ICYMI: Over the weekend, Mayor Brandon Johnson today joined City Departments, Chicago residents, and community partners to celebrate Earth Day Families in Motion, a citywide parks spring cleaning event focused on preservation and sustainability.
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et to listen to one of my favorite Mayors - @chicagompo.bsky.social on local community centered solutions at the #Safe&Just Communities Summit hosted by the @naturbanleague.bsky.social
Also building out alternative community safety infrastructure including alternative public infrastructure outside of 911 & law enforcement to respond to community needs.
And community violence intervention infrastructure to center prevention in the community.
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Several key solutions highlighted by @chicagompo.bsky.social including investing in Chicago’s youth through a jobs program among other community solutions mentioned.
"1. Image: Mayor Johnson puts food into a Greater Chicago Food Depository bag to distribute at the Marillac St. Vincent Food Pantry in Garfield Park. Text: MAYOR JOHNSON, Dood Depository award MUTUAL AID microGRANTs TO COMBAT hunger, SNAP Cuts The grants will expand food access and uplift community-based mutual aid organizations, while offsetting the harmful impacts of the Trump administration’s deep cuts to federal food assistance. Protecting Chicago"
"2. Image: Mayor Johnson, in a neon green vest, puts food into a crate at the Pan de Vida food distribution in Little Village. Text: In partnership with the GCFD, the mutual aid initiative invests more than $300,000 across 67 organizations to increase support for vulnerable people across Chicago. The grants were awarded through Mayor Johnson’s November 2025 executive order which directed more City resources to combat hunger and food insecurity from federal cuts."
At a time when families need more support, the Trump administration has abandoned its most basic responsibility by gutting SNAP, putting millions of people at risk—Chicago refuses to accept that.
It’s not enough to just be able to afford a home. Our families deserve access to great schools and libraries so our children can stay and build their lives in Chicago.
These developments will be the first to benefit start-to-finish from process improvements made through Mayor Johnson’s Cut the Tape initiative. As a result, increased control costs and accelerated development are expected—closing on these projects is now anticipated within 18 months.
When projects receive LIHTC or City assistance, they enter into agreements that guarantee 30 years of affordability for tenants.
The total development costs for the 15 developments are estimated at $711 million, which incorporate public and private resources. This includes $16 million in LIHTC, which will generate an estimated $100 million in private equity, and an estimated $300 million from City financial assistance.
▪️Two in partnership with Department of Planning and Development Request for Proposals;
▪️Three senior housing developments;
▪️12 new construction projects creating 798 units;
▪️Three preservation projects rehabilitating and maintaining the affordability of 425 units.
▪️Two Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) developments, with 566 total units of which 426 are affordable;
▪️445 family-sized units with 2- or 3-bedrooms;
▪️130 units affordable to households earning 30% of the area median income (AMI);
The 15 developments will create or preserve 1,223 housing units, 1,164 of which will be affordable. Other highlights include:
▪️13 of 15 projects are Equitable Transit-Oriented Developments (eTOD);
Through the awards, the City will preserve existing affordable housing and neighborhood assets while expanding housing opportunities citywide.
“Today we take a transformational step forward in our mission to make ‘housing as a human right’ a reality for every Chicagoan,” said MBJ. “Each unit we build empowers families to plant their roots in our city while increasing the ability for long-time residents to stay in their communities."
Released every two years, the QAP sets the rules for accessing City assistance and federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC), a crucial funding source for affordable housing development.
NEW: Today, Mayor Brandon Johnson and the Chicago Department of Housing (DOH) announced an investment of more than $300 million in 15 affordable housing developments across the city as part of the 2025 Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP).
“By making underutilized and vacant land available for residential construction and other uses, we are creating pathways to make housing more affordable while increasing housing availability citywide,” @mayorofchicago.bsky.social said.
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As local leaders we must act with moral clarity as we stand up to protect immigrant communities and defend our shared humanity from Trump's attacks.
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“Here in the city of Chicago, we believe in protecting every person in this city… We’re going to end this assault against working people, against immigrants and end these endless wars.” ~Mayor Brandon Johnson, @mayorofchicago.bsky.social
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson speaks at the No Kings rally in Grant Park.
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"1. Image: Mayor Brandon Johnson shakes hands with a Northwestern Prison Education Program student after speaking to their program in the gym of Sheridan Correctional Center in Sheridan, IL. Text: WTTW. Mayor Johnson Met with Students in Prison Receiving Northwestern Degrees Supporting reentry programs, Mayor Johnson is the first sitting Chicago mayor to visit a state prison."
"Education transforms human beings. It’s helping give me a more hopeful look on what’s possible, if more people get involved in trying to change what prison is supposed to be like." -Ian Valencia, Northwestern senior at Sheridan.
Chicagoans show up every day—and I’ll always show up for them. I won't stop fighting until every worker in our city is guaranteed a living wage.
Today, I vetoed City Council's attempt to claw back a raise for Chicago's tipped workers. I will never back down from my commitment to build Chicago into the most pro-worker city in America.
Mayor Brandon Johnson debuts our new Chicago Snowplow “Abolish Ice” 🧊
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