Mayor's Press Releases
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Nov 21, 2014Mayor Emanuel, Chicago Park District Announce Winter Park Program Registration to Begin December 1Winter registration comes on heels of record-setting fall programming season
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Nov 21, 2014Mayor Emanuel Congratulates The Football Teams Of Wendell Phillips Academy And Simeon Career Academy For Reaching The IHSA’s Final FourThe First Time Ever Two Chicago Public League Football Squads Reach the State's Final Four In The Same Season
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Nov 21, 2014Mayor Emanuel Announces IlliniCare Health to Add 300 Jobs in ChicagoCompany has Added over 500 Jobs in Chicago in Three Years; Chicago’s Healthcare Economy has Grown by Over 18,000 Jobs Since 2011
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Nov 20, 2014Mayor Emanuel, Chicago Housing Authority Announce the Grand Opening of the Dorchester Art + Housing CollaborativeRenowned Chicago artist Theaster Gates helps revitalize vacant CHA land into art-centered mixed-income community in the Grand Crossing Neighborhood
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Nov 18, 2014Chicago Issues First Two Transportation Network Provider (Rideshare) Licenses to Sidecar and LyftCity of Chicago Ordinance Regulates Surge Pricing and Establishes Common Sense Requirements for Background Checks, Training and Inspections
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Nov 17, 2014Chicago Named Host Site For 2016 NCAA Men’s Basketball RegionalChicago to Serve as a Host for Sweet 16 and Elite Eight in 2016
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Nov 14, 2014Mayor Emanuel Honors The Late Mayor Harold WashingtonA Plaque, Unveiled in Honor of Harold Washington, Will Be Installed at the Entrance to Chicago’s Central Library
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Nov 14, 2014Mayor Emanuel, City Officials Announce Enhancements to Snow Plow Tracker for Winter SeasonOnline tool now features improved design & additional features, including direction of plows
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Nov 14, 2014Mayor Emanuel and Hispanic Housing Development Corporation Break Ground on Cicero and George Elderly Affordable Housing for SeniorsOver 8,200 Affordable Housing Units Created, Preserved or Supported in 2014; Part of Mayor Emanuel’s 5-Year housing Plan to Create, Preserve, and Rehab 41,000 Housing Units Across the City of Chicago
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Nov 13, 2014Mayor Emanuel Announces “Connecting To Cash” Series of Small Business Lending Events$700,000 in Microloans is Currently Available for Businesses Across the City; Additional Support For Mid-Sized Loans up to $250,000 Each Also Available
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Nov 13, 2014Mayor Emanuel Announces Medix to Relocate Headquarters and Hire New Jobs In Chicago28 Companies Have Located Their Headquarters in Chicago Since 2011; Medix will Add Up to 150 New Jobs to Chicago’s Healthcare Economy
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Nov 3, 2014Mayor Emanuel Announces City Action Against Restraining Order Filed By Local Tobacco Industry VendorsCity defends law that protects youth from the sale of flavored tobacco near schools
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Oct 31, 2014Mayor Emanuel, Governor Quinn Thank New Safe Passage WorkersNearly 700 Additional Workers Hired This Year to Serve 133 Schools, 69,000 Students Across the City
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Oct 31, 2014City Of Chicago Launches Capital Access Center Pilot Program To Help Small Businesses Access Loans Up To $250,000Centers Will Connect Small Businesses to Lending Programs and Will Prepare Them to Successfully Take on Larger Loan; Builds on the Success of the City’s Microloan Program
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Oct 30, 2014Mayor Emanuel and Built In Chicago Announce the Top 100 Digital Companies in ChicagoOver 49,000 Jobs in Chicago’s Digital Economy; 16,000 Jobs Have Been Added in the Last Two Years
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Oct 30, 2014Mayor Emanuel, Governor Quinn, Senator Durbin and UI Labs Break Ground on Chicago’s Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute94,000-Square-Foot Facility Will House First-of-its-Kind Research Institute for Digital Manufacturing; Transforming Chicago into a World-Class Advanced Manufacturing hub is a Key Tenant of the Plan for Economic Growth and Jobs
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Oct 29, 2014Mayor Emanuel Joins Members of Arts Community on Tour Of Newly Installed Public Art Along LakefrontTours five sculptures along lakefront from 48th Street to Adler Planetarium
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Oct 28, 2014Chicago Sees Sixth Consecutive Month Of Tourism RecordsChicago’s September Performance Surpasses National Growth; Growing Chicago Tourism is a Key Initiative of the Plan for Economic Growth and Jobs
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Oct 27, 2014Mayor Emanuel, Department Of Streets And Sanitation Celebrate One Year Anniversary Of Citywide Blue Cart RecyclingDSS also announces new partnership with the Carton Council to build on success of recycling program
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Oct 23, 2014Mayor Emanuel Announces More Than 250 Miles Of Roads Repaved In 2014City More Than 70 Percent to Goal of 355 Miles of Streets and Alleys Resurfaced This Year
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Oct 22, 2014Mayor Emanuel Announces Continued Funding for Resource and Information Advocates Serving Domestic Violence Victims in CourtProgram Has Served Nearly 6,000 Victims, Exceeding Expectations and Serving Nearly Double the Projected Number of Clients During First Year of the Program
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Oct 21, 2014Mayor Emanuel, Education and Community Leaders Launch Funding Campaign To Transform Arts Education In CPS Schools“Be Creative: The Campaign for Creative Schools” to Raise $38 Million to Ensure Arts Education Reaches “Every Student in Every Grade in Every School”
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Oct 21, 2014Mayor Rahm Emanuel Announces Results Of City’s Online Community ForumCity Will Implement Three Ideas Submitted by Residents to Support Early Learners and Expand Chicago Public Library Resources; Four New Discussion Topics Launched
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Oct 20, 2014Mayor Emanuel, Speaker Madigan, Labor and Community Leaders Join ComEd to Break Ground on New Chicago Training FacilityNew Site Will Bring Jobs, Train Next Generation of Utility Workers; Facility Will Also Provide Afterschool Career and Technical Training for Chicago Public School Students
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Oct 20, 2014Mayor Emanuel And Peoples Gas Announce $1 Million For Help With Residential Heating BillsPeoples Gas’ ‘Share the Warmth’ fund doubles to keep Chicagoans warm this winter
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Oct 17, 2014Fraternal Order Of Police Ratify Contract With City Of ChicagoResponsible Approach Respects Police Officers and Taxpayers; First Ratified FOP Contract Since 1996
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Oct 17, 2014Mayor Emanuel, Cabinet Members, Public Health Officials and Hospital Leaders Discuss City’s Preparedness for EbolaCDPH continues coordination efforts with city health, public safety and transportation leaders
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Oct 17, 2014Mayor Emanuel, Senator Durbin, Alderman Thompson, Community Leaders and Veterans of the U.S. Military Open Hope Manor IIInvestment Will Help the City Deliver of Mayor Emanuel’s Goal of Ending Homelessness Among Veterans by the End of 2015