Mayor's Press Releases
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Mar 28, 2019Mayor Emanuel Celebrates DDB Chicago Winning U.S. Army Marketing Contract Valued At $4 BillionDDB’s Chicago Office to Add 200 Jobs Plus Support Additional Investments in Chicago’s Film and Digital Advertising Space with Multi-Year Army Contract
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Mar 28, 2019Mayor Emanuel Joins XSELL Technologies to Announce Company’s Plan to Add 500 New JobsRapidly growing technology leader XSELL Technologies will be adding more than 500 jobs from student data annotators to PhDs in data science
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Mar 27, 2019City of Chicago Announces Selection of Studio ORD to Lead Historic O’Hare ExpansionStudio ORD selected to design new O’Hare Global Terminal and historic $8.5 billion expansion
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Mar 26, 2019Mayor Emanuel Kicks Off First City Service Blitz of the SeasonThe City to conduct 25 service blitzes this year in neighborhoods across Chicago
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Mar 26, 2019Mayor Emanuel, Chicago Police Celebrate 365 New and Promoted Officers at Graduation297 new officers, 68 supervisory promotions to Police force; building on two years of consecutive declines in violent crime
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Mar 25, 2019Mayor Emanuel, Governor Pritzker and City Colleges Open Olive-Harvey College's Transportation, Distribution and Logistics CenterFirst-of-its-kind facility in Illinois will prepare students with skills necessary for in-demand careers in transportation, distribution and logistics
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Mar 22, 2019Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Governor JB Pritzker Announce Expansion of Universal Full-Day Pre-Kindergarten to 28 Communities Next School YearAs citywide rollout of universal full-day pre-k for 4-year olds continues, DFSS will support additional investments in early childhood programs at community-based organizations
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Mar 21, 2019BlueCrew Joins Growing List of Tech Companies Relocating Jobs and HQs To ChicagoBlueCrew chose Chicago for rapid expansion plans and top tech talent; BlueCrew’s platform for flexible W-2 work will bring thousands of hourly jobs to the Chicago market
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Mar 20, 2019Mayor Emanuel Breaks Ground on $1.2 Billion Expansion of O’Hare Terminal 5Expanded Terminal 5 to increase gates, amenities, and commercial space to enhance passenger journey by 2021; makes way for larger improvements as part of $8.5 billion expansion O’Hare
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Mar 20, 2019Mayor Emanuel, Chicago Department of Aviation Announce First Nonstop Flight from Chicago to Tel Aviv in More Than 20 YearsEL AL Israel Airlines to start nonstop service between Chicago's O'Hare International Airport and Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport in 2020
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Mar 19, 2019Chicago Joins San Francisco and New York in Urging FDA to Finally Undertake Long-Delayed Premarket Review of E-CigarettesFDA Extended Application for Review Until 2022, Placing Youth at Risk for Nicotine Addiction
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Mar 19, 2019Mayor Emanuel and Chicago Public Schools Announce Largest-Ever Academic Program ExpansionCPS Financial Turnaround Allows District to Invest $32 Million in New High-Quality Programs For Nearly 17,000 Students at 32 Schools; 2019 Annual Regional Analysis Released Today Provides Updated Data-Driven Overview of Current Offerings and Opportunities for Investment
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Mar 18, 2019Mayor Emanuel Launches 2019 One Summer Chicago Application and Announces Summer Fast TrackOne Summer Chicago will provide 32,000 youth with valuable work experience and critical support resources
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Mar 15, 2019Mayor Emanuel Announces Two Retail Tenants Coming to Ogden CommonsTwo African-American-Owned Restaurants will offer first sit-down restaurants since Lagunitas and help boost new commercial development in the community
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Mar 15, 2019Mayor Emanuel, Alderman Scott Join the Will Group to Break Ground on the Company’s New Production FacilityNew facility is part of Mayor Emanuel’s effort to leverage Chicago’s procurement policies to bring jobs to neighborhoods
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Mar 14, 2019
