Mayor's Press Releases
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Oct 7, 2014Mayor Emanuel Announces Expansion of Pre-K to More Than 2,600 Chicago Public School ChildrenNearly $17 Million Social Impact Bond Program Reinforces the Mayor’s Commitment to Providing High-Quality early Childhood Education for Students Most in Need; Pay for Success Financing from Goldman Sachs, Northern Trust and the J.B. and M.K. Pritzker Family Foundation
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Oct 7, 2014Mayor Emanuel Closes the Gap on Pre-Kindergarten Education for 4-Year Old Children in Low Income Families1,500 4-Year Olds Who Qualify for Federal Free or Reduced Lunch Program and are Without Access to Pre-K Will Receive Education Through $9.4 Million Capital Investment
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Oct 6, 2014Divvy Launches Student Membership Program To Make Bike Share Even More AffordableSix Colleges Sign on to Offer $55 Memberships for Students
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Oct 3, 2014Mayor Emanuel and the John Buck Company Break Ground on 200 North Michigan Avenue$155 Million Mixed-Use Project Will Create Up to 400 Construction Jobs
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Oct 3, 2014Mayor Emanuel And CDPH Encourage Chicagoans To Get Their Yearly Flu ShotHealthy Chicago initiative continues to increase awareness and opportunities for residents to take charge of their quality of life and well-being
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Oct 1, 2014Mayor Emanuel and Chancellor Hyman Announce Chicago Star Scholarship for Chicago Public High School StudentsCPS Students Have the Opportunity to Earn an Associate Degree with No Out of Pocket Costs
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Sep 30, 2014Mayor Emanuel Introduces Innovative 2014 Taxi Driver Fairness ReformsReforms Will Increase Driver Income, Propel Industry Innovation, and Improve Driver Experience
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Sep 30, 2014Mayor Emanuel Calls Upon All City Of Chicago Sister Agencies To Pay Contractors A Minimum Wage Of $13Call to Action for Sister Agencies Follows September 2nd Executive Order Signing; Sister Agencies Would Add an Additional 2,400 Chicago Workers
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Sep 29, 2014Mayor Emanuel Proposes Ordinance to Remove Employment Barriers for Returning CitizensOrdinance will fill gap in new state law by applying to 45,000 businesses in Chicago