week. If you're able to donate, please drop items off at one of the collection sites listed below by 1:00 PM this Wednesday (1/28!).