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Mar 14, 2019Mayor Emanuel Releases Report Outlining Recommendations of New Transportation and Mobility Task ForceReport includes guidance for planning, evaluating and managing current and future mobility services along with integrating technological innovations into the City’s transportation systems
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Mar 11, 2019Mayor Emanuel, Alderman Burnett Join West Loop Community to Break Ground for Second Phase of Fulton Market Streetscape ProjectWork Gets Underway on Phase 2 of Streetscape Modernization from Carpenter to Ogden; Design Makes Thriving Corridor Safer and More Pedestrian Friendly
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Mar 10, 2019Mayor Emanuel and City Colleges of Chicago Announce Star Scholarship Transfer Partnership with the Chicago School of Professional PsychologyThe Chicago School of Professional Psychology is the twenty-fifth school to provide Star Scholars with transfer scholarships
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Mar 7, 2019Mayor Emanuel Opens New Jewel-Osco at 61st and Cottage Grove in WoodlawnJewel-Osco is Neighborhood’s First New Full-Service Grocer in More Than 40 Years
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Mar 6, 2019Mayor Emanuel Announces Significant Job Expansion by DocuSignCompany Expanding in Chicago Following Acquisition of Chicago-Founded and Based Company, SpringCM
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Mar 6, 2019Mayor Emanuel, CPD Announce City is Halfway to Adding 200 New License Plate Reader Vehicles to Police Fleet100 more LPR vehicles to be deployed by April 2019, building on year-to-date figures showing motor vehicle thefts at a nearly 20-year-low
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Mar 5, 2019Mayor Emanuel Announces Chicago Streetlight Modernization Program Reaches Major Milestone With 100,000 Lights InstalledChicago Smart Lighting Program is on Pace for Completion in Four Years; Projected to Save Taxpayers More Than $100 Million Over 10 Years
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Mar 4, 2019Mayor Emanuel Announces Financial Technology Start-Up Tegus HQ Relocation and Plan to Add 45 New Employees by the End of 2019, More Than 100 Employees by 2020Chicago is Named Nation’s Top Metro Area for Corporate Relocation For the Sixth Straight Year
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Feb 28, 2019Mayor Emanuel Announces Another Record Breaking Year in Chicago Film, Television and Media ProductionNine full-season television series were among the 520 film and media projects produced in Chicago last year, reaching a total estimated economic impact of $2.6 billion since 2011
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Feb 27, 2019Mayoral Task Force on Employment and Economic Opportunity for People with Disabilities Releases Final RecommendationsReport Outlines Recommendations Across Entrepreneurship, Job Training and Placement, Partnerships with Higher Education and City of Chicago Policies
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Feb 27, 2019Mayor Emanuel, CPS and Local Officials Open School Additions Across the CityA new building at South Loop Elementary, and new annexes at Prussing and Ebinger Elementary will add more than 1,400 new seats across the schools
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Feb 25, 2019Mayor Emanuel and Alderman Austin Announce New State-of-the-Art Fire Station of Far South SideNew $30 million facility to be second-largest fire station in City of Chicago
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Feb 24, 2019Mayor Emanuel and Alderman Burnett Open Annex at Skinner WestAnnex houses 22 classrooms, including a computer lab, science lab, art room and multipurpose room
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Feb 21, 2019Mayor Emanuel Announces Sister City Relationship with Sydney, AustraliaSydney Becomes Chicago’s 29th International Sister City, Extending Network to Every Inhabited Continent
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Feb 21, 2019
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Feb 20, 2019Mayor Emanuel Announces ChiBizHub Web Platform for Small- and Medium-Sized BusinessesCity and WBC Invite More Organizations to Sign Up as Resource Partners
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Feb 19, 2019Joint Statement from Mayor Emanuel, CPS CEO Jackson and DFSS Commissioner Morrison Butler on Governor Pritzker's Commitment to Provide Additional $100m in Early Childhood Education Funding in Upcoming State BudgetFunding will ensure an additional 2,000 Chicago four-year-olds can access full-day pre-K in 2019-2020 school year