Join Alderman Debra Silverstein, Representative Yehiel M. Kalish and the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) for the 5th Annual Job Fair. The event details are as follows: Date: Thursday, June 27 Time: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. (veterans preference until 10:30 a.m.) Location: Croatian Cultural Center, 2845 W. Devon Avenue, Chicago, IL 60659. Parking […]
Please join Alderman Debra Silverstein on Monday, July 15 for the annual 50th Ward Movie in the Park celebration! We will be screening Ralph Breaks the Internet at Chippewa Park, 6748 N. Sacramento. The show is 111 minutes long and is rated PG. The movie begins at dusk, but the fun begins at 7 p.m. We will […]
July 6, 2018 I am very excited to announce that the City of Chicago is making a major investment in our local, 50th Ward schools! Significant improvements are coming to Rogers Elementary School, Decatur Classical School, and Armstrong School of International Studies. I have been working on all of these project for a long time, […]
Capitol Cement has started work on the last steps of the Devon Avenue Streetscape. Besides for some minor landscaping and other miscellaneous work which is being started now, this multi-year project has been successfully completed. Over the last few years, Devon between Kedzie and Leavitt has undergone a sweeping transformation. The sidewalks are wider and decorated […]
Construction on the new library and senior housing facility at Pratt and Western is well underway. We held a groundbreaking ceremony in January of 2018 and the contractors, Powers & Sons, have been hard at work ever since. I first announced the new library together with Mayor Rahm Emanuel in 2016. The new, state-of-the-art facility is […]
In October of 2017, I was joined by Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Park District Superintendent Michael Kelly to officially open Bernard L. Stone Park! This new park, located at the southeast corner of Devon and McCormick, sits on the site of a former crumbling parking lot and now forms a vital link in the […]
Dear Neighbor, The 50th Ward is finally getting a new library! The library should reflect the wishes and needs of the community, so we want your input. Please take a few minutes to answer the following questions, and we will give your suggestions directly to the architects who are designing the new building. Together, we […]
March 16. 2016 Today, the Chicago City Council passed an ordinance introduced by Alderman Debra Silverstein (50th Ward) permitting the operation of an Animal Shelter Café. This new legislation will pave the way for Tree House Humane Society to open the City of Chicago’s first ever “Cat Café” in the West Ridge neighborhood. The newly […]
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