48th Ward Blog
Welcome to the 48th ward blog! Use the Blog Categories menu below to select categories of interest.
For events in the 48th ward, please see our Events Calendar.
Vote 48 in the Reader Best of Chicago 2025 Poll!
Vote for your favorite 48th ward businesses and orgs!
What is the Community Safety Fund?
Community Safety Fund FAQs
Cut the Tape for Small Businesses Initiative
Read more about the 9 Cut the Tape goals.
SNAP & Food Security
Access food assistance or lend a hand.
Know Your Rights: Immigration Resources & Support
Know your rights, access resources, and find local support.
Bryn Mawr Historic District Updates
Read about our work to revitalize the Bryn Mawr business corridor.
Backyard Composting Tips for Fall and Winter
Keep your compost healthy during the colder months
2025 Holiday Events
2025 Holiday events in the ward.
Extreme Cold Weather Resources
Resources for staying safe in extreme cold weather
Meal Kit Donation Drive
Meal Kit Recipes and Donation Information
Single Room Occupancy (SRO) Affordable Housing Update
What we’re doing to protect our neighbors in SROs
RECAP: 2026 Budget Town Hall
Access the meeting slides and recording.
Bryn Mawr Survey Reflects Optimism for Future
Key Takeaways from the BMA’s Community Survey
OPEN LETTER FROM ILLINOIS OFFICIALS CONDEMNING FEDERAL CHARGES AGAINST THE BROADVIEW SIX
Read the letter in full.
Bringing Neighborhood Services to You!
Since May, the 48th Ward team has tabled at 30+ events
Fern Hill Presents Development Concepts for 5959 N Sheridan
Fern Hill Consultants presented the conceptual design on October 20
2026 Budget Statement: October 16, 2025
An overview of the 2026 proposed budget
Ald. Manaa-Hoppenworth Cosponsors Resolution in Support of Immigrant Communities, Racial Justice, and Constitutional Freedoms, and in Opposition to Authoritarian Military Occupation in Chicago
The resolution affirms the city’s intent to protect is immigrant and refugee residents.
Federal Occupation and Our Neighbor to Neighbor Network
We see you, we hear you, and we will continue to fight with you.
PRESS RELEASE: EDGEWATER POISED TO LOSE TWO SROS WITH OVER 200 UNITS.
The Northmere and The Chatelaine face crisis and closure