Mayor's Press Releases
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Jan 13, 2019Mayor Emanuel And CTA Launch New Public WI-FI Service In Downtown Blue Line Subway StationNation’s First Subway System Fully Equipped with 4G Wireless Service Now Providing Free Internet Access at Clark/Lake Station; More Stations to Come
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Jan 13, 2019Mayor Emanuel Outlines Package of Ethics Reforms to be Introduced to City CouncilPackage to include jurisdictional move of workers’ compensation to City Comptroller, enhanced transparency to permitting and zoning actions and campaign contribution limits from parties with matters before City Council
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Jan 12, 2019Mayor Emanuel And Education Experts Launch The Youth Quality Of Life FrameworkFirst-of-its-kind framework built to evaluate youth investments so that the programs with the greatest positive impacts can be prioritized
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Jan 11, 2019Mayor Emanuel Announces City Now Accepting Applications for Latest Round of Neighborhood Opportunity Fund GrantsInnovative Program Leverages Downtown Growth to Make Direct Investments into Commercial Corridors across the City’s South, West and Southwest Sides
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Jan 11, 2019The City of Chicago, Chicago Public Schools and the Seeds of Change Brand Announce a $500,000 Grant to Support Eat What You GrowThe Mars Food organic brand’s grant will support gardening programs at 130 Chicago schools, summer jobs and more
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Jan 11, 2019Mayor Emanuel Announces a Record 57.6 Million Visitors to Chicago in 2018The City is already underway to break that record in 2019 by hosting 'The World's Largest Annual Gathering of Soccer Coaches and Administrators'
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Jan 10, 2019Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Public Library to Celebrate Opening of the Whitney Young BranchLibrary in the Chatham neighborhood underwent a $12 million gut renovation and expansion
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Jan 10, 2019Mayor Emanuel and CTA Announce Completion of Garfield Gateway ProjectTransformational project improves the transit experience for Chicagoans and creates a strong focal point for the historic Washington Park community
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Jan 8, 2019Mayor Emanuel, Superintendent Johnson Unveil the First of 200 New Police License Plate Reader Vehicles That Will Be Deployed CitywideLatest investment part of a larger citywide strategy that has resulted in an 18 percent reduction in carjackings and 31 percent increase in arrests
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Jan 7, 2019Mayor Emanuel and CPS Expand Number of Advanced Placement Capstone Schools as CPS Students Lead Nation in Capstone Diplomas and Reach Success MilestonesCPS to Expand AP Capstone Diploma Program to Six Additional Schools in the 2019-2020 School Year as CPS Students Earn More Capstone Diplomas than any District in the Nation; CPS Students Also Reached Key Milestone With More than 50 Percent of Students Passing at Least One Exam During the 2017-2018 School Year