Mayor's Press Releases
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Oct 1, 2021Mayor Lightfoot Joins Microsoft Leadership to Announce Accelerate Chicago Aimed at Tackling Unemployment in The City with New Opportunities for Underserved CommunitiesCoalition of public and private partnerships to address Chicago's needs for economic growth and jobs through digital skilling.
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Sep 30, 2021City of Chicago Announces Findings That Ranks City First in The Nation for Inclusive Policy and Socioeconomic Environment for ImmigrantsNew data from NAE Cities Index shows immigrants in the Chicago metro area paid more than $20.6 billion in taxes in 2019
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Sep 27, 2021City of Chicago Announces First Citywide Strategic Plan to Address Gender-Based Violence and Human TraffickingFirst of its kind two-year strategic plan co-designed with community partners, subject matter experts, survivors, and City officials, to build a whole-of-government approach to address gender-based violence
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Sep 23, 2021City of Chicago Announces Protect Chicago 77 Initiative to Get Entire City Engaged in COVID-19 Vaccine CampaignCitywide effort to ensure that at least 77 percent of all Chicago residents age 12 and up start their COVID-19 vaccination series by the end of the year
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Sep 22, 2021Chicago Connected Launches Partnership with Coursera, Offering Free Certifications, Workforce Development, And Courses for To Up To 1,000 FamiliesFamilies participating in Chicago Connected can now access 5,000+ courses and 30+ professional certificates on-demand at no cost
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Sep 20, 2021Mayor Lightfoot Releases 2022 Budget ProposalBudget includes $1.9 billion in key investments and no new taxes—an investment-based recovery strategy with a foundation set on greater opportunities for rebuilding Chicago into a safer, stronger, and more prosperous city for all of Chicago’s residents
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Sep 17, 2021Mayor Lightfoot Joins CDOT and DCASE To Announce ‘Open Boulevards’ Series as Part of Open Streets ProgramThree day-long events are planned in neighborhoods along the Historic Boulevards starting with Logan & Kedzie activation on Sunday, September 19th
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Sep 15, 2021Mayor Lightfoot Announces Elkay Donation Of 101 ezH2O® Bottle Filling StationsThe units will be placed in select City sites and non-profit organizations on Chicago’s South and West sides.
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Sep 15, 2021Mayor Lightfoot Names Pedro Martinez as The New Chief Executive Officer of Chicago Public SchoolsMartinez’s appointment marks first every Latino to hold the position permanently