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PB49 Remix Ballot Items The 49th Ward Office is doing a bit of a remix on participatory budgeting for the 2020 menu budget. Due to the shortened time frame, residents will be voting on previous years' runner up projects this fall. Click on an image below to learn more about the different projects on this year's participatory budgeting ballot. When you've learned about what will be on this year's ballot, scroll down to learn more about early voting, mobile voting locations, and the final vote. Voting will take place November 4 through November 16. Starting spring 2020, be on the lookout for more information and volunteer opportunities for a full PB cycle. PB49 Remix Voting Information 49th Ward residents aged 14 and older once again have the opportunity to vote in the 49th Ward's participatory budgeting process. This is the 10 year anniversary of Participatory Budgeting in Chicago's 49th Ward. Participatory Budgeting is a democratic system that empowers people in determining how their tax dollars are spent. For those wishing to vote online, simply fill out an online registration form . My staff will respond with the voting site link and a special access code to allow you to vote. Please do not share your code with anyone else; your code is unique and may be used only once. Please note that this is not an automated system; rather, office employees will be verifying the information. This may result in a delay from the time you submit the registration form to when you receive the one-time code. Online Voting Registration Form Early voting will take place between November 4 and 15. The final vote will take place on November 16. Those wishing to vote in-person can do so at my the ward office, 1447 W. Morse, during office hours or at one of the following early voting events: 3 pm - 6 pm on Tuesday, November 5 at the Howard 'L' Station; 3 pm - 6 pm on Wednesday, November 6 at the Jarvis 'L' Station; 8:30 am - 10:30 am on Sunday, November 10 at St. Jerome's Catholic Church (1709 W. Lunt); 3 pm - 6 pm on Tuesday, November 12 at the Morse 'L' Station (Morse entrance); 3 pm - 6 pm on Wednesday, November 13 at the Loyola 'L' Station; and 10 am - 3 pm Friday, November 15 at the Rogers Park Branch Library (6907 N. Clark). During this event, you can also receive a free flu shot! The final voting event will take place from: 9 am - 2 pm on Saturday, November 16 at the Chicago Math and Science Academy (7212 N. Clark) PB49 Remix Neighborhood Assemblies

Electronics Recycling The Chicago Department of Public Health is trying to make it easier to recycle your old electronics by opening drop off locations throughout the city. Check out the graphic below for information on the locations and types of electronics being accepted! Household Chemicals & Computer Recycling Facility The City of Chicago operates a Household Chemicals & Computer Recycling Facility located at 1150 N. Branch Street. The facility is open year-round during the following hours: Tuesdays from 7 am - 12 pm Thursdays from 2 pm - 7 pm First Saturday of each month from 8 am - 3 pm To view a full list of accepted materials, visit the City of Chicago website by clicking here . Earth911.com is a recycling database that helps connect people to recycling resources. Simply visit their website and enter the item you're looking to recycle and a zip code, it will pull up recycling centers in your area.

