Mayor's Press Releases
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Jul 10, 2014Mayor Emanuel Announces Additional State Funds for Street ResurfacingMore than 355 Miles of Chicago Streets and Alleys to be Resurfaced In 2014; $12.5 Million Added for Additional Street Resurfacing and Repair
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Jul 9, 2014Mayor Emanuel, Governor Quinn and Roundy’s Announce New Location in Lakeside on Chicago’s South SideNew Mariano's Grocery Store Will Add Hundreds of Jobs and Create New Food Opportunities in Area; Investing in Neighborhoods is a Key Component of the Plan for Economic Growth and Jobs
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Jul 8, 2014Working Group Appointed By Mayor Emanuel Recommends A $13 Minimum Wage By 2018Mayor Supports Proposal That Would Benefit Approximately 410,000 Workers and Inject an Additional $800 Million into Chicago’s Economy over Four Years
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Jul 2, 2014Mayor Emanuel, CPS CEO Byrd-Bennett Announce Analysis Showing 2013/14 School Year Was Safest On RecordStrategy to Keep Kids in School and Focused on Their Studies Showing Results for City Youth
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Jul 1, 2014Mayor Emanuel, Alderman Thompson and Whole Foods Join Members of the Community to Break Ground on New Store in EnglewoodNew Retail Project Builds on More than $362 Million in Planned Public and Private Sector Investments in Englewood; Whole Foods to Create 100 New Jobs; Investing in Neighborhoods is a Key Component of the Plan for Economic Growth and Jobs
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Jun 30, 2014Mayor Emanuel And Senator Durbin Unveil New Mezzanine At Clark-Division CTA Station OpeningFirst Major Renovation of Clark/Division Red Line Station Since 1943 Renovation Work on Historic Section to Continue
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Jun 27, 2014Mayor Emanuel and Oak Street Health Announce Opening of Ashburn Medical CenterNeighborhood-Based Primary Care and Dental Centers for Medicare Recipients to Hire 100 Employees This Year; Investing in Neighborhoods is a Key Component of the Plan for Economic Growth and Jobs
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Jun 26, 2014Mayor Emanuel Kicks Off The Chicago Summer Of Learning And Earning 2014Program Provides Students with to Learning Opportunities Throughout the Summer While Earning Digital Badges and Rewards
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Jun 25, 2014Mayor Emanuel, 38 Aldermen Sponsor Ordinance Raising 911 Phone Surcharge to Fund 911 Center and OEMC, Drop Property Tax IncreaseElected Officials Work Together to Eliminate Property Tax Increase as Approximately $50 Million in Corporate Funds Would Be Freed Up to Pay for Muni-Laborers Pension Plans
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Jun 24, 2014Mayor Emanuel Celebrates Opening of Bronzeville Artists Lofts and Marks One-Year of Chicago Neighborhoods Now ProgramMore than $780 Million in Planned Investments Underway, Creating 2,700 New Jobs Investing in Neighborhoods is a Key Component of the Plan for Economic Growth and Jobs
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Jun 24, 2014Mayor Emanuel, Alderman Burnett, Alderman Pawar and the Chicago For All Coalition Introduce Moratorium on SRO and Residential Hotel ConversionsMoratorium Will Stem Loss of Affordable Housing Units While a Balanced Proposal is Developed
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Jun 23, 2014Mayor Emanuel Introducing Ordinance to Increase Fines for Graffiti as Part of Comprehensive Efforts to Combat Vandalism Citywide2014 Budget Includes an Additional Million Dollars in Crews and Equipment
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Jun 23, 2014Mayor Emanuel Announces Chicago Public Library Awarded Grant For Wi-Fi Hotspot LendingKnight Foundation Grants $400,000 to “Internet to Go" Program; Allows CPL Patrons To Check Out Wi-Fi Hotspot Devices For Up To Three Weeks At A Time Beginning First In Six Neighborhood Branches
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Jun 22, 2014Statement from Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Launch of Cities of Opportunity Mayoral Task ForceGroup to Address Inequality in America's Cities
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Jun 20, 2014Mayor Emanuel and Energy Secretary Moniz Announce Federal Clean Energy Grant125 Clean Tech Jobs to be Created Over 3 Years; Supporting Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Emerging Sectors is a Key Initiative of the Plan for Economic Growth and Jobs
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Jun 20, 2014Mayor Emanuel and the Chicago Department of Public Health Launch PlayStreets 2014PlayStreets Will Offer More Than 140 Events Throughout City to Engage Children And Families in Physical Activity and Play
