Mayor's Press Releases
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Sep 12, 2014Chicago Named Most Popular Metro Area For Families To MoveUnited Van Lines Survey Revealed Most Moves Were for New Jobs or Corporate Transfers; 27 Companies Have Located New Headquarters in Chicago Since 2011
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Sep 12, 2014Mayor Emanuel and Chicago Bulls Open Advocate CenterNew Training Center in the Near West Side Consolidates Team Operations in Chicago; Project is Part of More than $400 Million in Public and Private Investments in the Area
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Sep 12, 2014Mayor Emanuel, Senator Durbin, Governor Quinn, Congressman Quigley Announce Federal Funding For Twin Pedestrian Bridges Over Lake Shore Drive At 41st And 43rd StreetsNew Bridges Will Better Connect South Side Bronzeville to the Lakefront
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Sep 11, 2014Mayor Rahm Emanuel Launches Online Community Forum To Engage With Chicago ResidentsBuilding on Success of Previous Public Comment Efforts, New Portal Will Solicit Ideas From the Community to Improve City Services
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Sep 8, 2014Mayor Rahm Emanuel Kicks Off Teacher In The Library Program For 2014Chicago Public Library Sees Historic Increase In Homework Help Provided To Students; Gains Follow Expansion Of Teacher In The Library Program To All 80 Library Branches And Partnership To Provide Live One-On-One Online Tutoring Seven Days A Week
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Sep 5, 2014Mayor Emanuel And Mayor Stanton Place Friendly Wager On Outcome Of WNBA ChampionshipAl’s Italian Beef, Bacon & Chocolate Bars from Vosges Haut-Chocolate and Lagunitas IPA at Stake
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Sep 5, 2014Mayor Emanuel Marks Halfway Point For 2014 Street ResurfacingCity Departments and Utilities Have Already Resurfaced 175 Miles, More than was Completed in All of 2011; 355 Miles of Chicago Streets and Alleys to be Resurfaced In 2014
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Sep 5, 2014Chicago Named Second Best City In America For Cycling By Bicycling MagazineSecond in 2014 from Fifth in 2012; Magazine Cites Mayor Emanuel’s Plan to Build Network of Bike Lanes and the Popularity of Divvy Bike Share System
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Sep 4, 2014Mayor Emanuel, Chicago Park District, Aldermen Austin & Beale Announce $6.5 Million in New Investments in Youth Baseball, SoftballCapital investments to fund three new south side turf fields and contributions from Chicago White Sox, Chicago Cubs to expand youth programming
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Sep 4, 2014Mayor Emanuel and CPS CEO Byrd-Bennett Announce Students Receive Nearly $800 Million in College Scholarship Offers in 2014College Readiness Support Leads Students to Apply for College and Scholarships
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Sep 3, 2014Statement from Mayor Rahm Emanuel On Export Growth In Chicagoland AreaU.S. Department of Commerce Report Shows Chicago Metro Had 2nd Fastest Export Growth in the U.S. in 2013; Making Chicago a National Leader in Exports is a Key Initiative of the Plan for Economic Growth and Jobs
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Sep 3, 2014Mayor Emanuel Signs Executive Order Requiring City Contractors To Pay A Minimum Wage Of $13City Contractors and Subcontractors Will Pay Increased Minimum Wage on Contracts Advertised after October 1, 2014; Wage Will Increase With Inflation Going Forward
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Sep 2, 2014Mayor Rahm Emanuel Announces Applications Are Now Open For ThinkChicago:Chicago Ideas Week 2014Program Will Bring 150 of the Midwest’s Top Technology and Engineering Students to Chicago; 450 Students Have Participated Since 2011
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Sep 2, 2014Mayor Emanuel Announces Revised Outlook On Wastewater Revenue BondsS&P Upgrades Rating on Upcoming Second Lien Wastewater Debt to “AA-” from “A+” with Stable Outlook; Also Raises Rating for Senior Lien Wastewater Debt to “AA” from “AA-”
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Sep 2, 2014Mayor Emanuel and CPS CEO Byrd-Bennett Ring In The First Day Of SchoolWalks Safe Passage Route with Students and Ring School Bell at Penn Elementary to Start the 2014-2015 School Year
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Aug 28, 2014Mayor Emanuel Launches Next Phase of Open 311Selection Process Down to Two Final Bidders for Project; City will Conduct Listening and Design Sessions Across Chicago
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Aug 28, 2014Mayor Emanuel, Governor Quinn Announce CPS Safe Passage Program Expansion To 133 SchoolsProgram Expansion Will Serve an Additional 27 New Schools and 15,000 More Students; More than 69,000 Students Served Under the Overall Expansion in the 2014-2015 School Year
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Aug 26, 2014Mayor Emanuel and CPS CEO Byrd-Bennett Kick Off Back to School CelebrationMayor and CPS Celebrate Upcoming First Day of School and Tour Newly Renovated Taft High School
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Aug 26, 2014Mayor Emanuel and CPS CEO Byrd-Bennett Announce CPS Students Reach Record High Graduation Rate in School Year 2013-201469.4 Percent of CPS Students Graduated Last School Year, an All-Time High for the District
