What’s there to love about a car-free street? Everything. Check out the full video on my IG: @aldermanlaspata

Happy to be in Chicago this week utilizing the amazing transit system, bike share and walkable grid!!

Today marks the start of #WeekWithoutDriving and the forecast looks great for walking, biking, & public transit! WWD is a chance to challenge yourself to cut back on vehicle trips and try other ways of getting around. Let’s build communities that are inclusive and accessible for everyone.

We’re talking speed camera reform in committee today. Tune in right now: www.chicityclerk.com

“I think the ball first and foremost is in the mayor’s court on this...If he wants this to happen, it will happen.” www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/12/a...

The first #MeetMeOnMilwaukee is in the books! Huge thanks to everyone who made this day possible: the 1st Ward team, 14th District, Wicker Park Bucktown Chamber of Commerce, & CDOT. If you joined us on Sunday, please fill out our survey to make future events even better! forms.gle/X5wDqxZu4Fbh...

THIS SUNDAY! Milwaukee from Damen to Ashland. No cars. 10 AM - 5 PM. Be there or be square. #MeetMeOnMilwaukee

“The fact that it is already guiding development in this area, it is more in line with what we want to see for the neighborhood and for the city, that to me is a very real-world success.”

When caught in its earliest stage, the survival rate for breast cancer is 99%. I'm happy to share that FREE mammograms will be available in Humboldt Park starting on Monday! No insurance or appointment is required. Please share widely and help keep our communities healthy!

"When you see some of these cameras that are generating $1 million in revenue in year one and they’re still generating that much revenue in year 10, that’s a failure of speed control. That’s not a success." blockclubchicago.org/2025/08/20/h...

Next Wednesday: Join me and Ald. Fuentes for a community meeting on the upcoming water main replacement on California (North to Armitage). Register at bit.ly/dwm82725 🕐 6:00 p.m. 📍Moos Elementary

How can Chicago be more transparent, equitable, and effective when it comes to speed cameras? Where should the revenue go? Take the Equity in Enforcement Working Group’s Community Priority Survey and weigh in on 20 draft reform recommendations. Survey open until 8/25. bit.ly/ASE-survey

📢 Fee-waived adoptions all August at Chicago Animal Care and Control! 🐾 Stop by 2741 S Western Ave and meet your new best friend. 🐶🐱 Adoption hours: 12–7 p.m. daily (arrive by 5:30 p.m. to adopt) #ClearTheShelters #AdoptDontShop #ChicagoACC

Hope you'll #MeetMeOnMilwaukee in August, September, or October :)

Big day for TOD development in Chicago! I’m grateful to have been able to play a role in this legislation and I can’t wait to see what we build together in the years ahead.

Aldermen advanced a measure that could legalize “granny flats” citywide with limited restrictions, a move advocates say will create more affordable housing in Chicago.

No matter how you choose to travel through Chicago, we all rely on sidewalks to get to our final destination. Yet too many of our sidewalks are cracked, uneven, or missing altogether. (1/3)

Progressive Caucus statement on the June 4 ICE incident and necessary accountability for CPD and OEMC. Full statement available online at www.the1stward.com/june-4-ice-s...

ICYMI: The 1st Ward Office, and all City offices, will be closed tomorrow, July 4th. We will resume normal business hours on Monday, July 7th.

Starting this weekend, rideshares/taxis will no longer be allowed to pick-up/drop-off passengers on Milwaukee Ave between California & Sacramento from 7pm–4am on Fridays & Saturdays. This change is in response to increasingly dangerous traffic patterns on this busy corridor.

Our annual Shred-A-Thon is back! Bring your boxes of old documents to the parking lot of St. Aloysius where one of Midway Document Destruction’s mobile shredding trucks will quickly and safely dispose of them. Prescription pill takeback and electronic recycling will also be available!

Our subject matter hearing on traffic stops is beginning shortly! Stream it live below. www.chicityclerk.com

A little over 2 hours left to submit public comment on traffic stops in Chicago. Send in your thoughts to bit.ly/pedtrafficsafety!

