Mayor's Press Releases
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Jul 27, 2016Mayor Rahm Emanuel Announces ThinkChicago: Lollapalooza 2016Expanded Program Introduces 200 of the Nation’s Top Technology and Engineering Students to Chicago’s Growing Technology Industry and One of Nation’s Premier Music Festivals
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Jul 26, 2016Whole Foods Market® and Mayor Emanuel Break Ground for New Midwest Distribution Center in Chicago’s Pullman NeighborhoodThe new facility continues the Company’s commitment to Chicago’s South Side neighborhoods
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Jul 25, 2016Mayor Emanuel Announces New Divvy Bike Share Station To Serve Baseball Fans At U.S. Cellular FieldStation Opens Ahead of Crosstown Classic; Divvy Offering Valet Drop-off Service for all Four Games on the South and North Sides
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Jul 25, 2016Mayor Emanuel And Emerson Collective Announce 23 Recipients Of Peace GrantsCommunity-based organizations serving are youth awarded grants up to $25,000 to fund projects that involve youth in promoting peace in their community
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Jul 24, 2016Mayor Emanuel Announces City Departments Deliver A Blitz Of Services To Back Of The Yards NeighborhoodWeekend event is part of a series of blitzes that will take place in communities throughout Chicago
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Jul 21, 2016
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Jul 20, 2016Mayor Emanuel Announces Task Force on Removing Barriers to Employment and EntrepreneurshipTask Force Will Focus on Cutting Red Tape to Support Businesses in Every Neighborhood; New Reforms Proposed to Streamline Process for Signs in Public Ways
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Jul 20, 2016Mayor Emanuel Announces Agreement To Drive Redevelopment Of Old Chicago Post Office ForwardCourt-Approved Agreement Sets Aggressive Redevelopment Schedule That Will Generate Thousands of Jobs on the Near West Side
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Jul 19, 2016Chicago Mayor Emanuel and Cook County Board President Preckwinkle Launch Industrial Growth Zones ProgramNew Initiative to Attract Industrial Businesses, Accelerate Job Growth and Drive Neighborhood Investment
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Jul 15, 2016Mayor Emanuel, Airline Partners Announce Terminal 5 Expansion and Planning to Redevelop O’Hare International Airport*New investments will improve the passenger experience at O’Hare by strengthening the airport’s connectivity, capacity and efficiency*
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Jul 13, 2016City Of Chicago Hosts Access Chicago Expo For People With DisabilitiesBiennial expo promotes wide range of accessible products and services that facilitate inclusion and independence for people around the city with all types of disabilities
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Jul 12, 2016Mayor Emanuel and World Business Chicago Celebrate Growth of 2112Thriving Music Incubator Marks First Year, Expanding and Attracting Music Tech Startups from across the Country and Support 75 Companies with 1,500 employees
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Jul 12, 2016Mayor Emanuel Joins Alds. Dowell and King to Launch “Building Community Block By Block” Summer Safety InitiativeThird and Fourth Wards launch comprehensive summer safety initiative, including Summer Safe Passage pilot for youth programming
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Jul 12, 2016
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Jul 11, 2016Amtrak and Partners Announce Design Team for Chicago Union StationGlobal interdisciplinary consulting and design services firm Arup brings extensive experience in rail service redevelopment to project
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Jul 11, 2016Mayor Emanuel and CPS Announce New Initiatives To Help Seniors Transition To and Through CollegeWith more students graduating college-bound than ever before, CPS is implementing new programming to prepare them for the next phase of their education
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Jul 9, 2016Mayor Emanuel, City Officials, Community Members Celebrate Opening Of New Arts And Recreation Center In Ellis ParkPart of Mayor Emanuel’s Building on Burnham Plan bringing recreation to neighborhoods
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Jul 8, 2016Mayor Emanuel Congratulates New Fire Department Promotions, including Highest Ranking African-American Woman*Rosalind Jones to Now Serve as District Chief, Marking Important Moment in CFD History*
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Jul 7, 2016Mayor Emanuel Announces Tree Trimming Backlog Reduced By 80 Percent, On Track To Eliminate By Year’s EndEfforts to Protect the City’s Urban Canopy are in full swing with continued tree trimming; EAB inoculations and residential tree planting
