Mayor's Press Releases
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May 22, 2018Mayor Emanuel and CTA Kick Off Next Phase of Blue Line ModernizationBelmont Blue Gateway and Modern Jefferson Park Station Latest Projects in $492 Million Initiative Designed to Save Commuters Time While Increasing Blue Line Capacity
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May 21, 2018Mayor Emanuel Announces One Summer Chicago Application Period Has Been Extended to May 28The program will offer an additional 1,000 jobs this season, providing 32,000 youth with valuable work experience over the summer months
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May 21, 2018Mayor Emanuel And CTA Launch Safe & Secure ProgramCTA Begins Work to Upgrade 3,800 Cameras to High-Definition, add 1,000 New Cameras and Install New Lighting; $33 Million Of Improvements Funded by Innovative Ride-Hailing Fee
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May 21, 2018Mayor Emanuel And Chicago Park District Break Ground On Ice Rink At McFetridge Sports CenterNew 312 RiverRun will create one of Chicago’s largest recreational hubs by connecting three parks with one path for nearly two miles
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May 18, 2018Priceline Finds More Tourists Planning to Visit Chicago Than Any Other U.S. Destination Over Memorial Day WeekendChicago Continuing to See Strong Levels of Tourism Across All Segments
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May 17, 2018Mayor Emanuel, Chicago Park District Kick Off 6th Summer Season of Night Out in the Parks40 new artists and cultural organizations team up with the Park District to feature over 2,000 hours of high quality, cultural programming in Chicago parks citywide
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May 17, 2018Mayor Emanuel Announces Major Expansion Of Large Lots ProgramMore Than 3,200 Additional City-Owned Lots on South and West Sides Available to Neighbors for $1
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May 16, 2018Mayor Emanuel Announces 38th Annual Taste of Chicago Restaurant Lineup73 vendors, including 26 new restaurants, will participate in the world’s largest free food festival
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May 16, 2018
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May 16, 2018Mayor Emanuel Launches the Chicago Riverwalk Summer SeasonResidents and visitors will enjoy another season of Fishing at the Jetty, kayaking, great food, live music and more
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May 15, 2018Mayor Emanuel and CPS Announce $75 Million Investment in State-of-the-Art High School Science LabsNew and upgraded science labs will support science graduation requirement and prepare students for jobs of the future
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May 14, 2018Bluegrace Logistics Opening Office In Chicago And Adding 80 JobsAccess to Talent and City’s Status as Global Transportation Hub Key Drivers in Innovative Logistics Company’s Decision to Locate in Chicago
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May 11, 2018Mayor Emanuel And American Airlines CEO Doug Parker Open The First New Gates At O’Hare In 25 YearsThe five new gates will support enhanced performance today and marks the start of the larger $8.5 billion O’Hare terminal expansion plan
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May 10, 2018FTD Companies, Inc. Relocating Headquarters to ChicagoRelocation is Part of a New Strategic Growth Plan for Global Floral Company
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May 9, 2018Mayor Emanuel Announces New CTA Wilson Station Will Be Home To The Chicago Market, A Unique Grocery Co-Op In UptownMarket will be First Tenant at Historic Gerber Building Since CTA’s $203 Million Wilson Station Reconstruction; Will Bring Local, Sustainable Food to Uptown Neighborhood
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May 9, 2018CPS High Schools Named Among Best In The Nation By U.S. News & World ReportHigh schools from the north, south and west sides of Chicago recognized as the best in Illinois
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May 8, 2018Mayor Emanuel Announces Chicago Streetlight Modernization Program Reaches Major MilestoneNew Estimates Find Program to Save Taxpayers More Than $100 Million Over 10 Years; More Than 42,000 New Streetlight Fixtures Have Been Installed to Date
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May 8, 2018Mayor Rahm Emanuel Announces Ghian Foreman as New Police Board PresidentNominates Paula Wolff to fill vacant board seat
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May 7, 2018Mayor Emanuel Announces Santiago Calatrava Selected to Create Sculpture at River Point ParkSculpture on Chicago Riverfront by World-Renowned Architect and Artist to Open in 2019
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May 7, 2018Mayor Emanuel Announces Hamilton: The Exhibition To Premiere In ChicagoSet to Open this Fall, Exhibition on Northerly Island to Take Visitors Deeper into Life of Alexander Hamilton
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May 7, 2018Lakefront Trail Separation Construction Continues From Montrose to ArdmoreConstruction on entire trail expected to be complete by year-end 2018
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May 4, 2018Mayor Emanuel, BACP Launch New Business License Clock To Track Average Time To Get LicensedFirst of Mayor’s 2018 small business reforms increases transparency, supports and informs business owners
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May 4, 2018Mayor Emanuel Wants To Empty The Shelters This SaturdayChicago animal shelter partners with BISSELL Pet Foundation to find homes for shelter animals this Saturday
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May 3, 2018Mayor Emanuel Announces Next Small Business “On The Road” ExpoSupports entrepreneurs, expands resources to launch or grow a business
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May 3, 2018Mayor Emanuel Announces Citywide Effort to Utilize Technology to Improve Recovery of Stolen VehiclesMulti-department operations to identify stolen vehicles, crack down on auto theft, empower victims
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May 2, 2018Mayor Emanuel and Obama Foundation Announce New South Side Chicago Public Library Branch at Obama Presidential CenterNew CPL Branch Will Bring Additional Programs and Resources to Chicago’s South Side
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May 1, 2018Mayor Emanuel and City Colleges of Chicago Celebrate Second Graduating Class of Star ScholarsStar Scholars have earned more than $2.6 million in scholarship offers from partner institutions to transfer on to earn a four-year degree since the program launched in 2014
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Apr 29, 2018Mayor Emanuel Breaks Ground on Oakwood Boulevard Bridge Reconstruction Project in BronzevilleThe latest example of Building on Burnham; this is the third of five new bridges over LSD that are improving lakefront access for South Side residents
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Apr 29, 2018Mayor Emanuel and Superintendent Eddie Johnson Announce 108 New Officers and New Police Car Technology Hitting the Street to Fight CrimeNew vehicles will be equipped with License Plate Reader Technology to combat carjackings
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Apr 27, 2018Mayor Emanuel Announces New Plan to Support Chicago's Small BusinessesWill Continue Mayor’s Drive to Eliminate Red Tape and Support Neighborhood Entrepreneurs
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Apr 27, 2018Mayor Emanuel Joined Leaders From Around the Country to Defend the Clean Power PlanTrump administration proposal to repeal a plan expected to eliminate as much climate change pollution as is emitted by more than 160 million cars a year
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Apr 26, 2018Mayor Emanuel Names Members of 23rd Ward Candidate Screening CommitteeMayor Emanuel today named the five members of the 23rd ward candidate screening committee that will examine the candidates for 23rd ward alderman.
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Apr 26, 2018Mayor Emanuel and City Clerk Valencia Officially Launch the Chicago CityKey ProgramOpen to all Chicagoans, the"3-in-1” government issued id provides benefits and discounts for over 30 cultural institutions, restaurants and sports teams throughout the City
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Apr 25, 2018Mayor Emanuel Announces Lake Street Reconstruction ProjectProject Marks First Step Towards New CTA Green Line Station at Lake and Damen