Mayor's Press Releases
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Aug 7, 2014Mayor Emanuel And Secretary Of Transportation Foxx Announce Chicago As First City To Be Awarded $35 Million In Federal “Core Capacity” FundsFunds Will Allow For First Phase Of One Of The Largest Capital Improvement Projects In CTA History - The Red Purple Modernization Program
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Aug 7, 2014Mayor Emanuel, Alderman Silverstein, Chicago Park District Celebrate the Opening of New Nature Play Area at Indian Boundary ParkFormer underutilized zoo now community hub for environmental education
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Aug 7, 2014Mayor Emanuel, CEO Byrd-Bennett Announce Improved CPS Elementary Student Reading and Math ScoresScores Exceed National Growth Averages Scores Improve in Every Grade, While District 8th Graders Pass National Averages
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Aug 7, 2014Mayor Emanuel Announces Adult Smoking Rates Hit Historic Lows in ChicagoAmerican Lung Association to honor Mayor Emanuel for leading efforts to reduce tobacco use
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Aug 6, 2014Mayor Emanuel, Partners Announce Anti-Violence Initiatives Generated By Community ProcessCPD Expanding Partnership with State Police on Fugitive Apprehension Team
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Aug 6, 2014
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Aug 5, 2014Mayor Emanuel Names Arnie Rivera As New Deputy Chief Of Staff For EducationFormer Teacher to Coordinate Administration’s Efforts on Cradle to Career Education Strategy
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Aug 5, 2014Mayor Emanuel, CEO Byrd-Bennett Announce New Data Shows Positive Impact of Expanded and Higher Quality Pre-Kindergarten Programs for CPS StudentsNew Data Shows Nearly Twice as Many Students are Entering Kindergarten Ready to Learn
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Aug 5, 2014Mayor Emanuel Announces Rahm’s Readers Early Literacy Component Far Exceeds Goal of 100,000 Books Read By Chicago FamiliesRahm’s Readers for the First Time Ever Introduced An Early Literacy Component For Early Readers Ages 0-5 Years; Sparks Partnership with Illinois Chapter of Reach Out and Read Program
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Aug 5, 2014Mayor Emanuel, DSS Announce ‘Pitch In Chicago’ Community Clean UpChicagoans Invited to ‘Pitch In’ on August 23 to Clean Neighborhoods in Preparation for School Year