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Jun 19, 2014Mayor Emanuel, UST Global, Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce and Skills for Chicagoland’s Future Launch Step IT Up America in ChicagoNew Program Will Train and Create Jobs for 100 Minority Women in the Technology Sector; Creating Demand-Driven and Targeted Workforce Development is a Central Piece of the Plan for Economic Growth and Jobs
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Jun 18, 2014Mayor Emanuel Announces Chicago Firefighters’ Union Local 2 Ratifies ContractFiscally Responsible Agreement is Win-Win for Taxpayers and Firefighters/Paramedics Who Ensure Chicago’s Public Safety
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Jun 18, 2014Mayor Emanuel Names Michael Rendina as New Director of Legislative Counsel and Government Affairs (LCGA)Sean Rapelyea Promoted to Deputy Director of LCGA
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Jun 18, 2014Mayor Emanuel Celebrates Opening of New Pete’s Fresh Market on Near West SideCompany to Add 160 Jobs and Bring More Food Options to Area; Supporting Neighborhood Economic Development is a Key Initiative of the Plan for Economic Growth and Jobs
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Jun 17, 2014Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chancellor Cheryl Hyman Name Truman College as Seventh City Colleges Institution with a College to Careers FocusTruman College Will Serve as College to Careers Hub in Education, Human and Natural Sciences
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Jun 17, 2014Mayor Emanuel Kicks Off Summer Programming on Northerly Island with Tour of New Green Space InvestmentsU.S. EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy and Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Army for Civil Works Jo-Ellen Darcy Joins Tour, New Northerly Island Will Open in Fall 2014
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Jun 12, 2014Mayor Emanuel Announces Latest Round of City Space Consolidations to Save $3.7 Million in Annual Lease CostsThis Round Brings Total Annual Lease Savings for Completed and Planned Consolidations to $10.8 Million
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Jun 12, 2014Mayor Emanuel, Governor Quinn, Senator Durbin and UI Labs Announce $10 Million Federal Funding for Digital Manufacturing Lab‘Adaptive Vehicle Make’ Technology at Core of First Research Projects Executed by DMDII Establishing Chicago as an Advanced Manufacturing Hub is a Key Initiative of the Plan for Economic Growth and Jobs
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Jun 12, 2014Mayor Emanuel Announces Partnership with Saint Xavier University and Morgan Park High SchoolPartnership Includes Dual Enrollment Opportunities for Students to Receive College Credit and Supports for Teachers
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Jun 9, 2014Mayor Emanuel, Chicago Public Library Kick Off Rahm’s Readers Summer Learning ChallengeThe First Time Ever Introducing An Early Literacy Component For Ages 0-5 Years And Including A Teen-Specific Reading Program For Ages 14-18 Comes on the Heels of Mayor Emanuel and Tonight Show Host Jimmy Fallon’s Friendly Wager of 2.4 Million Books to Be Read This Summers
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Jun 6, 2014Mayor Emanuel Announces Meade to Relocate Headquarters and Consolidate Operations in ChicagoCompany to Bring Up to 2,000 Jobs and Rehabilitate a Vacant 178,000-Square-Foot Industrial Facility; Attracting Corporate Headquarters is a Key Initiative of the Plan for Economic Growth and Jobs
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Jun 4, 2014Mayor Rahm Emanuel Congratulates New Firefighter Graduates149 Firefighter EMTs Graduate from Fire Academy and Will Soon Serve Chicago Communities
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Jun 4, 2014Mayor Emanuel Announces Chicago Blue Cart Recycling Program Receives Award for Outstanding Government Recycling Program from the Illinois Recycling AssociationCitywide Blue Cart Recycling Program Services 600,000 Chicago Households
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Jun 3, 2014Minimum Wage Working Group Announces Location of First Public Hearing and Launches Online Forum for Public CommentMayoral Task Force Sets Public Hearings and Launches New Website to Give All Residents a Voice in the Process of Developing a Balanced Plan to Increase the Minimum Wage in Chicago
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Jun 3, 2014City of Chicago Sues Big Pharma for Deceptively Marketing Highly Addictive Prescription PainkillersDrug Manufacturers Knowingly Downplayed Serious Risks, Promoted Unfounded Benefits Associated With Highly Addictive Painkillers
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Jun 2, 2014Mayor Emanuel Joins Legislators and Community Leaders to Announce Passage of Juvenile Expungement LegislationLegislation Establishes New Process to Automatically Expunge Records of Juveniles Who Have Been Arrested but Not Charged