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Jul 6, 2016Mayor Emanuel Announces Mark Kelly to Serve as Commissioner of the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special EventsKelly to succeed Michelle T. Boone, who has served as commissioner since 2011, and will continue expanding opportunities for arts and culture across the city
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Jul 6, 2016City of Chicago, Pfizer Agree to Strict Marketing Standards for Prescription OpioidsWorld’s Largest Drug Maker to Also Enhance Education About Risks, Benefits of Opioids and Proper Disposal of Unused Opioids
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Jul 6, 2016Mayor Emanuel, Alderman Munoz Join Peoples Gas and North Shore Gas to Break Ground on New $20 Million Training Center for Utility Workers100,000+ square-feet, state-of-the-art facility in Little Village will train current workers, prepare high-school students for utility careers, and generate neighborhood economic opportunities
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Jul 5, 2016Mayor Emanuel, Chicago Park District Invite Youth Baseball, Softball Teams To Register For Second Annual Citywide TournamentDonations from Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox allowed for creation of citywide tournament
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Jul 2, 2016Mayor Emanuel, Chicago Park District Announce Lineup for Teens in the Park FestivalFree music and arts festival for teens to feature blend of local and well-known talent
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Jul 1, 2016Mayor Emanuel Announces Chicago’s Minimum Wage Increases To $10.50Across Chicago 270,000 Workers Are Receiving a Raise; Minimum Wage Increasing to $13 in 2019
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Jun 30, 2016
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Jun 30, 2016Mayor Emanuel Launches New Summer Campaign to Promote Expanded Summer Learning Programming and Activities for Youth Around the City“Explore Chicago, Discover Your Future” campaign to promote more than 200,000 in-person opportunities across the city and an 80 percent increase in digital learning opportunities to ensure children stay safe and engaged this summer
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Jun 29, 2016Congressman Rush, Mayor Emanuel and Community Partners Launch Collaborative Neighborhood Development Program for Greater ChathamGreater Chatham Initiative Designed to Strengthen Four Neighborhoods and Set Them on Upward Path in the 21st Century Economy
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Jun 28, 2016Mayor Emanuel and Chicago Park District Announce Nike Investment to Provide Specialized Training for 1,500 Park District Recreation Leaders this SummerNike’s Swoosh Summer Academy to Provide Camp Leaders with Training on Positive Sportsmanship to Lead 40,000 Campers this Summer
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Jun 28, 2016Mayor Emanuel Breaks Ground On Plumbers’ Local 130 Training CenterState-of-the-Art Center Will Support More Than 4,000 Journeymen and Apprentice Plumbers
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Jun 27, 2016City Marks July 1 Change in Smoking Age to Protect Health of Chicago YouthChicago Moves Tobacco Purchasing Age to 21 to Decrease Smoking Among Youth, Boost Health, Save Lives
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Jun 27, 2016Mayor Emanuel Kicks Off 2016 One Summer Chicago with Visit to Youth WorkersCity’s Largest Youth Jobs Program to Serve More than 30,000 Youth, With Nearly 2,000 Youth Participating in Mayor’s Infrastructure Program this Summer
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Jun 24, 2016Mayor Emanuel Announces Three New Hotel Development Projects at O’Hare International AirportInvestment in Chicago’s Future will Support More than 1,250 Jobs and Generate Millions of Dollars in Economic Opportunities
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Jun 23, 2016Surface Transportation Board Orders Csxt to Prevent Trains from Entering Elsdon Line Unless Tracks Are ClearCity of Chicago, Village of Evergreen Park Took Legal Action in February for Blocking Grade Crossings in Violation of Federal Mandate
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Jun 23, 2016
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Jun 23, 2016Mayor Emanuel, Chicago Public Library Release New Study Documenting Benefits of Rahm's Readers Summer Learning ChallengeAs 2016 summer reading program launches, new Chapin Hall analysis shows 15 percent reading gains and 20 percent math gains for Rahm’s Readers
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Jun 23, 2016Mayor Emanuel Joins SMS Assist to Announce Company is Growing and Creating Jobs on Chicago's Near-North SideCloud-based technology company has more than tripled its headcount since 2012 to 565 Nearly all at its John Hancock Center headquarters
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Jun 22, 2016City Council Passes Ordinance to Allow Workers to Earn Sick Days to Strengthen Protections for Working ChicagoansOrdinance based on framework proposed by the Mayoral Working Families Task Force to expand paid sick leave to more than 460,000 Chicago workers