Chicago's 46th Ward Alderman - James Cappleman

Government Funding for Flooding

Tressa — Wed, 22 May 2013 18:08:42 +0000

If you experienced flood damage between April 16 – May 5, FEMA has announced that federal assistance has been made available to IL residents. For information about this program, click here.

Neighborhood Nights – Gill Park Tonight

Tressa — Wed, 22 May 2013 18:07:40 +0000

Neighborhood Nights in the Ward’s parks and playlots returns on Wednesday evenings. These events will allow any resident to meet with Ald. Cappleman and discuss any issue or just come to chat. Call Chris Jessup with any questions: 773-878-4646 or email at Chris@James46.org.

When: Wednesday, May 22 from 5pm – 7pm

Where: Gill Park at 825 W Sheridan (weather permitting)

Office Will Be Closed Over Memorial Day Weekend

Tressa — Wed, 22 May 2013 17:43:25 +0000

The office will be closed on Saturday, May 25 through Monday, May 27 as we commemorate all those who have died while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. The office will reopen on Tuesday, May 28 at 9am.

New Guest Parking Passes are Here

Tressa — Wed, 22 May 2013 16:20:21 +0000

Our office has received the new guest parking passes for all zoned parking areas in the ward. The new passes (bright green) will expire in June of 2014. If you have been waiting until the new passes arrived, feel free to come to our office to purchase them during our open office hours (same price of $8 for 15, $16 for 30, max purchase is 30/month). Please be aware that the light blue passes will expire at the end of June 2013.

LGBT Athletes Receive Support From City Council

Tressa — Thu, 09 May 2013 22:06:30 +0000

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The Chicago City Council passed a resolution calling for the commissioners of all the major sports leagues to publicly support homosexual and transgender athletes and punish those who indulge in slurs and intolerance against them.

“We’ve come such a long way,” said Ald. James Cappleman (46th), adding it was all but unthinkable a decade ago that an openly gay person could be elected alderman, as he has. “There’s still so much more to do.”

The Results Are In!

Dana — Thu, 09 May 2013 21:40:15 +0000

Click here for a breakdown of voting results. Alderman Cappleman’s message regarding the 2013 participatory budgeting results:

I want to thank everyone who came to vote on which 46th Ward projects to finance using $1 million in menu funds. We joined with 3 other wards that used a community process to create a list of projects. Teams of volunteers then worked with the Chicago Dept. of Transportation and other departments to work out the details for each idea. Last Saturday was the official day to cast ballots for the projects.

The 6 projects are listed in order of their highest vote count. Click here to read a more thorough description of all the projects. The projects will get some more tweaking from various City departments before the work begins on them in 2014. I want to thank the scores of volunteers who worked hard on these projects. The 46th Ward is fortunate to have such hard working volunteers who dedicated their time and effort to present such creative ideas that will improve our community.

Projects with the highest number of votes (in order)

Walkable 46; Repair & Refresh
SherMon Plaza
Police Video Cameras in Sheridan Park
Leland Greenway
Bike Lanes
Left Turn Signal at Sheridan/Irving Park

GUEST PARKING PASS ALERT

Dana — Wed, 08 May 2013 21:31:49 +0000

NOTICE:
Alderman Cappleman’s 46th Ward Service Office will not be able to sell guest parking passes the week of May 13th, 2013. The guest parking pass system will be down for service time, according to City Clerk Susana Mendoza, in preparation to sell the new city stickers. Guest parking passes will still be available for purchase at City Clerk locations. We will begin reselling passes the week of May 20th, 2013.

2013 PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING PROJECTS

Aishia — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:23:18 +0000

Click here to see the project proposal details and the voting schedule.

Click here to see the 46th Ward Ballot 2013.

Click here to see the 46th Ward Spanish Ballot 2013.

ARTS
1. Music of the People
Location: Underpass at Lawrence Red Line.
The community in collaboration with a local artist creates a detachable mural on the north wall depicting Uptown as an entertainment destination.

2. Bike Coral Sculptures
Location: Broadway and Lawrence, Buena and Broadway, and Sheridan and Broadway.
Functional public sculptures designed by local artists that provide bicycle Parking.

BEAUTIFICATION
3. Community Rain Garden
Location: Public Parkways in front of a religious institution
Installation of a public rain garden which will be maintained by a religious or
not-for-profit institution. The rain garden will enhance sustainability,
beautification, and storm water management in the 46th Ward.

SAFETY AND LIGHTING
4. Left Turn Signals
Location: Sheridan and Irving Park Intersection.
The addition of two left turn signal lights at the Sheridan/Irving Park intersection for traffic turning east and west onto Irving Park, will help ease traffic congestion and aid in pedestrian safety.

5. Police Video Cameras
Location: Sunnyside Mall Area.
Installation of two police video cameras to observe known high crime
area “hot spots.” Cameras will help provide more eyes on the street and
can be used as evidence when crimes occur.

STREETS AND CYCLING
6. Bike Lanes
Expand the citywide bike network to be safer when biking to
the lake, store, or work!
Location: Multiple Locations.
This project contains the following types of bike lanes to help riders of all
ages be safe. New Bike Lanes: Leland, Broadway, Irving Park, Winthrop,and Kenmore.Refresh Bike Lanes: Clarendon and Wilson.

7. Leland Greenway
Safe travel and natural beauty on Leland, connecting Clark to the lakefront.
Location: Leland from Clark to Clarendon.
A greenway on Leland with traffic calming, a shared bike lane, and beautiful planters with storm water control. This one mile section would be protected as a safe route to drive, bike, or walk.

8. SherMon Plaza
The redesign of Sheridan, Montrose, and Broadway to calm traffic and improve safety.
Location: Sheridan from Broadway to Montrose.
This project will paint, re-stripe and use bollards, planters, barriers, and
fencing to close Sheridan from Broadway to Montrose, safely redirecting
traffic for a new pedestrian space and future mini-park – SherMon Plaza.

9. Walkable 46
Repair and refresh!
Location: Multiple Locations
Repair and refresh the 46th Ward with crosswalks, count-down timers, and
traffic calming! Increase safety and walkability! Help make our streets safe
and accessible for all!

CSBG Scholarship Program

Aishia — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:23:46 +0000

Community Service Block Grant (CSBG) Scholarship
The CSBG Scholarship Program helps low-income Chicagoan’s finance higher education. Students enrolled in an Illinois college, university or vocational training program may qualify for a CSBG Scholarship. Funds can be applied toward tuition, uniforms, study-related fees and books. Individual scholarships range from $500 to $3,000.

Scholarship applications are available during the spring months of each year, and awarded for the following fall semester.

For more information, please call 312.746.7291 or click here

Donate Your Gently Used Clothing

Tressa — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:45:29 +0000

The 46th Ward Office is collecting gently used clothing for residents moving out of the Hotel Chateau due to the bed bug situation there. Any leftover clothing will be given to the Epilepsy Foundation, which would sell them to benefit people living with epilepsy. Click here for more information about giving to the Epilepsy Foundation.

Please drop off your gently used clothing at the 46th Ward Office (4544 N. Broadway) during our office hours.