Mayor's Press Releases
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Apr 24, 2017Chicagoans Reduce Disposable Bag Use by Over 40 Percent Since Implementation of Checkout Bag TaxStudy Determined that the Checkout Bag Tax Has Already Significantly Decreased the Number of Disposable Bags Used and the Number of Customers Using Disposable Bags
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Apr 24, 2017Mayor Emanuel, Congressman Rush Join CTA to Announce Plans to Revitalize Cottage Grove Green Line StationImprovements will benefit planned commercial and residential development and reinvigorate the gateway to Woodlawn community
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Apr 21, 2017Mayor Emanuel, Mayor De Blasio, Mayor Garcetti, Mayor Kenney and Mayor Walsh File New Legal Briefs Against President Trump's Travel Ban As Court Cases ProceedBig cities, counties continue to oppose the President’s attempts to restrict travel into the United States; Federal Courts of Appeals to hear the issues in two separate cases on May 8 and May 15
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Apr 21, 2017Mayor Emanuel and CTA Announce Renovation Work to Begin at Historic Quincy StationThe project will make the Loop ‘L’ station accessible and continues the Mayor’s more than $8 billion investment to modernize transit
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Apr 20, 2017Mayor Emanuel Announces New Program Aimed at Housing 100 Homeless FamiliesNew initiative to reduce homelessness tackles housing for 100 families located in at-risk communities; funded by City’s surcharge on house sharing dedicated to reducing homelessness
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Apr 17, 2017Mayor Emanuel Announces the Start of the 2017 Paving Season in ChicagoMore Than One-Third of City’s Streets and Alleys Have Been Repaved under Building a New Chicago
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Apr 16, 2017Mayor Emanuel Launches New Open Data PortalRedesign is user friendly, making data sets easier to understand and navigate