First-ever public art and architecture book, three new Chicago Architecture Center tours and continued upgrades of security camera network are among several recent projects to benefit customers

Chicago is one of 20 cities total to be awarded with resources and technical support to help achieve their climate goals under Bloomberg American Cities Climate Challenge

As City Council is Poised to Consider Proposed Office Tower Adjacent to Union Station, Mayor Emanuel Hails Progress Achieved in Redevelopment of West Loop

Applications will be accepted this fall with lots available on Chicago’s South, Southwest and West Sides

Small business reforms result in 14 percent increase in new business licenses

Under Mayor Emanuel’s Watch, the City has Made an Unprecedented Push to Upgrade the Condition of Chicago Streets and Pave the Way for Success in the 21st Century

The first new academic building on Illinois Tech campus in 40 years, the Kaplan Institute will allow all students to problem-solve through project based work in a contemporary, highly-collaborative space

New study shows four percent decrease in homelessness in 2018

New bus “slow zone” initiative will also help speed bus service on popular routes

2019 budget investments will help better connect residents to existing mental services across the city, bridge gaps in emergency mental health care

The new center and expanded office brings approximately 500 jobs, further strengthening Chicago’s presence as a technology and innovation hub

150 of the Nation’s Top Technology and Engineering Students in Chicago To Learn About Chicago’s Growing Technology Industry and Vibrant Urban Culture

Rahm’s Readers participants read more than 108 million minutes and completed more than 1.3 million learning activities

Balanced budget contains strategic investments in youth and public safety with no new taxes

Additional Funds Will Fund and Support 2,595 Employment and Job Readiness Opportunities

The Task Force will establish guidance for planning, evaluating and managing current and future mobility options along with integrating technological innovations into the City’s transportation systems

Despite Chicago’s Numerous Legal Victories Regarding 2017 Grant, Trump DOJ is Again Placing Unlawful Conditions on 2018 Grant and Refuses to Release 2017 Funds to Chicago

200 more License Plate Readers added to CPD fleet

The travel publication’s top accolade comes as Choose Chicago releases third quarter of record high tourism levels in 2018

Planned West Garfield Park Factory Will Produce Solar, Electrical Equipment

The Fourth Venture Summit Features 100 Startups and Connections to More than 140 Investment Firms

Investments will allow for the expansion of youth mentoring programs that have had demonstrable success in violence reduction

Gwendolyn Brooks College Preparatory Academy on the South Side and Thomas A. Edison Regional Gifted Center Elementary on the North Side Named 2018 National Blue Ribbon Schools

A new public art fund will also be established as part of the sale of Kerry James Marshall’s Knowledge & Wonder which currently hangs in the Legler branch

The City is seeking Solar Developers to design, install, own, operate and maintain ground-mounted solar panels on large parcels of underutilized City-owned vacant land.

Generous donation from James and Andrea Gordon will support theater in communities across Chicago with Theater on the Lake as the hub

One-Third of the Lakeview Low-Line Project to be Connected in 2019, Bringing Lighting Installation, Public Art, a New Park and New Pathway Beneath the CTA Brown Line ‘L’ Tracks

Youth worked nearly 3 million hours while gaining mentoring and life skills experience and improving their communities

During National Preparedness Month, Residents Encouraged to Sign Up for The Free, Secure Service that Provides Vital Information to Emergency Responders

Improvements Seen Among Every Racial Group in the City; College Enrollment has Increased by 20 Percent Since 2010

New commissioner is a 35 year CFD veteran who previously served as First Deputy Fire Commissioner