1ST WARD
CHRONICLES NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE
The 1st Ward
Chronicles is now available online; please click the link to the left to view
the show.
The Chronicles air every
first and third Monday on CAN TV, Channel 21 at 10:30 P.M.
If you have any feedback or
views about what you like to see on a future shows, please do not hesitate to
contact my office at (773) 278-0101.
JOB FAIRS IN THE 1ST WARD
A new restaurant, Fuego Mexican Grill, and a live music venue, VLive, will soon be opening at 2047 N. Milwaukee Avenue. Alderman Flores and the partners of these new establishments cordially invite you to job fairs for staffing the new businesses. The fairs will be held at 2047 N. Milwaukee Avenue, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, January 10 and Saturday, January 17.
Both businesses are seeking managers, assistant managers, hosts and bartenders, and also are seeking to fill the following positions:
VLive
· Supervisors
· Bus Boys
· Cleaning Crew
· Maintenance
· Ticket Agents
· Coatroom Attendants
· Security
· Bathroom Attendants
Fuego Mexican Grill
· Beverage Manager
· Kitchen Manager
· Customer Service
· Kitchen Staff
(including line cooks, prep cooks, pantry, grill and sauté)
· Bar Backs
· Server Assistants
· Expediter
· Food Runners
· Dish Utility
· Receiving Clerk
For additional information, please contact Jenny Hernandez or Norma Martinez of Aragon Entertainment at (773) 561-9500.
SHARED SIDEWALK PROGRAM REOPENS
The Chicago Department of Transportation is reopening their Shared Cost Sidewalk program on January 1, 2009. The shared cost program provides residents an opportunity to share the cost of sidewalk repair with the City. Applications will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis and only accepted via the 311 system. Please be advised that funding for this program is limited and when the budget is exhausted, the program will close for the year. If you have any questions about this program, please contact Jerry Gabrielatos, at the 1st Ward service office, (773) 278-0101 or visit CDOT's Web site: www.cityofchicago.org/
transportation.
CHRISTMAS TREE DISPOSAL
Beginning January 3 through January 16, the Department of Environment will have designated locations available to residents who would like to recycle their Christmas trees by turning them into mulch. The mulch created from the trees will then be available for free pick up at the same locations. The closest location to the 1st Ward is the Humboldt Park Boathouse, 1400 N. Sacramento. Trees can be dropped off at the Boathouse at any time and mulch can be picked up Monday through Saturday, starting January 9, from 9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. For a complete list of available city locations, visit www.chicagorecycles.org or call the Department of Environment at (312) 744-7606. If you are unable to take advantage of this service, you may leave your tree with your trash and it will be picked up on the regularly scheduled day.
ALDERMAN FLORES TO SUPPORT FULL RESTORATION OF SNOW REMOVAL AND SALTING SERVICES ON RESIDENTIAL STREETS
I wanted to inform you about my concerns regarding the current snow plowing and salting policy that is being implemented by the Chicago Department of Streets and Sanitation.
Unplowed and unsalted streets have created very dangerous driving conditions for many Chicagoans. As an Alderman, public safety is one of my primary considerations. As a member of the Chicago City Council Committee on Transportation & Public Way, I am especially sensitive to transportation safety issues. Therefore, I will be joining committee Chairman Tom Allen's efforts to pass legislation to set aside $1 million apiece from the Chicago Skyway, Midway Airport and parking meter lease funds to re-instate full plowing and salting operations throughout the city.
Rest assured that I will strongly advocate for a change in the current snow removal and salting policy. In the meantime, please call my office at (773) 278-0101, if you need assistance with snow removal or salting on your street.
CHICAGO PLAN COMMISSION PASSES NORTH MILWAUKEE AVENUE CORRIDOR PLAN
On Thursday, December 11, 2008, the Chicago Plan Commission unanimously approved the North Milwaukee Avenue Corridor Plan. The Plan encompasses Milwaukee Avenue from Western Avenue to California Avenue in the Logan Square neighborhood.
The master plan was requested by Alderman Manuel Flores and was formulated through an extensive process of community involvement and input. It will serve as a guide to future green, community-based economic development along the Milwaukee Avenue commercial corridor.
Click Here to download the Plan
DAILY PERMIT PRICE INCREASE
Beginning January 1, 2009 the price for daily permits will increase to $8 per booklet. Daily permits are for the guests of a restricted parking permit zone resident. The permit is valid for no more than 24 hours from the time written on the permit. All other traffic restrictions must be followed while displaying a permit. By ordinance, a residential parking permit zone resident can purchase up to 30 daily permits every 30 days.
Annual and daily permits for Restricted Parking Permit [RPP] Zones are now available for purchase on the City Clerk’s website: www.chicityclerk.com. Online purchases are processed in two to three days. There is no service fee.
FOOD COLLECTION BINS AT WARD SERVICE OFFICE
Our ward service office has donation bins provided by the Greater Chicago Food Depository for their holiday food drive. For those interested in donating, non-perishable food items can be brought to our office at 2058 N. Western, any Dominick’s food store or any InterPark garage. If you would like to become involved in the food collection effort or would like more information, please visit http://www.every1can.org/.
SIDEWALK SNOW AND ICE REMOVAL
We would like to remind our residents that the city code stipulates every owner, lessee, tenant, occupant or other person having charge of any building or lot of ground in the city abutting upon any public way or public place shall remove the snow and ice from the sidewalk in front of such building or lot of ground.
WINTER OVERNIGHT PARKING BAN BEGINS DECEMBER 1
The enforcement of the Winter Overnight Parking Ban for Chicago's key arterial streets begins Monday, December 1, 2008 at 3:00 AM. In the 1st Ward, this ban will affect the following streets:
- Armitage Avenue
- Ashland Avenue
- Belmont Avenue
- California Avenue
- Chicago Avenue
- Clybourn Avenue
- Damen Avenue
- Division Street
- Fullerton Avenue
- Milwaukee Avenue
- North Avenue
- Western Avenue
Our office asks you to be mindful of the signage when parking your vehicle on Sunday, November 30th. Please also be advised that the overnight parking ban is in effect on Milwaukee Avenue and Divisiont Street regardless of whether there is snow on the ground.
Signs for this seasonal restriction are permanently posted. Parking in such an area can warrant a $150 minimum towing fee, a $50 ticket and a daily storage fee of $10 that will increase over time. If you regularly park on one of these designated streets during non-winter months, please secure a safe and legal parking spot until the restrictions expire on April 1st.
Permanent and temporary residential parking permits are available for purchase at the 1st Ward Service Office or the City Clerk's website at http://www.chicityclerk.com/.
CHICAGO'S BIG FIX 2009
The City of Chicago is offering free spay and neuter surgeries for residents’ dogs and cats who live in the following zip codes: 60608, 60609, 60617, 60618, 60619, 60620, 60621, 60623, 60628, 60629, 60632, 60636, 60639, 60643, 60647 and 60651.
For more information or to make an appointment, contact Chicago Animal Care and Control at (312) 747-1406.
SCHOOL TOURS
Beginning October 31, 2008 until May 1, 2009, Pritzker will be hosting school tours every Friday from 10:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
For more information, please call (773) 534-4415.
FIND AFTER-SCHOOL ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS
Parents now have a new tool to find after-school programs for their children. A new website (http://www.afterschoolchicago.org/) was recently launched to help parents find hundreds of after-school activities throughout the city.
The Web site allows users to navigate more than 380,000 annual after-school opportunities. Users simply input their address or ZIP Code and choose from eight program interest areas. Search results are plotted for them on an interactive map with a brief description of each offering, including information about dates and times, related fees if applicable and the age range for activities.