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Feb 12, 2019
Mayor Emanuel Continues Effort To Protect Youth By Filing Suit Against Another 27 Online Sellers Of E-Cigarettes And E-Liquids
Jun 20, 2018
Statement from Mayor Emanuel on World Refugee Day
May 21, 2018
Mayor Emanuel And Chicago Park District Break Ground On Ice Rink At McFetridge Sports Center
Jul 26, 2024
City of Chicago Announces Full Food and Music Lineup for 2024 Taste of Chicago, Taking Place September 6 – 8 in Grant Park
Jul 16, 2024
Happy 20th Birthday, Millennium Park!
Jun 21, 2024
Chicago Department of Public Health confirms Chicago's first West Nile virus-positive mosquitoes of 2024
Jun 14, 2024
Full Lineup Announced for Millennium Park’s Special Four-Day 20th Anniversary Celebration, Presented by Capital One July 18-21
Jun 12, 2024
TIF Funding Proposed for Playground Upgrades at Jose de Diego Community Academy
May 21, 2024
DCASE Announces 2024 Chicago SummerDance Schedule
May 2, 2024
City of Chicago and DCASE Announce Millennium Park 20th Anniversary Season
Feb 14, 2024
Chicago Cultural Center Announces New Exhibitions Featuring Artist Victoria Martinez; 10 Chicago- and Paris-based Photographers — and Images of Trans, Queer, and Lesbian Grassroots Organizing
Dec 1, 2023
Chicago Cultural Center Welcomes New Visual Art, Dance, Theater and Film Programs + Holiday Shopping
Nov 13, 2023
Mayor Brandon Johnson Appoints Dr. Olusimbo Ige To Serve As Commissioner Of The Chicago Department Of Public Health
Oct 4, 2023
Former Washington Park Fire House Proposed as Youth Training Facility
Oct 4, 2023
Former Washington Park Fire House Proposed as Youth Training Facility
Aug 18, 2023
Chicago Department of Public Health hosts Healthy Chicago 2025 Symposium and Healthy Chicago Equity Zones (HCEZ) Showcase
Aug 15, 2023
City of Chicago to spray insecticide on Wednesday to kill mosquitoes
Jul 28, 2023
City of Chicago And Community Partners Announce Heat Watch 2023 Activation Day
Feb 3, 2023
City Announces Seven Top Vote-Getting Names in Chicago's First 'You Name a Snowplow' Contest
Dec 16, 2022
City Announces First Annual 'You Name a Snowplow' Contest
Sep 15, 2022
The City of Chicago is Accepting Nominations for Chicago’s Official 2022 Christmas Tree
Sep 23, 2021
Mayor Lightfoot and DCASE Announce Fall and Holiday Cultural Events Across the City as Chicago’s Arts Scene Reopens
Jul 14, 2021
City of Chicago Releases Anticipated Waste Strategy
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