Mayor's Press Releases
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Oct 6, 2016Mayor Emanuel Proposes A Series Of Measures To Combat Heroin Addiction In Chicago And Cook CountyFollowing recommendations by a joint City and County-led task force, Mayor moves to launch prevention and awareness campaigns, establish additional licensing requirements for pharmaceutical representatives, and increase investment in addiction treatment by 50 percent to keep residents safe from heroin and opioids
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Oct 5, 2016Mayor Emanuel Announces Over $3 Million in Federal Funding to Bolster Chicago Police DepartmentCity of Chicago to receive $3.125 million to help hire 25 officers focused on community policing
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Oct 4, 2016Mayor Emanuel Announces New Program To Employ And Deliver Services To 100 Homeless Individuals“Day for Change” Pilot to Help 100 Homeless Individuals who Panhandle Gain Employment Skills
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Oct 3, 2016Mayor Emanuel Launches First Phase Of Mentoring Initiative By Immediately Expanding Becoming A Man Mentoring Program To Reach More Than 4,000 Male Youths This School YearFall 2016 Expansion of Proven BAM Model to Deliver on Priority of Comprehensive Public Safety Plan; Corporate Partners Support Mayor’s Three-Year Plan to Provide More than 7,000 At-Risk Youth with High-Quality Mentoring
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Sep 30, 2016Mayor Emanuel Reopens Historic Rosenwald Courts ApartmentsHistoric Bronzeville Apartment Building Restored to Serve Again as Community Anchor
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Sep 30, 2016Mayor Emanuel Announces Redevelopment Of Former Michael Reese Hospital Site On South Side Is Moving ForwardProposals Will Be Accepted Over Four Months Starting in October; Redevelopment Expected to Generate Thousands of Jobs and Major Economic Impact
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Sep 28, 2016Mayor Emanuel And Whole Foods Market Open New Store In Chicago’s Englewood NeighborhoodStore Brings More Fresh, Healthy Food Access and Economic Opportunities to Chicago’s South Side
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Sep 23, 2016Mayor Emanuel Announces New School-Based Health Center At Drake Elementary To Serve Students And Bronzeville FamiliesNew School-Based Health Center is One of Five to be funded by E-Cig Tax, Joins 32 Centers of its Kind in Schools Citywide to Foster Healthy Lifestyles for Students
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Sep 22, 2016Mayor Emanuel, CPS and CPD Announce Positive Outcome of Youth Violence Prevention StrategiesNew Data Reveals Major Reduction in Student Victimization and Criminal Incidents Impacting CPS Students; Results Follow Innovative Anti-Violence Approaches and Improved Citywide Safety Coordination for City’s Youths
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Sep 22, 2016Mayor Emanuel Outlines Comprehensive Public Safety StrategyPlan to improve safety, security in every Chicago neighborhood, grow the police department by 970 officers over two years, provide mentors to every 8th - 10th grade CPS boy in the 20 most violent community areas
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Sep 21, 2016Mayor Emanuel, Chicago Public Library Announce Animal, Vegetable, Miracle as 27th One Book, One Chicago Selection‘Eat Think Grow’ is this year’s theme
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Sep 20, 2016Mayor Emanuel Announces Chicago Named America’s Top City For CyclingChicago Wins Top Honor from Bicycling Magazine as City Poised to Become First Major U.S. City with Downtown Network of Protected Bike Lanes
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Sep 20, 2016Mayor Emanuel, Sawyer Family Commemorate Eugene Sawyer Water Purification PlantSouth Water Purification Plant renamed in Mayor Sawyer’s honor
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Sep 20, 2016Wilson Sporting Goods Co. To Relocate Global Headquarters To Downtown Chicago In 2017Longtime Chicago-Based Company Bringing 400 Team Members and an Iconic Sports Brand to the Heart of the City
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Sep 14, 2016Mayor Emanuel, Senator Durbin Announce $1 Million Federal Grant to Address Trauma in Chicago's Neighborhoods and Improve Crisis Intervention Training for First RespondersGrant Will Support Reforms Implemented by the Mayor's Citywide Mental Health Response Committee
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Sep 11, 2016Mayor Emanuel Announces Continued Record Tourism In JulyConvention and Leisure Visitors Continue to Drive Strong Room Demand and Create Jobs
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Sep 9, 2016Mayor Emanuel Announces New La Casa Norte Housing and Community Center in Humboldt Park to Support an Additional 2,000 Individuals in NeedGroundbreaking on future community center in Humboldt Park will expand affordable housing and support city’s mission to prevent homelessness
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Sep 8, 2016Mayor Emanuel, Chicago Architecture Foundation Announce 2016 Open House Chicago Neighborhoods And SitesEnglewood to host OHC sites for the first time this year
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Sep 2, 2016Mayor Emanuel, CTA To Provide Improved, More Frequent Bus Service On Chicago’s South, Far South SidesSix bus routes will offer improved service starting Labor Day weekend as part of Mayor Emanuel and CTA’s plan to enhance transit service on the South Side
