Mayor's Press Releases
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May 17, 2016Mayor Emanuel Announces City’s 36th Annual Taste of Chicago Festival to Include More Vendors and New Dining ExperiencesLineup of 69 food establishments includes 20 new vendors and several new dining experiences
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May 16, 2016Mayor Emanuel Launches City’s First Universal Preschool Application to Help Families Enroll in Early LearningNew universal online application to improve ease of enrollment for parents and empower families in identifying options to meet the needs of their early learners
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May 16, 2016Mayor Emanuel Announces 2016 Riverwalk Vendor LineupConcessions include thirteen entertainment, beverage and food vendors, including first-ever mobile food cart
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May 13, 2016Mayor Emanuel and Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Announce Local Program Impact, Demonstrating the Strength of Partnerships to Support More Neighborhood BusinessesNew Report Shows More Than 70 Percent of Local Program Participants Increase Revenues Six Months Following Graduation
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May 13, 2016Mayor Emanuel Announces Chicago’s Old Post Office To Be Redeveloped601W Cos. has Finalized Purchase of Longtime Vacant Facility and is Moving Forward with $500 Million Redevelopment Plan that will Renovate Historic Building and Create Thousands of Jobs
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May 12, 2016Mayor Emanuel Announces Related Midwest To Jumpstart And Lead Development Of 62-Acre Riverfront Site At Clark And RooseveltMixed-Use Development on Long-Dormant Site Will Improve Public Access to the River and City Connectivity While Creating Chicago’s Next Great Neighborhood and Thousands of Jobs
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May 12, 2016Mayor Emanuel Announces North Lawndale Hiring Fair As Part Of 100,000 Opportunities InitiativeEvent Featuring 21 Companies Looking to Hire 300 Young Adults from Across Chicago; Initiative Has Generated Employment for More Than 1,000 Chicago Youth to Date
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May 11, 2016Mayor Emanuel Announces Extension of Application Period for Summer Job Opportunities Available Through One Summer Chicago 2016, Encourages Youth to ApplyDue to high demand, deadline to apply for Mayor’s One Summer Chicago program moved to May 22
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May 10, 2016City of Chicago Announces Milestone in Program to Fast-Track Demolition of Dangerous Buildings100th Vacant Building in High-Crime Police District Demolished Less Than Three Months Following Program Announcement in February