Mayor's Press Releases
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May 30, 2012Chicago Green Office Challenge Winners Recognized By Mayor and ICLEIFriendly competition to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions saves Chicago businesses 124 million kilowatt-hours of electricity and more than 85,000 metric tons of carbon emissions Equal to removing more than 16,000 cars off Chicago streets
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May 30, 2012Mayor Emanuel Announces GE Transportation has Chosen Chicago for Global HeadquartersCentral Location Will Allow Business to Better Serve Global Customer Base; Will Bring 150 Jobs to Chicago By 2014
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May 29, 2012Emanuel Administration Announces New Coordinated Gang-Reduction and Neighborhood Safety StrategiesAhead of Summer Months, New Crime Reduction Strategies Announced to Tackle Gang Violence And Integrate Responses to Problem Businesses, Aiming to Reduce Crime in Chicago’s Neighborhoods
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May 26, 2012Mayor Emanuel Announces Returning Veterans InitiativeLaunches City-Wide Commitment to Helping Heroes Find Employment, Resources
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May 25, 2012Mayor Emanuel and City Agencies Detail Variety of Work Rules Agreements with Labor Unions to Save $40 Million by 2016Cooperation With Labor Taking Place Throughout City Increasing Efficiency, Saving Resources and Creating Jobs
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May 24, 2012Mayor Emanuel Announces Morgan Station is Open for Green and Pink LinesCTA’s 145th Rail Station to Serve Growing West Loop Community
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May 23, 2012Mayor Emanuel Announces Partnership with DePaul University and Loyola University Chicago to Improve Lake View and Senn High SchoolsDePaul Signs on as 4-Year College Partner for Early College STEM Program at Lake View; Loyola Offers Teacher Training and Curriculum Support as Senn Transitions to Wall-to-Wall IB Program
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May 23, 2012City of Chicago Announces Dramatic Decrease in Absenteeism in Department of Streets and SanitationEfforts from Leadership Result in Cost Savings, More Efficient Services
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May 17, 2012Mayor Emanuel and NATO Host Committee Launch Welcome VideoVideo Showcases the Best of Chicago as Delegations Arrive in the City
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May 17, 2012Mayor Emanuel Announces Winners of NATO Welcome Video ContestStudent-Produced Videos Showcase City of Chicago to Welcome Summit Attendees
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May 16, 2012Mayor Emanuel Announces that Ivanhoe Cambridge and Hines Will Develop Sculptural Office Tower in ChicagoRiver Point in Downtown’s West Loop Overlooking the Chicago River; Will Offer 900,000 Sq. Ft. of Class AA Space For Occupancy in Early 2016; Project Will Create 1,000 Construction Jobs and House 3,400 Permanent Jobs
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May 15, 2012Community Wrap-Around Strategy Creates Strong Blocks/Safe CommunitiesPart of Anti-Gang Strategy to Diminish the Impact of Gangs, Guns, and Drugs; Build and Sustain Economically Vibrant Communities and Strong Families
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May 14, 2012Mayor Emanuel Announces Major Cargo Project at O'Hare International AirportRedevelopment Project Will Create More than 11,000 Permanent Jobs, Job Training Program and Provide Approximately $600 million in Direct Economic Benefit to the Airport; Will Help O’Hare Grow Its Position As One of the World’s Largest Air Cargo Hubs
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May 12, 2012Mayor Emanuel Announces a New Program to Encourage Private Sector Hiring of City Colleges GraduatesAllscripts Will Create 40 Additional Jobs for City Colleges Graduates; Company Will Add Entry-Level Positions in Critical Health IT Field in Conjunction With City Colleges’ College to Careers Program
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May 11, 2012Mayor Emanuel Releases First-Year Progress ReportFirst-Year Report and Website Offer Greater Access to City Government, Hold Leaders Accountable and Allow Chicagoans to Provide Public Feedback
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May 10, 2012Nearly 30 Illinois Mayors Join Mayor Emanuel in Urging Retirement Security ReformMayors from Across Illinois Facing Difficult Pension Challenges Join Mayor Emanuel in Call for Reform
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May 8, 2012Mayor Emanuel Announces Roadmap to Retirement SecurityMayor Testifies in Springfield on Behalf of Chicago Taxpayers, City Employees; Proposes Reforms to Reduce City’s Unfunded Pension Liability by 40 Percent
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May 7, 2012Statement on Teacher Appreciation WeekMay 7-12 is National Teacher Appreciation Week
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May 4, 2012Mayor Emanuel and Alderman Pat Dowell Announce Success of Chicago's Vacant Properties Ordinance in Ensuring Banks Do Their Part to Protect Chicago's NeighborhoodsGreater Enforcement Since Ordinance Passed Allows City to Hire Additional Inspectors to Identify Vacant Properties and Amplify Pressure on Owners to Maintain the Safety of These Buildings
