Special Service Areas (SSAs) are locally controlled, locally funded
taxing districts used for community development. They are
governed by local taxpayers, and the funds generated are used for
programs related to public way beautification and maintenance,
enhanced security, and landscaping services.
Old Town SSA #48 was established on December 9, 2009, and was
reconstituted in 2018.
Open RFP’s
The City’s Ethics Ordinance prohibits any business owned by a City of Chicago employee from providing services to an SSA.
Find the Contractor affidavit HERE.
Our Services
LANDSCAPING
Landscaping services include planter box maintenance, tree bed maintenance, and streetscape decorations.
BEAUTIFICATION & PLACE-MAKING
Beautification services include litter removal, graffiti removal, snow removal, streetscape repainting, sidewalk pressure washing and public artwork.
PRIVATE SECURITY
Security services include on-street security patrols focused on weekend evenings from mid-March until New Years Eve.
SSA 48 Rebates
SSA Commissioners
| Jennifer Tremblay, Resident | Chair |
| Mark Proesel, Resident | Treasurer |
| Peter O’Brien, MADO Management | Vice Chair |
| Judy Erwin, Kivvit | Secretary |
| Don Klugman, Resident | Commissioner At-Large |
| Caroline Shoenberger, Chicago Legal Clinic, Inc. | Commissioner At-Large |
| Bob Block, Resident | Commissioner At-Large |