Emotional Support & Mental Health Hotlines NATIONAL RESOURCES National Suicide Hotline Phone (English): 1-800-273-TALK (8255) Phone (Spanish): 1-800-628-9454 TTY: 1-800-799-4TTY (4889) Online Chat: suicidepreventionlifeline.org National Crisis Text Line: text HOME to 741741 National Sexual Assault Hotline Phone: 1-800-656-HOPE Online Chat: rainn.org National Domestic Violence Hotline Phone (200+ languages): 1-800-799-7233 TTY: 1-800-787-3224 Video Phone (for Deaf users): 1-855-812-1001 Online Chat: thehotline.org Trevor Project Hotline (LGBTQ youth) Phone: 1-866-488-7386 Online Chat: thetrevorproject.org Text Support: text START to 678678 Trans Lifeline (Phone, 9a-3p CT): 1-877-565-8860 Veterans Crisis Line Phone: 1-800-273-TALK (8255) & press “1” Online Chat: veteranscrisisline.net CHICAGO RESOURCES Trilogy Behavioral Health offers a first-response Alternative Crisis Team (FACT) provides urgent mobile response and interventions, as well as follow-up support, for individuals who are experiencing a mental health crisis. Fact operates in Rogers Park, Edgewater, West Ridge, Uptown, Skokie, and Evanston. Call 800-FACT-400 if you or someone is experiencing a mental health crisis to have someone respond in real-time. Between Friends Helpline (Domestic Violence): 1-800-603-HELP (4357) Chicago Rape Crisis Hotline: 1-888-293-2080 Mental Health Association of Greater Chicago Referral Line: 1-800-209-8114 NAMI Chicago has a helpline to help connect Chicagoans to mental health resources, food, and emergency assistance. NAMI Chicago is also offering virtual support groups during this time, for people to connect with others experiencing mental health symptoms. There are support groups for health care professionals working on the front lines. For information about how to join, click here. The helpline can be reached at 833-NAMI CHI (833-626-4244) and is open to take calls from 9a-8p Monday-Friday, and 9a-5p on weekends. Governor Pritzker announced the launch of Call4Calm, a new hotline from the State of Illinois that connects residents to mental health and other resources. During these extraordinary times, it’s more important than ever to seek the emotional support you need to deal with the stress and anxiety of the pandemic. Those seeking emotional support can text “TALK” or “HABLAR” to 552020, and a mental health professional will call you back to speak with you in either English or Spanish. In addition to providing Illinoisans with emotional support, residents can text other keywords, including ” UNEMPLOYMENT,” “FOOD,” or “SHELTER” to get access to additional resources.

Parking There are a number of regulations on parking in the City of Chicago. The following provides information on many of the requirements imposed on drivers in the city. Use the buttons below to learn more about parking in the City of Chicago. As always, feel free to contact us if you have further questions. City Sticker Residential Zones Disabled Parking Residential Moves Street Sweeping Winter Parking Driveway Signs Residential Trucks Contractor Placard Parking Meters CITY STICKER A valid city sticker is required for all City residents who own a vehicle. New residents and those who recently purchased a vehicle have 30 days to come into compliance. City stickers are sold through the Chicago City Clerk’s office . You can purchase your sticker at the following locations : City Clerk office – 121 N. LaSalle, Room 107 City Clerk satellite office – 5430 W. Gale At most currency exchanges (service fee may apply) Online by clicking here You must show proof of address and vehicle registration when purchasing a sticker in person. COST The cost of City Stickers depends on the type of vehicle. The City Clerk’s Office collects VIN (Vehicle Identification Number) information from motorists and vehicle registration databases. This enables them to identify the vehicle type category to which a vehicle will be assigned. From there, prices are determined based on the vehicle’s make and model, weight and body type. The total price for your annual vehicle sticker can only be determined using your vehicle documentation, which establishes your VIN, as well as your vehicle purchase and/or move-in dates, and your license plate expiration date. The descriptions above are only a general overview of the Office of the City Clerk’s pricing schedule . Vehicle sticker price cannot be determined without taking into consideration vehicle documentation, vehicle purchase and/or move-in dates, and license plate expiration date. If you are age 65 or older, you may be eligible to receive a senior citizen discount on your sticker. CHANGES TO GRACE PERIOD As of July 2016, changes to the Chicago Municipal Code regarding the grace period make motorists eligible to be ticketed immediately following their vehicle sticker’s expiration. For example, if your City Sticker expires on June 30, you are eligible to be ticketed on July 1. Tickets for expired City Stickers are $200 and can be issued daily. In addition, the grace period for late fees for expired City Sticker tickets will be extended from 15 to 30 days as of July 1, 2016. This means a motorist with a City Sticker that expires on June 30 will now have until July 30 to purchase a new sticker without paying an additional $60 late fee. Please be aware of these changes to the City Sticker grace periods