Community Events, Organizations and Programs

" CEASEFIRE WEEK ACTIVITY"

ROSELAND CEASEFIRE'S

COMMUNITY BAR.B.QUE

STANDING AGAINST VIOLENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY

WEDNESDAY JUNE 09, 2010

9TH WARD, 34 EAST 112TH PLACE, CHICAGO, IL

4PM TO 8PM

HOSTED BY: OUTREACH WORKERS, CANVASSERS &

INTERRUPTERS OF ROSELAND CEASEFIRE

Bob Jackson, Executive Director, (773) 238-5599

MAYOR DALEY'S

SUMMER TRACK PROGRAM

Mayor Daley's Summer Track Program is a free, introductory track and field initiative for youth ages 14 and under.

Teams representing many of Chicago's aldermatic wards will compete in meets through the summer as they race to be named city-wide champs.

The program will run from June through August and is open to all physical and visual abilities.

Find out more by calling (312) 861- 4850 or call at http://www.worldsportchicago.org/.

HATS OFF to the 9th Ward volunteers for participating in such an important event !!!!

  The 9th Ward Alderman's office, volunteers & the Chicago Fire Department worked together on Saturday May 22, 2010 to ensure the installation of 2 to 3 new smoke detectors in each home  with a life span of 10 years.

The Alderman would like to thank our seniors and the constiuents for their cooperation and assiting in the success of the program in our ward.

^{*Resident that did not receive a smoke detector, please feel free to come into the Ward  office and pick up 2detectors while supplies last.}

(Below are pictures from the event)

City of Chicago

Richard M. Daley, Mayor

 Department of Business Affairs

 &

                           Consumer Protection                     

The Sign Amnesty Program

The program officially begins April 15. The Sign Amnesty Program will allow existing businesses with existing on- premise signs to apply for building and public way use permits and have all fees waved for (1) year.

Benefits to the business include:

• Avoid paying a building permit fee, dependent upon size of sign, can range from $50- $100;
• Avoid paying Zoning review fee (as part of the building permit process): $200.00;
• Avoid paying the first year's piblic way use fee, dependant upon size of sign, can range from $100- $300;
• Avoid paying Administrative Hearing fines and cost(s) for failure to have the required permit(s).

For more information call (312) 744-4006 and or log on to www.cityofchicago.org

GOLDEN GATE DAY CARE CENTER

                " We're All About Children"

Golden Gate Day Care Center has been operating in the Golden Gate Community (9th Ward) since 1972.

Partnering with organizations such as: Target, Verizon, CPS, Reading is Fundamental, Pay Less, Toys for Tots and Moo & Oink ,helping to build resources in assisting families in the community.

For further information please feel free to visit our website at : www.goldengatedaycarecenter.org

and or contact Jil Ross- 773.928.7085