The Nigerian Independence Day Parade is scheduled to take place on October 3rd.  Street closures for the parade begin at 9:30am and the parade is from 10am-noon.

Parade Route: Sheridan from Sunnyside to Foster,east on Foster to the Lake.  The parade will culminate with a picnic at Foster and thelake until 8pm.

See the map below from the Office of Emergency Management and Communication which includes all the locations of the Traffic Control Aides for the route.

Sheridan from Sunnyside to Foster will be closed to vehicular traffic as well as Foster east of Sheridan to the lake.  If you will be traveling through this area on October 3, please plan accordingly. 

Keep an eye out for signage restricting parking.  Updates on parking restrictions will be posted on aldermanshiller.com as plans are finalized.

Via the Chicago Department of Public Health

Seasonal Flu Shots are for Everybody

Get vaccinated!  It is the best protection for you and your family this flu season.  Flue shots help cut down on health care costs and sick days from work and school.

Saturday, October 3, 2009
9:00am to 2:00pm

Truman College, 1145 W Wilson Ave.

Other locations:

West Side Technical Institute, 2800 S Western Ave.
Kennedy King College, 6301 S Halsted
Richard J. Daley College, 7500 S Pulaski
Wright College, 4300 N Narragansett Ave.

Download the flier .

Via the Department of Business Affairs & Consumer Protection

October 1, 2009 at the UIC Forum

725 W. Roosevelt - 9:30 am to 4:00 pm

 

Don’t miss this one-day technology conference for small businesses!

• Exhibitor floor with hundreds of technology solutions
• Free websites, one-on-one coaching, dynamic stage
• Workshops on online marketing, social networking, and more
• Win raffle prizes and hear from inspiring speakers

This is the only events of its kind in Chicago.  To learn more please visit us online at www.chicagotechexpo.net.   You must pre register online - The $35 early registration includes lunch (Same day registration $50).

A very limited number of free tickets are available from Alderman Shiller's Office, 4544 N Broadway.  Tickets will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis.  Stop by and get your free ticket now!

Due to this year’s High Holy Days to be celebrated at Temple Sholom, there will be NO PARKING signs posted on the following streets:

The north side of Stratford from Lake Shore Drive to the front door of Temple Sholom (roughly 510 W. Stratford) and on the south side of Cornelia from the west property line to Lake Shore Drive 

for the following dates & times: 

• Friday, September 18th  2pm- 10pm
• Saturday, September 19th  7am- 5pm
• Sunday, September 20th  7am- 5pm
• Sunday, September 27th  2pm- 11pm
• Monday, September 28th 8am- 5pm 

The appropriate signage will be posted 24 hours in advance as a reminder, but please be advised: vehicles that are not in compliance will be ticketed and towed. 

For additional information, call Alderman Shiller’s Office at 773.878.4646 or the 46th Ward Streets & Sanitation Office at 312.744.5030.