Block Club Chicago
Ald.-elect Daniel La Spata (1st) discusses zoning policy with Wicker Park Committee leader Kyle Sneed (right) during an April 29 town hall event at Wells Community Academy High School, 936 N. Ashland Ave. Hannah Alani/Block Club Chicago

Learn More About Mayor Lightfoot’s Budget And How It Impacts You At Logan Square Town Hall

The town hall is set for 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Avondale-Logandale Elementary School.

Logan Square, Humboldt Park, Avondale Primary category in which blog post is published
Mina Bloom

Logan Square, Humboldt Park & Avondale reporter mina@blockclubchi.org

See more

LOGAN SQUARE — A pair of Northwest Side aldermen are hosting a town hall on Thursday so neighbors can learn more about Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s new budget and how it impacts them.

The town hall will be held at Avondale-Logandale Elementary School, 3212 W. George St. at 6:30 p.m. Doors will open at 6 p.m.

Lightfoot’s 2020 budget and its impact on Logan Square and surrounding communities will be focus.

The mayor’s first budget, announced Oct. 24, doesn’t hike taxes on Chicago property owners. It relies instead on state lawmakers to change the way it taxes property sales. Read more from The Daily Line.

The Logan Square town hall is being put on by Alds. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa (35th) and Daniel La Spata (1st) who also plan to discuss the “progressive revenue legislation” they support.

Ramirez-Rosa is also holding another budget-focused town hall with 33rd Ward Ald. Rosanna Rodriguez-Sanchez. That event is set for 6:30 p.m. Nov. 14 at the American Indian Center at 3401 W. Ainslie St.

Do stories like this matter to you? Subscribe to Block Club Chicago. Every dime we make funds reporting from Chicago’s neighborhoods.

Want to support Block Club with a tax-deductible donation? Thanks to NewsMatch 2019, your donation will be doubled through Dec. 31. Donate here.

Lakeview, Boystown, Wrigleyville Primary category in which blog post is published

Little Jim’s, The First And Oldest Gay Bar In Boystown, Closing For Good

Often described as the gay "Cheers," Little Jim’s opened in 1975 and was the first gay bar in Boystown and the second-oldest gay bar in Chicago.

Uptown, Edgewater, Rogers Park Primary category in which blog post is published

New ‘Anti-Racist Andersonville’ Group To Protest Obama Mural Defacement With Rally Friday

Anti-Racist Andersonville was formed in response to a number of racist incidents in the neighborhood, including the writing of "Hang Obama" in chalk along Clark Street.

Downtown Primary category in which blog post is published

Don’t Go To Big Barbecues, Fireworks Shows This 4th Of July, Top Doc Says

The ongoing coronavirus pandemic makes it risky to have parties or gatherings with crowds — especially as other places are seeing big increases in cases, hospitalizations and deaths.