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Aug 31, 2016Mayor Emanuel Announces Unprecedented TV Filming Underway And More Than $1 Billion Generated By Surge In Film Production Over Last Five YearsWith a record 8 shows filming this fall season and $1.3 billion generated by film and commercial production since 2011, Chicago’s status as a preferred destination for filming continues to bolster neighborhoods and local economy
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Aug 30, 2016Mayor Emanuel And Senator Durbin Announce Union Station Transit Center To Open SundayPart of Plan to Restore and Renovate Union Station, New Transit Center Will Improve Passenger Connections and Area Traffic Flow
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Aug 29, 2016Mayor Emanuel Announces Universal Enrollment Tool to Help Families Access Expanded Pre-K and Early Learning Opportunities This School YearCity expands full-day pre-k opportunities to offer 1,000 additional full-day seats this year; full-day opportunities have expanded by 60 percent since 2011
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Aug 28, 2016Mayor Emanuel Announces Department of Fleet and Facility Management HQ Will Relocate to Spur Economic Development on the South Side, Improve Departmental OperationsCity to begin process to sell 2FM facility at 1685 N Throop to a private developer
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Aug 26, 2016Mayor Emanuel And Museums In The Park Announce Free Admission For CPS Students To Select Museums Next WeekIn celebration of back to school season, free museum days to encourage learning and exploration of city’s world-class museums for CPS students
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Aug 25, 2016Mayor Emanuel and Alderman Dowell Launch Construction on XS Tennis World-Class Facility in Washington Park Community$16.9 Million Facility Will Allow XS Tennis Programs to Reach More than 4,000 Chicago Youth
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Aug 24, 2016Mayor Rahm Emanuel Announces Open Applications For ThinkChicago: Chicago Ideas WeekAnnual Program Will Host 200 of the Midwest’s Top Technology and Engineering Students in Chicago, Expanding Number of Student Participants by 50
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Aug 23, 2016Mayor Emanuel Announces That Chicago O'Hare Peak TSA Wait Times Have Declined By More Than 90 Percent Since May As A Result Of Additional Federal ResourcesSecurity lines at Chicago’s airports significantly improve during one of the busiest summer travel seasons on record
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Aug 21, 2016Mayor Emanuel, Chicago Park District and CARA Announce ‘Go Run Returning this Fall1 mile and 5K runs resume September 24
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Aug 19, 2016Mayor Emanuel, Chicago Park District Announce Films to Be Featured As Part of Free Chicago Onscreen Local Film ShowcaseChicago Onscreen to showcase 13 local films as part of Movies in the Parks, Aug. 30 – Sept. 3
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Aug 17, 2016Mayor Emanuel, Metropolitan Planning Council Unveil Our Great Rivers, Chicago's First Unified Vision for Calumet, Chicago and Des Plaines RiversOur Great Rivers calls for more productive, living, inviting Calumet, Chicago and Des Plaines rivers, by 2040, based on research, ideas from thousands of Chicagoans, and expert input
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Aug 14, 2016Mayor Emanuel, Chicago Park District Announce Online Registration For Fall Programming To Begin August 15Fall programs run from week of September 19 to week of November 21
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Aug 12, 2016Mayor Emanuel Announces City’s Largest Jobs Program Provided More Than 30,000 Youth Opportunities This SummerOne Summer Chicago Youth Gained New Skills and Improved Communities across the City; Youth Work Totaled Record 3.5 Million Hours in 2016
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Aug 11, 2016Mayor Emanuel Breaks Ground on New Runway at O’Hare International AirportFinal runway makes O’Hare more efficient, reduces delays and paves way for future terminal expansion
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Aug 10, 2016Mayor Emanuel Announces Mhub to Drive Innovation in Physical Product ManufacturingMHub Will Galvanize Chicago’s Manufacturing Ecosystem by Helping Bring Innovative Products to Market, Attracting World-Class Talent and Driving Greater Productivity
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Aug 3, 2016Mayor Emanuel Announces Final Pension Funding Solution Reached In Partnership With Union Leaders For Municipal Employees’ Annuity And Benefit FundAgreement Identifies Reasonable Funding Solution and Shared Path Forward to Stabilize Fourth and Final Pension Fund
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Aug 1, 2016Mayor Emanuel Announces Chicago Leads U.S. In Foreign Direct InvestmentChicago Leads Nation for Third Year in a Row; Only North American City in the Top 20
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Jul 31, 2016Mayor Emanuel, Chicago Park District Begin Lakefront Trail SeparationKey investment under Mayor Emanuel's Building on Burnham Plan
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Jul 29, 2016Mayor Emanuel, Aldermen To Convene Group To Coordinate Economic Development In Neighborhoods Around Obama Presidential CenterAdvisory group will solicit community feedback, ensure South Side investments are targeted and coordinated to achieve maximum impactAdvisory group will solicit community feedback, ensure South Side investments are targeted and coordinated to achieve maximum impact
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Jul 28, 2016Mayor Emanuel Announces Third Expansion of the Retrofit Chicago Energy Challenge12 Additional Facilities Have Committed to 20 Percent Energy Efficiency Improvement Within Five Years; Current Participants Are Generating $6.4 Million in Annual Savings