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Join DPD and @ChicagoDCASE this Saturday, Nov. 14 at the Chicago Cultural Center for a free celebration of community engagement! Read: https://t.co/mmUhgN7Dco

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Want to get more involved in your community? Free City Civics Day can show you how. https://t.co/M69TYgEayR

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City Civics Day returns this Saturday, Nov. 14 to the Chicago Cultural Center at 78 E. Washington St. Visit https://t.co/6mA9fjHmvL to register and see our full schedule for the free, all-day celebration.

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Public comment is open through Nov. 20 on the draft South Branch Action Plan, a consolidated and comprehensive guide for managing and improving the South Branch of the Chicago River. Read the plan and submit feedback at https://t.co/eHRRaU1cAS.

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Join DPD and DCASE from 10:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Sat., Nov. 14 at the Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington St. for the fourth annual City Civics Day. Enjoy panel discussions, art activities, walking tours, a free lunch and more! Register at https://t.co/6mA9fjHmvL.

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First Immanuel Lutheran Church, located at 1124 S. Ashland Ave. on the Near West Side, received a final landmark recommendation. Designed by Frederick Ahschlager, the Gothic Revival church was built in 1888 as a home for Chicago's second-oldest Lutheran congregation.

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The November meeting of the Commission on Chicago Landmarks is underway. Follow along on the livestream: https://t.co/fgGcQuWAZe

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The DePaul University Loop Building, 70 E. Lake St., received a preliminary designation. Designed by K. M. Vitzthum & Co., the Collegiate Gothic high-rise was De Paul’s downtown home from '28 to '58, becoming a City Colleges facility in the '70s and offices in the '80s.

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#ad 77 Flavors of Chicago is joining City Civics Day for free tours on Saturday, Nov. 14. at the Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington St. Register and learn more about the all-day activities and panels at https://t.co/6mA9fjHmvL.

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DPD's 2027 budget hearing at the Committee on Budget and Government Operations is underway. Follow along on the livestream: https://t.co/VDjOFAE4La

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Community members can share feedback on land use recommendations for a portion of Madison Street on the West Side to help shape DPD's Madison Made corridor study. The online survey is open through Monday, Nov. 9. Learn more and take the survey at https://t.co/UlMWAhdj3U.

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RFP ANNOUNCEMENT: Formerly known as Neighborhood Business Development Centers, the new Neighborhood Business Network will work alongside business service organizations and entrepreneurs to help start, grow & scale businesses in Chicago. Learn more & apply: https://t.co/er99SAjgpy

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Work started this week on DuSable Park, a $15.5 million Chicago Park District project named for Chicago's first non-native settler. Supported by $5 million in OSIF funding from DPD, the 3.4-acre waterfront green space is expected to open at the river mouth in summer 2028.

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DPD joined Ald. Chico (10th) this month for the opening of La Catrina, a family-run, 100-capacity event space at 10759 S. Burley Ave. on the East Side. DPD provided a $250,000 Community Development Grant to fund the interior and exterior renovation.

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Applications to purchase more than 450 City-owned lots are open through Nov. 16 via ChiBlockBuilder. Interested in applying? Register for this Wednesday's informational webinar at https://t.co/FVhoQfbAD9.

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Commissioner Boatright recently joined Mayor Johnson and Ald. Harris (8th) to break ground on CrossTreats, a new worker-owned food production facility at 7920 S. Greenwood Ave. in Chatham. Check out this video that shares an inside look at the $1.5 million project.

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See key findings from the first phase of DPD's Irving Park Road Study during an open house from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28 at the Independence Park Field House Auditorium, 3945 N. Springfield Ave. Learn more and register at https://t.co/Yrdv1qbcmY.

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DOH & @chicagosmayor's homebuyer's purchase assistance program has allowed hundreds of Chicagoans to achieve a common dream: owning a home. Here's Toni's story of how our grant program "HomeGrown" helped her put $50,000 on a downpayment towards a stunning new home for her family.