to avoid tickets and additional fees. Make sure to purchase and display City Stickers in a timely manner. LATE FEES Per City ordinance, a $60.00 late fee — $30.00 for seniors — must be applied to a Chicago City Vehicle Sticker if ANY of the following apply: The renewal vehicle sticker was purchased after the grace period for the old vehicle sticker has ended. For example, a customer with an expiration month of March 2020 has until March 30, 2020, to purchase a renewal vehicle sticker without additional fees or penalties. If that customer attempted to renew the same vehicle sticker on March 31, they would be subject to a $60.00 late fee, OR; A customer failed to purchase a vehicle sticker within any of the following circumstances that a late fee does not apply listed below. The late fee does not apply for Chicago City Vehicle Stickers purchased in-person at a City Clerk office location by a customer who – at the time of purchase – can demonstrate: They are a new resident with documentation indicating purchase of property or a rental agreement executed within the last 30 days for a location within Chicago, OR; They are a new vehicle owner with proof of purchase within the last 30 days, OR; They returned from serving in the United States Armed Forces and were stationed outside the City, within the last 30 days, OR; They provide a check registry or credit card statement showing that the license was sought in the purchase period, OR; At the direction of the City Clerk for reasonable cause. Under all other circumstances, the customer will be required to pay a late fee and the annual price for their vehicle sticker. Back to top RESIDENTIAL ZONE PARKING & PARKING GARAGES Residential Zone Paking The 49th Ward has a number of areas that are designated as residential zone parking. These areas allow a person living in the zone or directly adjacent to purchase a City Sticker displaying the residential zone from the City Clerk's office . These City Stickers cost an additional $25 per year on top of the base fee. Please note that purchasing a residential zone City Sticker does not guarantee parking in the Residential Zone , especially in dense parts of the city. Residents living in and adjacent to the residential zones may also purchase daily passes for their guests. Daily passes may either be purchased at the City Clerk's office (121 N. LaSalle or 5430 W. Gale) or online using the EZ Buy option. Please note that the 49th Ward office does not sell residential daily passes. The 49th Ward has a variety of off-street parking options to address the challenges of parking in a dense and congested neighborhood. Below is a map of all the zone parking areas in the 49th Ward as well as the parking garages and their occupancy rates. Back to top DISABLED PARKING Disabled Parking Disabled Parking placards are issued by the Secretary of State’s office. The application is available to download online . If you are interested in having disabled parking signs installed in front of your home, you will need to complete an application. These forms are available to pick up in the office or, if you send our office an email , we will mail an application to you. Disabled individuals who apply for signs must meet the conditions to qualify for a restricted parking space. The conditions include the following: The applicant must reside on a residential street that is zoned R-1 through R-5. The applicant must have either a current disabled Illinois license plate or a disabled placard issued by the Secretary of State when parking in the designated space. Sign installation and maintenance costs must be paid by the applicant. The cost for disabled parking signs is $70.00 for the first year. In subsequent years, the annual maintenance fee is $25.00. This annual fee may be waived if the applicant meets the disabled veteran or Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Property Tax Relief requirement. The applicant must observe and obey any other parking restrictions which may apply at the approved location (i.e. Street Cleaning signs, Rush Hour Parking restrictions, etc) Completed applications and the $70.00 installation fee can be mailed to the Department of Finance at: P.O. Box 803100 Chicago, IL 60680-3100 ATTN: Disabled Permit Section The applications are processed by the Department of Finance . You will receive a written reply from the Department of Revenue notifying you of receipt as well as the decision after the site has been surveyed. If your application is approved, signs will be installed. Should your application be denied, you will be offered the opportunity to appeal the decision to the Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities . Back to top Disabled Parking Signs Application RESIDENTIAL MOVES Residential Moves We have complimentary “No Parking” signs available for residential moves at the ward office. These are not, however, enforceable by ticket or towing. We ask that you hang the signs 48-hours prior to your move to give your neighbors adequate time to find alternative parking. Otherwise, if you want enforceable “No Parking” signs, you can go through the Department of Transportation’s Permits Department. The cost for the enforceable permit is $25. You can apply for the permit on CDOT's permitting platform . Instructions on how to apply are available here . Back to top STREET