Blog

Initiative to Improve Quality & Reliability of Chicago’s Streetlights is Moving Forward

Mayor Rahm Emanuel today announced that an initiative to upgrade more than 270,000 of Chicago’s street, alley and park lights to more reliable and higher-quality lighting is proceeding to the final procurement stage. The Chicago Infrastructure Trust’s (CIT) Board of Directors this week  voted to approve the recommendation that nine companies continue to the Request for Proposals stage of the procurement. The nine “shortlisted” bidders

Mayor Emanuel Announces Chicago Home Buyer Assistance Program Is Accepting Applications

Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Chicago Infrastructure Trust today announced the Chicago Home Buyer Assistance Program is now accepting applications from families and individuals looking to buy a home in Chicago or refinance an existing mortgage. The program helps make home ownership possible for working families and individuals by providing support for down payment and closing costs. “The Home Buyer Assistance Program is another important

Mayor Emanuel Announces Initiative to Improve Quality & Reliability of Chicago’s Streetlights

Mayor Rahm Emanuel today launched a major initiative to upgrade more than 270,000 of the city’s street, alley and park lights to more reliable and higher-quality lighting. Over the next four years the Chicago Smart Lighting Project will improve safety and quality-of-life in neighborhoods across Chicago by replacing nearly all of the city’s outdated and inefficient High Pressure Sodium (HPS) lamps. The project will be

Meeting notice – January 27, 2016

Notice is hereby given that the Board of Directors of the Chicago Infrastructure Trust will meet Wednesday, January 27, 2016 at 1:30 P.M. at the Metropolitan Planning Council, 140 South Dearborn Street, Suite 1400. Meeting notice and agenda 1.27.16

Mayor Emanuel and Chicago Infrastructure Trust Announce Plans to Modernize City Lighting

Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Chicago Infrastructure Trust (CIT) today released a Request for Information (RFI) for the Chicago Smart Lighting Project, which seeks to update the City of Chicago’s electric lighting infrastructure. The goal of the Smart Lighting Project is to transition the City’s and Parks’ lighting to LED technology and to replace outdated infrastructure to achieve efficiencies, cost savings, and improved performance. A

Meeting Notice – August 14, 2015

CHICAGO INFRASTRUCTURE TRUST  MEETING NOTICE AND AGENDA Notice is hereby given that the Board of Directors of the Chicago Infrastructure Trust will meet Friday, August 14, 2015 at 1:00 P.M. at the Metropolitan Planning Council, 140 South Dearborn Street, Suite 1400.