Our subject matter hearing on the Chicago Police Department's use of traffic stops is back on! 📅 Thursday, June 26 ⏰ 1:00 pm 📍Council Chambers I want to hear from you, too! Submit written comment to bit.ly/pedtrafficsafety by 1 p.m., Wednesday, June 25.

My statement on today’s passage of the snap curfew ordinance by the City Council.

The city Ethernet is currently down at the 1st Ward Office. Please call the office at 872-206-2685 before coming in for residential guest passes or moving signs.

Chicago Transit Authority Acting President Nora Leerhsen on Wednesday cautioned that there will be no changes to CTA service during 2025. But Leerhsen said the agency will soon consider multiple plans for next year. to.wttw.com/45OTXqv

Waitlists for four Bickerdike properties around Humboldt Park, Logan Square, and West Town will open for a very limited time soon! Anyone interested in quality affordable housing should visit www.bickerdike.org/before-apply... for more information 🏡

UPDATE: The hearing portion of this meeting is cancelled and will be rescheduled to a later date.

Have thoughts on the use of traffic stops? Send in public comment before Monday’s subject matter hearing at bit.ly/cptscomment! Written comment deadline is today at 12 PM.

Due to a neighborhood internet outage, the 1st Ward office is currently unable to sell guest parking passes. It is expected that our service will be restored by tomorrow, but please call before coming in to purchase passes. We apologize for the inconvenience.

In case you missed it: New infrastructure improvements are coming to Wood Street! Stay up-to-date on this project at the1stward.com/woodst

Congratulations Renaissance Social Services on launching the Triage Bridge Housing Program! 30 short-term units to rapidly house unsheltered folks and connect them with healthcare and long-term housing options. This is how we fight homelessness.

Have thoughts on traffic, snow removal, or electric vehicles in Illinois? IDOT wants to hear from YOU! 👉Take the Traveler Opinion Survey — it’s quick, easy and open through May 30: idot.click/take-the-sur... #IDOT #PublicSurvey #HaveYourSay

In 2024, CPD recorded over 290k traffic stops. At the next Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety meeting, we'll discuss the current use of traffic stops, their impact on traffic safety, & the reform efforts taking place. 📅 June 9 🕐 10 AM 📍 City Council Chambers Hope to see you there!

Today, I introduced a resolution calling for a hearing on how our city is implementing gender-based violence services. As domestic violence cases continue to rise and critical funding dries up, we are nearing a crisis point. If we are serious about protecting our most vulnerable, we must act now.

Had a blast mulching trees this morning with Openlands and 1st Ward neighbors! Huge thank you to everyone who showed up and put in the work. Our urban forest thanks you 💚🌳

Big thanks to our lovely neighbors for joining us this morning for our second Clean & Green of the year!

Happy bike to work day, or what many of us call “a day”!

Join us this weekend for 2 outdoors events in the ward! Saturday: A Clean & Green around Pulaski Park and the 1st Ward Office starting at 10:00 AM! Register at buff.ly/LRetJQc Sunday: Mulching tree pits! Meet us at the 1st Ward Office at 9:00 AM. Register: buff.ly/fLpfs1r Hope to see you there!

If your vehicle was stolen and accrued any traffic citations, there is now a process for you to get those tickets waived thanks to an ordinance from @aldermanmattmartin.bsky.social that passed through committee today. Thanks for your leadership, Ald. Martin!

The Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety is underway! Stream the meeting live at www.chicityclerk.com/committee-pe...

You've heard about the 50 new speed cameras being installed. Now hear from CDOT on how these locations were selected, data analysis from other cameras, and more. Join my committee for a subject matter hearing: 🗓 Tuesday, May 13 ⏰ 12:30 PM 📍 City Hall, Council Chambers

Public transit in Chicago is at a critical juncture and we need leadership with experience, passion, and vision. I support transit advocates in pushing for a comprehensive nationwide search for that leadership. www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/tra...

Tomorrow is Blood Donor Day in the 1st Ward! Join us at the West Town Library (1625 W. Chicago) between 9 AM - 3 PM to help fight the national blood shortage. Just 10 minutes of your day can save up to three lives. Register at bit.ly/1stWardBloodDrive