SWEEPING Street Sweeping Street Cleaning starts April 1st and runs through mid-November. During street cleaning days, vehicles cannot park on a specific side of the street in order to accommodate the street sweeper. Please watch for signs on your block so that you know when your street will be swept and park your car accordingly. You can view the street sweeping schedule and sign up for text or email alerts by visiting http://sweeparound.us . Back to top WINTER PARKING Winter Parking In order to ensure that the most critical roadways in Chicago are kept clear at all times, the City of Chicago institutes a Winter Overnight Parking Ban on 107 miles of vital arterial streets from 3:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. between December 1st and April 1st. This ban is in effect regardless of snowfall. Red = Winter overnight parking restrictions Orange = Two-inch snow route restriction Source: City of Chicago @ChiTribGraphics Copyright © 2018, Chicago Tribune Motorists who ignore the tow zones face a $150 towing fee (minimum) in addition to a $60 ticket and an initial $25 daily storage fee. If you suspect that your vehicle was towed, you can search for it on the website of the Department of Streets & Sanitation by clicking here . In our ward, the only street which has an overnight parking ban is N. Clark St. from W. Devon Ave. to W. Howard St . Clark Street south of Devon Avenue has a 2-inch snow parking ban. Streets in our ward which have the 2-inch snow parking ban are as follows: W. Devon Ave. from N. Broadway to N. Ridge (Devon ban extends beyond the boundary of the Ward) W. Pratt Blvd. from N. Ashland Blvd. to N. Sheridan Rd. W. Howard St, from N. Ridge Blvd. to N. Greenview Ave. W. Touhy Ave. from N. Ridge Blvd. to N. Oakley Ave. (Touhy ban extends further beyond boundaries of the Ward) N. Sheridan Rd. from W. Devon Ave. to W. Juneway Ter. (Sheridan ban extends further beyond the boundary of the Ward) N. Ridge Blvd. from W. Devon Ave. to W. Howard St. N. Ashland Ave. from W. Devon Ave. to N. Rogers Ave. N. Rogers Ave. from N. Ridge Blvd. to N. Sheridan Rd. N. Western Ave from W. Birchwood Ave. to W. Howard St. (Western ban extends further beyond boundary of the Ward) For an updated and interactive map of all snow routes in the City, please access the City’s snow plow tracker by clicking here . This same map will also show the locations of all snow plows once deployed. As a general reminder, plows will focus first on vital arterial routes before plowing residential streets Back to top DRIVEWAY SIGN REQUESTS Driveway Signs Residents with driveways may request signs to mark the entrances to the driveway to help prevent people from blocking it. There is for an initial installation fee is $110 per sign ($220 for two signs) and annual maintenance fee of $110. CDOT has phased out the paper application for the driveway signs and moved it to their permitting portal. Applicants will now be required to create a profile and apply for driveway signs by clicking the link below. APPLICATION Back to top RESIDENTIAL TRUCK PARKING PERMITS Residential Trucks In 2016, the Office of the City Clerk updated the Municipal Code in an effort to update an outdated section. This section adversely affected small, non-commercial pick-up trucks and their ability to park on business and residential streets in the city. As of May 18, 2016, an ordinance went into effect that allows city residents to park their non-commercial pick-up trucks under 8,000 pounds on residential and commercial streets without having to display a residential truck sticker. This ordinance also allows non-city residents to park their pick-up trucks on business streets only. Non-commercial pick-up trucks registered in the City of Chicago are still required to purchase and display a valid City Sticker. PICK-UP TRUCK MEMO Back to top CONTRACTOR PARKING PLACARD Contractor Placard Section 9-64-170(a)(3) and (b)(3) of the Municipal Code of Chicago allows a contractor who is actually engaged in delivery, service or repair work at a particular address for a particular customer to park their vehicle within a reasonable distance of the address where such work is being performed if: The vehicle is emblazoned with the business name and business license number of its owner; and The customer’s address is clearly displayed on the vehicle’s dashboard; and The vehicle is lawfully parked in accordance with the general parking requirements of this Code. Parking is permitted only while such work is actually being performed and at no other time. If a service vehicle permit is required under Section 9-68-060, such a permit must be obtained. CONTRACTOR PLACARD Back to top PARKING METERS Parking Meters The ParkChicago app is available for download in your smartphone’s app store. This allows motorists to pay for any metered spot in the City of Chicago. ParkChicago allows you to pay to park using your smartphone without having to visit a meter box, display a dashboard receipt, or hurry back to feed the meter when your time is about to expire. Many of the 49th Ward’s commercial streets have metered parking. Always make sure to double check the machine you are using for specific rate and hour information. To find meter locations and pricing, visit chicagometers.com . Back to top

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