Project to revitalize vacant land in East Garfield Park includes housing, retail and public open

The 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

More 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

Riverwalk 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

New deployment builds on two years of consecutive declines in violent crime and 20-year lows in robberies, burglaries and motor vehicle thefts

World’s Leading On-Demand Manufacturing Platform 3D Hubs Joins Chicago’s Thriving Tech and Innovation Ecosystem

Nation’s First Subway System Fully Equipped with 4G Wireless Service Now Also Providing Free Internet Access at All Downtown Red and Blue Line Subway Stations

New 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

Starting 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

25 Individuals from 18 Countries of Origin Sworn In as New Citizens in Ceremony at City Hall

Six Companies and Organizations Relocated Operations to Old Post Office Since Summer 2018

Mayor 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

CPS High Schools Earn Top Five Spots in Illinois Ranking

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

Grants 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

Upgraded Railroad Tracks Provide Smoother Ride and Eliminate Slow Zones Ahead of Red And Purple Modernization Phase One Project Later This Year

Taste 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

City 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

South Air Traffic Control Tower One of the First LEED Gold-Certified Air Traffic Control Towers in the U.S.

New initiative delivers on recommendations made by the Mayor’s New Transportation and Mobility Task Force

Report Highlights Record-Breaking Tourism Year for Chicago

New 17-Story Office Building at 167 North Green Will Create 250 Construction Jobs and More Than 4,000 Permanent Jobs When Fully Occupied

City has Repaved 2,165 Miles of Streets on Mayor Emanuel’s Watch Through The Building a New Chicago Program

New recruit class builds on two years of consecutive declines in violent crime and 20-year lows in robberies, burglaries and motor vehicle thefts

This first-of-its-kind agreement seeks to foster collaboration in areas of inclusive innovation and entrepreneurship

Annual Program Will Host 200 of the Nation’s Top Technology and Engineering Students

Discuss need for sustainable transportation funding bill

Civil 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