Mayor's Press Releases
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Oct 5, 2017Mayor Emanuel and the Chicago Park District Cut the Ribbon at Bernard L. Stone ParkPreviously known as Park 526, the park will be renamed for former Alderman Bernard L. Stone
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Oct 4, 2017Mayor Emanuel Breaks Ground on the New "312 RiverRun"Inspired by Burnham, Latest Riverfront Redevelopment Will Create One of Chicago’s Largest Recreational Hubs by Connecting Three Parks with One Path for Nearly Two Miles
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Oct 3, 2017Mayor Emanuel Announces COPA Leadership PlanInterim Chief Administer announced, community advisory panel to select next permanent leader
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Oct 2, 2017Mayor Emanuel Announces Applications to Open This Week for Second Round of Neighborhood Opportunity Fund InvestmentsLatest Funding Round Will Invest $2.5 Million Generated by Large Downtown Developments to Grow and Strengthen Businesses on South, Southwest and West Sides
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Oct 2, 2017City Colleges of Chicago Now Accepting Bids for its Downtown Headquarters BuildingCBRE Marketing Property to Potential Buyers
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Sep 28, 2017Mayor Emanuel and Alderman Burke Announce City of Chicago Has Filed Lawsuit Against Equifax Over Recent Data BreachCompany violated Chicago’s consumer fraud ordinance & state laws by exposing residents to potential fraud, identity theft and other harms
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Sep 27, 2017Mayor Emanuel Unveils Renovated Lobby at Chicago Post Office$600 Million Renovation Project, Landmark Designation Moving Forward
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Sep 27, 2017Unprecedented Coalition of Leaders Join Committee to Recruit Amazon HQ2 and 50,000 Jobs to Chicago RegionMayor Emanuel, Governor Rauner Recruit Historic Group of Public, Private and Non-Profit Sector Leaders to Support Effort to Bring Amazon to Chicago
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Sep 27, 2017Mayor Emanuel Congratulates Over 31,000 Youth on Successfully Completing the One Summer Chicago ProgramClosing Breakfast Pays Tribute to Youth, Mentors and Employers
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Sep 26, 2017Mayor Emanuel Announces Record Breaking Number of Tower Cranes Operating in 2017Latest Tower Crane at 2345 N. Lincoln makes 53; marking the highest number since the Great Recession
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Sep 26, 2017Mayor Emanuel Marks Chicago's Emergence as a National Health-Tech Leader at Announcement of New Outcome Health TowerOutcome Health Plans to Create 2,000 New Jobs Over Five Years, Leading Chicago’s Health-Tech Boom
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Sep 25, 2017Mayor Emanuel and City Colleges Chancellor Salgado Break Ground on New $45 Million Daley College Engineering & Advanced Manufacturing CenterState of the art facility will prepare Chicagoans to seize 20,000 jobs coming to the region in advanced manufacturing and engineering in the next decade
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Sep 24, 2017Chicago to Host 2018 Laver CupChicago to be First U.S. City to Host International Tennis Competition Between Team Europe and Team World
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Sep 22, 2017Mayor Emanuel Announces Mentoring Initiative to Serve an Additional 2,000 Youth in Highest Risk Communities This FallLatest expansions brings the City more than 90 percent towards its goal of reaching approximately 7,200 youths by 2018
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Sep 22, 2017Mayor Emanuel Welcomes 129 New Police Recruits to the AcademyCity makes progress on CPD hiring plan
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Sep 20, 2017Mayor Emanuel Announces City Seeking Nominations for Amazon HQ2 LocationsAmazon HQ2 Expected to Generate $5 Billion of Investment and Create 50,000 Jobs
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Sep 19, 2017Mayor Emanuel Launches Historic Streetlight Modernization ProgramFlips Switch to Activate First Four Blocks of Modern, More-Reliable Streetlight Fixtures; Chicago Smart Lighting Program Will Install 270,000 Upgraded Lights Over Four Years
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Sep 19, 2017Mayor Emanuel and City Colleges of Chicago Announce Five New Star Scholarship Transfer PartnersSaint Xavier University, Kendall College, Marquette University, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, and Illinois State University join City Colleges’ growing list of transfer partners
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Sep 19, 2017Mayor Emanuel Announces Collaborative "Getting to Zero" Initiative that Seeks to Effectively Eliminate New HIV Infections by 2027Aggressive campaign advocates use of HIV prevention and treatment medications through social marketing and provider education
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Sep 19, 2017Mayor Emanuel Announces City of Chicago Welcomed More Than 100,000 Visitors Last Week for Chicago Architecture Biennial, Expo Chicago & Navy PierOver the past week, the City of Chicago was the epicenter for architecture, art and design with exhibitions and programs at venues in neighborhoods across the city
