Mayor's Press Releases
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Oct 12, 2021Mayor Lightfoot and City Departments Announce the Return of HalloweekCity of Chicago offers health guidance and Halloween activities to celebrate a safe holiday including the return of Arts in the Dark Parade to State Street
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Oct 5, 2021Chicago Recognized with Condé Nast Traveler’s 2021 Readers’ Choice Award “#1 Best Big City in The U.S.” For Fifth Consecutive Year!This unprecedented recognition as Best Big City in the U.S. solidifies Chicago’s reputation as a first-class travel destination among the magazine’s discerning readership
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Oct 4, 2021Mayor Lightfoot and CPS Chief Executive Officer Pedro Martinez Congratulate Three Chicago Schools As 2021 Blue Ribbon RecipientsThe U.S. Secretary of Education Recognizes Three Chicago Schools as 2021 Blue Ribbon Recipients at Prosser Career Academy High School
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Oct 1, 2021Mayor Lightfoot Joins Microsoft Leadership to Announce Accelerate Chicago Aimed at Tackling Unemployment in The City with New Opportunities for Underserved CommunitiesCoalition of public and private partnerships to address Chicago's needs for economic growth and jobs through digital skilling.
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Sep 30, 2021City of Chicago Announces Findings That Ranks City First in The Nation for Inclusive Policy and Socioeconomic Environment for ImmigrantsNew data from NAE Cities Index shows immigrants in the Chicago metro area paid more than $20.6 billion in taxes in 2019
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Sep 27, 2021City of Chicago Announces First Citywide Strategic Plan to Address Gender-Based Violence and Human TraffickingFirst of its kind two-year strategic plan co-designed with community partners, subject matter experts, survivors, and City officials, to build a whole-of-government approach to address gender-based violence
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Sep 23, 2021City of Chicago Announces Protect Chicago 77 Initiative to Get Entire City Engaged in COVID-19 Vaccine CampaignCitywide effort to ensure that at least 77 percent of all Chicago residents age 12 and up start their COVID-19 vaccination series by the end of the year