Mayor's Press Releases
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May 21, 2019Mayor Lightfoot Announces Key Senior Staff PositionsNew leadership in the Mayor’s Office and departments to further administration’s top priorities in the first 100 days
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May 20, 2019Mayor Lightfoot Signs First Executive Order to Limit Aldermanic PrerogativeIn Her First Official Act as Mayor, Lightfoot Instructs Departments to Begin Process of Ending Aldermanic Prerogative as Part of Broader Ethics Reform
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May 20, 2019Lori E. Lightfoot Sworn in as 56th Mayor of ChicagoInaugural ceremony brings thousands to Wintrust Arena to witness history in the making
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May 16, 2019Mayor Emanuel and Chicago Housing Authority Cut the Ribbon on Northtown ApartmentsProject Brings 44 Units of Affordable, CHA Senior Housing with Co-Located Chicago Public Library Branch
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May 15, 2019Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Keeper Security Announce Plans to Add Over 100 Jobs in Chicago Amid Rapid Growth in B2BCybersecurity company to double headcount, expand Chicago headquarters as part of multi-million-dollar investment in the city
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May 15, 2019Mayor Emanuel Announces Garfield Green Has Won C40 Reinventing Cities Competition to Combat Climate ChangeProject to revitalize vacant land in East Garfield Park includes housing, retail and public open
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May 14, 2019More CPS Students Earn A Full Semester of College Credits Through CCC Than Ever BeforeThe number of CPS students who will graduate with 15 or more credits through Dual Enrollment or Dual Credit has Increased by 25 Percent Since Last School Year
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May 14, 2019Mayor Emanuel Joins Chicago Public Schools and Ingenuity Announce $1.5 Million in Grants and Celebrate Progress in Arts EducationMore Than 20,000 Students at 152 CPS Schools Benefit from Arts Programming Funded through $1.5 Million in Creative Schools Grants; Since 2011, More Than 100,000 More CPS Students Receiving Recommended Arts Minutes, Attending Schools with Strong or Excelling Arts Ratings
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May 13, 2019Mayor Emanuel Announces Completion Of 1.25-Mile Chicago Riverwalk With the Opening of Chicago Riverwalk EastRiverwalk East – the Section Between Michigan Avenue to Lake Shore Drive - Opens With New Landscape, Seating, Public Art, Vendor Spaces and Community Market Place; Opening Kicks-Off Chicago Riverwalk Season Celebrations Through Sunday