Mayor's Press Releases
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May 7, 2019Mayor Emanuel Announces Chicago Will Be Home to Starbucks’ 2019 Leadership ConferenceNew Private Sector Investment Announced at the City’s, World Business Chicago’s, and The Hatchery’s Community of Food Event, Celebrating Chicago’s Thriving Food Industry
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May 6, 2019Mayor Emanuel and City Colleges of Chicago Chancellor Juan Salgado Announce Big Shoulders Fund Partnership that Will Expand the Star ScholarshipStarting this fall, low-income students from 12 Big Shoulders Fund partner schools will be eligible to receive the Star Scholarship, which covers the cost of tuition and books at City Colleges
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May 6, 2019Mayor Emanuel Hosts Naturalization Ceremony25 Individuals from 18 Countries of Origin Sworn In as New Citizens in Ceremony at City Hall
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May 6, 2019Home Chef and 84.51° Join Growing List of Businesses Moving to Redeveloped Old Main Post OfficeSix Companies and Organizations Relocated Operations to Old Post Office Since Summer 2018
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May 3, 2019Mayor Emanuel Joins Alderman Burnett, CDOT, CTA, and DCASE, at Groundbreaking for New CTA Green Line Station at Damen & LakeMayor Also Unveils Selection of Noted Chicago Artist Folayemi Wilson to Create Unique Art for New Station That Will Fill a Transit Gap for the Near West Side Community
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Apr 30, 2019CPS High Schools Named Among Best in the Nation by U.S. News & World Report RankingsCPS High Schools Earn Top Five Spots in Illinois Ranking
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Apr 29, 2019Mayor Emanuel and City Colleges of Chicago Chancellor Juan Salgado to Present Commencement Cords to Graduating Star Scholars and Announce New Star Scholarship Transfer Partnership with Northern Illinois University (NIU)Starting this fall, NIU will become the 26th Star Transfer partner, offering eligible Star Scholars pursing their bachelor’s degree in DeKalb $3,000 per year for two years
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Apr 29, 2019Mayor Emanuel Announces $25 Million in Latest Round of Neighborhood Opportunity Fund Grant AwardsGrants leverage downtown growth to make direct investments into neighborhood businesses across City’s South, West and Southwest; Innovative program has awarded $47 million in grants to nearly 200 local businesses since 2016
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Apr 26, 2019Mayor Emanuel, CTA Announce Completed Upgrades of Red Line Tracks at Addison Station in Preparation of Red and Purple Modernization (RPM) ProjectUpgraded Railroad Tracks Provide Smoother Ride and Eliminate Slow Zones Ahead of Red And Purple Modernization Phase One Project Later This Year
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Apr 25, 2019Mayor Emanuel Announces Lineup Of 82 Local Eateries For 39th Annual Taste of Chicago Presented by DoordashTaste of Chicago welcomes 37 new Chicago-based restaurants, food trucks and shared kitchens; the free-admission festival offers food, music, arts and more this July 10–14 in Grant Park
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Apr 24, 2019Mayor Emanuel Announces Next Phase of Chicago Smart Lighting ProgramCity Will Install 40,000 More New LED Streetlights by End of Summer on Southwest, Near West and North Sides; Program on Schedule for Completion in Four Years
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Apr 22, 2019Mayor Emanuel Announces Tower at O’Hare International Airport Awarded LEED Gold CertificationSouth Air Traffic Control Tower One of the First LEED Gold-Certified Air Traffic Control Towers in the U.S.
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Apr 19, 2019Mayor Emanuel Joins CTA, CDOT And Alderman Burnett To Launch New Program to Prioritize Bus Service on Popular RoutesNew initiative delivers on recommendations made by the Mayor’s New Transportation and Mobility Task Force
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Apr 18, 2019Mayor Emanuel, Choose Chicago Release 2018 Annual Tourism ReportReport Highlights Record-Breaking Tourism Year for Chicago
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Apr 18, 2019Mayor Emanuel, Alderman Burnett Join Shapack and Focus to Break Ground on the Newest Fulton Market DevelopmentNew 17-Story Office Building at 167 North Green Will Create 250 Construction Jobs and More Than 4,000 Permanent Jobs When Fully Occupied
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Apr 17, 2019Mayor Emanuel Joins CDOT and Alderman Tabares for Kickoff of 2019 Paving Season on the Southwest SideCity has Repaved 2,165 Miles of Streets on Mayor Emanuel’s Watch Through The Building a New Chicago Program
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Apr 16, 2019Mayor Emanuel and Chicago Police Welcome 49 New Recruits to The AcademyNew recruit class builds on two years of consecutive declines in violent crime and 20-year lows in robberies, burglaries and motor vehicle thefts
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Apr 15, 2019Mayor Emanuel and Chemi Peres Ink Agreement to Foster Stronger Ties Between Chicago And Israel’s Peres Center for Peace and InnovationThis first-of-its-kind agreement seeks to foster collaboration in areas of inclusive innovation and entrepreneurship
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Apr 15, 2019Mayor Emanuel Announces Applications Open For ThinkChicago: Lollapalooza 2019Annual Program Will Host 200 of the Nation’s Top Technology and Engineering Students
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Apr 9, 2019Mayor Emanuel, Metropolitan Mayors Hold Quarterly MeetingDiscuss need for sustainable transportation funding bill
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Apr 8, 2019Mayor Emanuel, CTA and World-Renowned Artist Theaster Gates Unveil Two Works of Art at the New 95th Street Red Line TerminalCivil tapestries and one-of-a-kind radio station part of larger, long-term art program envisioned by the South Side artist to engage community members and create new jobs
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Apr 5, 2019Mayor Emanuel and REI Co-Op Open New Store Location Along the Chicago RiverNew, expanded space offers direct access to the Chicago River, connecting residents to outdoor experiences along the North Branch
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Apr 4, 2019Mayor Emanuel and CTA Announce Entire Rail System Now 100 Percent Equipped with High-Definition CamerasRed and Blue Line subway camera upgrades complete; part of $38 million Safe & Secure Program funded by Mayor Emanuel’s innovative ride-hailing fee
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Apr 1, 2019Mayor Emanuel, Alderman Lopez and CHA Announce Plans for New Affordable Housing Development in Back Of The Yards CommunityMixed-use, mixed-income development will include community space on the ground floor
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Apr 1, 2019Mayor Emanuel and Superintendent Johnson Announce Citywide Deployment Of 100 New Officers CitywideLatest deployment builds on five-year low in citywide shootings and 20-year lows in robberies, burglaries and motor vehicle thefts
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Mar 29, 2019Mayor Emanuel Breaks Ground on the Expansion of Chicagoland Laborers’ District Council Training CenterTraining Center to City Keep Pace With Unprecedented Infrastructure Investments That Have Created 104,000 Jobs Since 2011 With an Additional 45,000 Jobs to Be Created As a Result of Pending Projects that Have Been Announced
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Mar 29, 2019Mayor Emanuel, CTA Announce the Completion of the Belmont Blue Gateway ProjectStation rehab latest in a series of track and station improvements completed or underway as part of Mayor Emanuel’s Your New Blue O’Hare branch modernization program