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Aug 25, 2014Mayor Emanuel Announces Parade Route to Honor Jackie Robinson West Little League TeamWednesday’s events to begin at 9 am at Jackie Robinson Park, end with rally at Millennium Park
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Aug 22, 2014Mayor Emanuel to Host Homecoming Parade for Jackie Robinson WestCelebration to be held Wednesday, August 27, details to be released early next week
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Aug 21, 2014Chicago Sets Tourism Record For July With More Than One Million Occupied Hotel Room NightsFirst Six Months of 2014 Deliver Record Demand; Growing Chicago Tourism is a Key Initiative of the Plan for Economic Growth and Jobs
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Aug 20, 2014Chicago Ranks Second In The Nation For Number Of Fast Growing Small Businesses95 Chicago Businesses Make the 2014 Inc. 5000 List of Fastest Growing U.S. Companies
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Aug 20, 2014Mayor Emanuel Announces City To Host Watch Party For Jackie Robinson West Little League World Series Game On Thursday EveningWatch Party Will Again be Held at Jackie Robinson Park
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Aug 20, 2014Mayor Emanuel, Chicago Park District Announce New Public Art InstallationsEight new sculptures to be installed by end of week in locations across Chicago, including Kenwood, Palmisano Park, Museum Park Campus
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Aug 19, 2014Mayor Emanuel Welcomes Mayor Donal Lyons of Galway, IrelandSister City Mayors Meet to Strengthen Partnership
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Aug 19, 2014City of Chicago Issues First Emerging Business Permit to e.a.t. SpotsRevitalized Newsstands Transformed into Street Side Kiosks Serving Nutritious Fare Sourced from Local Farms
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Aug 19, 2014UPDATE: JRW WATCH PARTY LOCATION CHANGEWatch party location moved to Mt. Vernon Elementary School due to rain
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Aug 19, 2014Mayor Emanuel and CPS CEO Byrd-Bennett Announce First Phase of Classroom Air Conditioning Installation Completed On Time and Under BudgetCPS Completes the First Phase of Air Conditioning Installations at 57 Schools; 86 Schools to Receive Air Conditioning Systems this Year
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Aug 19, 2014Mayor Rahm Emanuel and CPS CEO Byrd-Bennett Announce Increased Attendance Across Every Grade Last YearBoth Elementary and High School Attendance Improved in First Year of New CPS Attendance Plan
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Aug 18, 2014Mayor Emanuel Announces City To Host Watch Party For Jackie Robinson West Little League World Series Game On Tuesday EveningWatch Party Will Again be Held at Jackie Robinson Park
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Aug 18, 2014Mayor Emanuel, Department Of Streets and Sanitation Announce 46 Percent Improvement in Response Times to Graffiti Removal RequestsFaster response time has also greatly reduced number of open graffiti removal requests
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Aug 18, 2014Mayor Emanuel Announces City To Host Watch Party For Jackie Robinson West Little League World Series Game On Monday EveningWatch Party Will Again be Held at Jackie Robinson Park
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Aug 15, 2014Mayor Emanuel, Chicago Park District to Host Second Watch Party for Jackie Robinson West Little League World Series Game on SundayWatch Party Will Again be Held at Jackie Robinson Park
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Aug 14, 2014Mayor Emanuel Announces Fieldglass Will Expand Workforce in ChicagoCompany to Hire an Additional 120 Jobs This Year, One of 15 Chicago Companies to be Acquired or IPO in the First Half of 2014; Growing Chicago’s Technology Workforce is A Key Initiative of the Plan for Economic Growth and Jobs
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Aug 14, 2014Mayor Emanuel Announces Yelp to Expand in ChicagoCompany to Bring 300 Jobs to New Chicago Office; Attracting Innovative Technology Companies to Chicago is a Key Initiative of the Plan for Economic Growth and Jobs
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Aug 13, 2014Mayor Emanuel Cuts Ribbon On Renovated William Jones College PrepNationally-Ranked High School Renovated to Nearly Double Student Enrollment by 2016
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Aug 13, 2014Mayor Emanuel and CTA Unveil Revitalized Harrison Red Line Station Following $10 Million Rehabilitation ProjectStation work is latest in a comprehensive modernization of the Red Line begun in 2011
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Aug 12, 2014Mayor Emanuel, Chicago Park District Announce Record-Breaking Summer Camp AttendanceSummer camp enrollment has grown by 10,000 kids over past five years
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Aug 12, 2014Governor Quinn, Mayor Emanuel and MATTER Founders Announce Health Innovation Technology Hub Buildout and Opening of Membership ApplicationsExecutive Leadership Named: Steven Collens Appointed CEO, Patrick Flavin, Executive Director, Partnerships