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Sep 18, 2017Mayor Emanuel, Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy, and C40 Cities Leadership Group Announce Chicago Will Host Inaugural North American Climate Summit and 2017 C40 Cities Bloomberg Philanthropies AwardsMayors from the US, Canada and Mexico will meet December 4 - 5 to discuss Paris Agreement initiatives
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Sep 18, 2017Mayor Emanuel Announces Chicago Has Met 40 Percent of Paris Climate Agreement CommitmentsRecent report shows city carbon emissions are down 11 percent from 2005 to 2015 while jobs expand
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Sep 15, 2017Civilian Office of Police Accountability Officially LaunchesChicago takes the next big step on public safety reform
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Sep 14, 2017Mayor Emanuel Opens Chicago Architecture Biennial Exhibit That Envisions the Future of Chicago's RiverfrontRiver Edge Ideas Lab Highlights 27 Potential Projects Designed to Enhance the Chicago River
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Sep 14, 2017Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Leaders of the Chicago Architecture Biennial Kick-Off the 2017 ExhibitionThe 2017 Chicago Architecture Biennial will run from September 16 – January 7 at the Chicago Cultural Center and six Community Anchor sites across the city
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Sep 14, 2017Mayor Emanuel Welcomes Tech Startups, Entrepreneurs and Investors to the 2017 Chicago Venture SummitThe Third Venture Summit Features More than 75 Startups and Connections to More than 140 Investment Firms
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Sep 13, 2017Mayor Emanuel Announces Program to Rehabilitate Vacant Homes and Create Youth Job and Training OpportunitiesPilot Program Will Renovate 50 Vacant Homes in South and West Sides Over Three Years
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Sep 13, 2017Mayor Emanuel and the Department of Buildings Announce a 20% Increase in Single-Family Home Renovation Permits Issued in 2017Process reforms reduced the time to obtain a permit by 10 days
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Sep 12, 2017Mayor Emanuel Keynotes Global Water Technology Conference in Tel AvivIntroduces Current as Chicago’s Innovation Platform for Solutions to Global Water Needs
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Sep 11, 2017Mayor Rahm Emanuel Announces Open Applications for ThinkChicago: Chicago Ideas Week 2017Annual Program Will Host 200 Top Tech, Engineering, Design and Business Students in Chicago
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Sep 10, 2017Mayor Emanuel Signs Agreement to Establish Innovative Partnership Between Chicago's Current and Israel's TechnionNew Collaboration Will Develop Solutions to Global Water Challenges and Drive Economic Development in Both Chicago and Israel
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Sep 8, 2017Mayors Emanuel, de Blasio, Garcetti, Kenney & Walsh File Another Legal Brief Against President Trump's Travel BanCities, counties, U.S. Conference of Mayors, National League of Cities oppose the President’s attempts to restrict travel into the United States; U.S. Supreme Court to Review Issue in October
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Sep 7, 2017Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Chicago Park District Reopen Theater on the Lake as a Year-Round Production and Event SpaceVenue will host theater and music performances as well as special events for up to 1,500 attendees
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Sep 1, 2017
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Sep 1, 2017Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Chicago Park District Open Landmark Event Space at the DuSable Museum of African American HistoryThe 15,000 square foot outdoor space will be used for celebrations and special events in Washington Park
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Sep 1, 2017Mayor Emanuel Announces Amicus Briefs Have Been Filed in Support of Chicago's Lawsuit to Prevent President Trump's Justice Department from Making Federal Crime Prevention Grants Conditional on Unrelated Immigration Enforcement ActionsChicago also applies for FY2017 Byrne JAG grant to expand ShotSpotter technology while making clear the City will not agree to unlawful new conditions attached to grant application
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Aug 31, 2017Mayor Emanuel Opens New CTA Train Station at Washington and WabashFirst New Loop ‘L’ Station in 20 Years Replaces Two Century-Old Stations, Creating More Than 350 Jobs and Continuing Mayor’s $8 billion Transit Modernization Investment
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Aug 30, 2017Mayor Emanuel Announces Chicago Leads North America in Foreign Direct Investment for Fifth Consecutive YearChicago Tops List in Metro Area, Domestic and Foreign Investment Job Creation
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Aug 30, 2017Citywide Mental Health Steering Committee Takes Steps on Police Reform, Mental Health Crisis ResponseWest Side Outreach Project trains more than 500 community members in mental health symptoms and how to respond