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May 3, 2012Mayor Emanuel Announced Green Meeting Industry Council Has Chosen Chicago as Host City for 2013 Global Sustainable Meetings ConferenceOne of a Series of Sustainability Focused Conferences Coming to Chicago
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May 3, 2012
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May 1, 2012Mayor Emanuel Announces Groundbreaking Agreement with Laborers 1001 Union Projected To Save Taxpayers $30 Million Over the Next Six YearsCreation of a New Position Will Increase Flexibility in Staffing, Result in More Efficient Service Delivery
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Apr 30, 2012Ethics Reform Task Force Releases First Part of RecommendationsTask Force Makes 34 Recommendations; Focuses on Education, Prevention and Regulation
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Apr 28, 2012Chicago Students to Study in China Under The 100,000 Strong InitiativeState Department Announces $100,000 Pledge from Motorola Mobility
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Apr 27, 2012Mayor Emanuel, Governor Quinn, Senator Durbin and Others Announce Key Improvements Along CTA's North Red Line Stations$86 Million Initial Project is Part of $1 Billion Rehabilitation of City’s Busiest Train Line
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Apr 26, 2012Five New Farmers Markets Created In Food DesertsMarkets Also Provide Cooking Demonstrations, Gardening Tips, Nutrition Education and Accept LINK
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Apr 25, 2012Mayor Emanuel Appoints Fisk and Crawford Reuse Task ForceCommittee Features Community Leaders, Aldermen, Not-for-profits, Private Sector and Utility Representation
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Apr 24, 2012
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Apr 24, 2012City Council Passes Chicago Infrastructure TrustInnovative Funding Mechanism Will Allow Transformative Infrastructure Projects
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Apr 22, 2012Mayor Emanuel and CTA President Forrest Claypool Announce CTA HQ Building Upgraded to LEED Platinum CertificationAmong a Handful of Chicago Buildings to Achieve Platinum Status
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Apr 21, 2012Mayor Emanuel Celebrates Earth Day with Tree PlantingSome of the 16th Ward’s Youngest and Cutest Residents Help Mark Occasion by Planting Tree at Garfield Boulevard and Damen Avenue
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Apr 20, 2012Mayor Emanuel to Host Facebook Town Hall to Mark One Year in Office and Call for Public InputMayor will Respond to Questions and Ideas from Chicagoans in Third #AskChicago Facebook Town Hall
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Apr 19, 2012Mayor Rahm Emanuel Visits Start of Residential Street ResurfacingMore than 800 Blocks of Residential Streets to be Resurfaced in 2012 as Part of “Building a New Chicago” Infrastructure Investment Program
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Apr 19, 2012Chicago Wins Sustainable Cities AwardU.S. Chamber of Commerce Business Civic Leadership Center and Siemens Corporation Honor Highlights City’s Ongoing Efforts to be the Most Environmentally Friendly City in the Nation
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Apr 18, 2012
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Apr 17, 2012Mayor Rahm Emanuel Announces 60 Percent Reduction in License Types to Help Small Businesses Start and Expand in ChicagoReforms Cut Chicago License Types from 117 to 49; Eliminates Unnecessary Red Tape, Establishes New Inspector Tools for Simpler, Smarter Licensing System that Better Serves All Small Businesses
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Apr 16, 2012Thousands of Chicagoans Prepare to Give Back to Their Communities During National Volunteer WeekCity of Chicago Encourages Chicagoans Across the City to Participate in Service Projects
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Apr 14, 2012Chicago Expands Business and Cultural Relationships in RussiaJoint Delegation From World Business Chicago and Chicago Sister Cities International Travels to Moscow to Strengthen International Business Development Efforts and Cultural Ties
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Apr 13, 2012Aon to Take Leadership Role in College to Careers as Key Part of 750 Jobs Company is Creating in ChicagoLong-Term Philanthropic and Lease Commitments to Chicago Also in Place
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Apr 13, 2012Mayor Rahm Emanuel Announces Export Strategy to Double Chicago Exports Over the Next Five YearsKey Focus of Economic Strategy will be Shipping Chicago Goods Overseas to Create Jobs and Economic Growth Domestically
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Apr 12, 2012Mayor Rahm Emanuel Joins Governor Pat Quinn and U.S. EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson To Announce Capital Funding to Disinfect the Chicago RiverState Grant to Upgrade Chicago River Treatment Plants
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Apr 12, 2012Demolition Begins on Kedzie Avenue Bridges Over Marquette Park LagoonsCrucial Infrastructure Upgrades are Key Elements of Building a New Chicago Program
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Apr 11, 2012City of Chicago Begins Competitive Bidding Process for Tree TrimmingCity seeks qualified forestry businesses to service up to 20,000 parkway trees annually
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Apr 11, 2012Mayor Rahm Emanuel Attends Police GraduationOutlines New Initiatives Designed to Target Gangs and Drug Dealers