Cold Weather Pet Care
In Chicago, winter is a season of bitter cold and numbing wetness. Help your pets remain happy and healthy during the colder months by following these simple guidelines: Don’t leave dogs outdoors when the temperature drops. Most dogs, and all cats, are safer indoors, except when taken out for exercise. Regardless of the season, short-haired, [...]
Emergency Preparedness for Pet Owners
The Chicago Commission on Animal Control, urges all animal owners to take the necessary precautions in the case of floods, fires, blizzards or terrorism. Devastating natural and man-made disasters can ravage lives and no one is exempt including your animals. Countless times people have been told to leave their homes for a “short time” only [...]
ComEd Warns of Utility Scams
ALERT to our community: ComEd has issued a press release warning area customers to watch out for people falsely posing as utility workers in order to gain entrance to homes. Scams of this variety tend to increase after storms and natural disasters when people are in need of assistance with power outages, downed lines, and [...]
ComEd Emergency Preparedness Links
The following resource links have been provided by ComEd in order to help residences and businesses during emergencies, including information about outages and service restoration updates, additional channels for reporting ComEd emergencies and outages, as well as a new mobile app for managing residential accounts. Call ComEd to Report Emergencies immediately! Residential: 1-800-Edison-1 Business: 1-877-4-ComEd-1 Representatives are available [...]
City of Chicago Safety Programs & Initiatives
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Safely Dispose of Expired Medications
Find a Location to Dispose of Pharmaceuticals The City of Chicago has partnered with the Chicago Police Department to provide you with a place for the safe and proper disposal of unused or expired prescription and over-the-counter medications. You may take your pharmaceuticals to one of the five designated drop off locations 24 hours a [...]
Consumer Recalls
The City of Chicago Department of Business Affairs & Consumer Protection (BACP) provides consumers with information about recalled merchandise and ensures that recalled products are removed from store shelves. 2011 Consumer Recalls 2010 Consumer Recalls 2009 Consumer Recalls
Keep Children Safe
Did you know… In 2008, an estimated 1,740 children ages 0 to 17 died from abuse and neglect (rate of 2.3 per 100,000 children). Approximately 15 million children are exposed to family violence each year. About 72% of students in 8th and 9th grade report “dating.” By the time they are in high school, 54% [...]
Internet Safety & Kids
In today’s world, many people choose to communicate via the Internet and cell phones. Youth especially have embraced new technologies such as text messaging, social networking sites, and digital cameras to share information and connect with friends. However, without proper guidance, these types of communication technologies can be dangerous to a child’s physical and psychological [...]
Lakefront Path Etiquette
Ah, the lakefront path. It’s one of Chicago’s greatest assets. It provides mini-vacations for its residents, and is one of the lures for tourists. It’s a workout for cyclists, inline-skaters, runners and walkers. It’s a stroll for beach-goers, families and friends. It’s crowded. To avoid collisions and fights and preserve the happy feelings instilled by [...]
Summer: Easy Access to a Safe, Cool facility
The Chicago Department of Family and Support Services ensures that everyone in need has easy access to a safe, cool facility. Residents in need of relief from the heat during extreme weather can visit any of the City’s six Cooling Centers, Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Wednesdays, 11 a.m. to [...]
CTA Safety and Security Pointers
With more and more thefts happening along our “L” lines, it is imperative that commuters be aware of their surroundings at all times. Below are some helpful strategies that the CTA feels will help iminimize the amount of thefts happening in and around the “L” lines. As electronic devises are the new targets of theft, [...]
Tips for Finding Hot Weather Relief in Chicago
While Chicago enjoys the diversity of four distinct seasons, our winters and summers can produce extreme temperatures. At times, weather conditions may pose a threat to health and safety. The Department of Family and Support Services works with other city departments to help residents through periods of severe weather. Coordinate Cooling Centers across the city. [...]
Protect Yourself from Identity Theft
Identity theft occurs when someone uses your personally identifying information, like your name, Social Security number, or credit card number, without your permission, to commit fraud or other crimes. The FTC estimates that as many as 9 million Americans have their identities stolen each year. In fact, you or someone you know may have experienced [...]
Bats and Rabies
A bat was found in the vicinity of Damen and Summerdale and, submitted for rabies examination, determined to be rabid by the Illinois State Public Health Laboratory. All residents should keep their dogs, cats and ferrets on a leash when out of their homes. If the dog, cat or ferret does not have a current [...]
