Mayor's Press Releases
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May 28, 2015Mayor Emanuel Announces Improved Response Times To Graffiti Removal RequestsGraffiti removal crews will now respond to removal requests within five days, down from previous standard of 10 days
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May 22, 2015Mayor Emanuel Announces Riverwalk Attractions to Open For Summer 2015Full array of Chicago dining, educational, cultural and recreational activities to be available this summer
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May 22, 2015Mayor Emanuel Congratulates New Classes of Firefighters and Paramedics64 Firefighters, 52 Paramedics Graduate from Fire Academy, Set to Serve Chicago Neighborhoods
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May 21, 2015Mayor Emanuel Breaks Ground on Intermodal Facility at O'Hare International AirportIntermodal Facility and ATS Modernization Project Will Create 3,000 Jobs During Construction; Greatly Enhance Transit Ease and Connectivity Between Public Parking, Public Roadways, Rental Car Facilities, Metra And CTA
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May 19, 2015Mayor Emanuel Announces Chicago Startup Boot CampProgram Will Provide Entrepreneurs and Small Business Owners with Opportunities to Receive On-Site Business Coaching
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May 19, 2015Mayor Emanuel Announces New Task Force on Procurement at City Government, Sister AgenciesInspector General, Chief Procurement Officer to Head Group to Boost Uniformity, Efficiency and Accountability
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May 18, 2015Inaugural Address of Mayor Rahm EmanuelAs prepared for delivery
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May 15, 2015Mayor Emanuel Joins Community, Faith and Business Leaders to Kick-Off Second Annual Summer of Faith and ActionResidents to Gather at City-Wide Events to Create a Safe and Secure Environment Throughout the City
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May 14, 2015Mayor Emanuel Congratulates Urban Prep Academy Class of 2015Urban Prep Seniors Admitted to 180 Colleges and Universities and Received More than $11 Million in Total Scholarship Value
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May 12, 2015Six Chicago Public High Schools Among Top Ten in the State: U.S. News and World ReportReport Released After Chicago Public Schools Sets Record Graduation Rate and Increases Participation in College-Level Coursework
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May 8, 2015Mayor Emanuel Announces National Study On Airport Noise To Be ExpeditedStudy Results Could Qualify Thousands of Chicagoans for Subsidized Soundproofing
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May 5, 2015Mayor Emanuel, Aldermen Move Forward On Reforms To Red Light Camera ProgramOrdinance would authorize independent comprehensive review of the program, codifies reforms announced in March
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May 5, 2015Mayor Emanuel Names Seasoned Public Transit Veteran New CTA PresidentDorval R. Carter, Jr. provides more than 30 years of experience at city and federal levels, including past positions in CTA management
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May 4, 2015Mayor Emanuel Announces Inaugural EventsSwearing In to Include Day of Service at Locations Across the City, Launch of Citywide “Night Out In The Parks,” and a Public Open House in the Mayor’s Office
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May 4, 2015Mayor Emanuel Takes Action to Help Chicago Become First City with Universal Taxi AppChicago launches competitive selection process to provide an app that will allow users to hail a taxi on a smartphone
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May 4, 2015Mayor Emanuel, City of Chicago Celebrate End of Successful 2015 NFL DraftOver three day event, 200,000 residents and visitors attend the NFL Draft and Draft Town
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May 2, 2015Mayor Emanuel, City of Chicago Celebrate End of Successful 2015 NFL DraftOver three day event, 200,000 residents and visitors attend the NFL Draft and Draft Town
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Apr 29, 2015Mayor Emanuel Presents Roadmap For Fiscal ReformMayor Defines Next Steps in Strategy to Reform City Finances and Strengthen Chicago’s Economic Future; Reform Scorecard Will Be Part of Next Four City Annual Budgets
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Apr 28, 2015Mayor Emanuel Opens Method Manufacturing FacilityFirst Factory to be Built in Pullman in More than 30 Years Will Create 100 New Jobs for Local Residents
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Apr 24, 2015Mayor Emanuel, Congressman Rush And Alderman Cochran Open MetroSquash Academic & Squash Center In WoodlawnFirst Free-Standing Chicago Site Provides Youth with Sports, Academic Counseling and a Path to College; Part of Woodlawn Park that is transforming Cottage Grove south of the Midway
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Apr 24, 2015Mayor Emanuel Announces City Plan to Plant More Than 11,800 Trees in Neighborhoods Citywide This YearCity Departments Celebrate Arbor Day with Tree Planting in Bronzeville
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Apr 23, 2015Mayor Emanuel Commends Illinois General Assembly On Passage Of Amendment To The Park District Aquarium And Museum ActAmendment reaffirms that presidential libraries, other museums can be built on park land
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Apr 23, 2015Statement from Mayor Rahm Emanuel on State Senate Passage of Amendment to The Park District Aquarium and Museum ActAmendment reaffirms that presidential libraries, other museums can be built on park land
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Apr 22, 2015
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Apr 22, 2015Mayor Emanuel and Choose Chicago Announce Record Tourism Demand for First Quarter 2015Chicago’s Hotel Room Demand Reaches Historic Levels and Outpaces National Growth in All Key Performance Indicators
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Apr 22, 2015City of Chicago Celebrates Earth DayInitiatives and events across the City raise awareness and provide educational opportunities on pressing environmental concerns
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Apr 20, 2015Mayor Emanuel Announces The 606 Park And Trail To Open On – 6/06/15Opening day festivities to include community celebrations, stretch all 2.7 miles of the Bloomingdale Trail
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Apr 17, 2015Mayor Emanuel Announces Early Learning for Immigrant Families RFPCity Will Provide Up to $325,000 in Funding to Community-Based Providers to Engage Immigrant Families in Early Childhood Programming
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Apr 16, 2015Mayor Emanuel Announces 24,000 Job Opportunities Available for Youth through One Summer Chicago 2015Registration Opens for a Record Number of Job and Internship Opportunities to Keep Youth Safe and Engaged this Summer
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Apr 16, 2015Mayor Emanuel and the James Beard Foundation Announce that the James Beard Awards Will Return to Chicago in 2016 and 2017The “Oscars of the Food Industry” Extends Its Stay in Chicago for Two Additional Years
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Apr 14, 2015Mayor Emanuel Launches Second Term Transition CommitteeRobust Public Process and Community Input Key Components to Transition; Sarah Pang to Serve as Transition Chair
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Apr 13, 2015Mayor Emanuel and Choose Chicago Announce Debut of Chicago Epic, New National CampaignCity’s First National Tourism Marketing Campaign is a Key Component of Mayor’s Plan for Economic Growth and Jobs
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Apr 10, 2015Mayor Emanuel, Senator Durbin, Senator Kirk, Representative Quigley, Amtrak and Metra Announce $7 Million Funding to Improve Train Service at Chicago’s Union StationFunding Will Go Towards Planning that is Critical to Addressing Transit Center’s Aging Infrastructure
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Apr 6, 2015Mayor Emanuel Joins Coalition Of Mayors To Support President Obama’s Executive Actions On ImmigrationAmicus Brief Filed in Texas v. United States Case before the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in Defense of President’s Obama’s Executive Actions on Immigration
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Apr 3, 2015Mayor Emanuel Celebrates Ribbon Cutting For Zirmed, City’s Newest Health Care Technology FirmZirMed Plans to Add More Than 200 Jobs in Chicago