Mayor's Press Releases
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Jul 24, 2014Mayor Emanuel, Alderman Reilly, O’Donnell Investment Company and William Blair & Co. Break Ground on 150 North RiversideProject will Create More Than 1,500 Construction Jobs and 1.5 Acres of New Open Space Along the Riverfront
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Jul 24, 2014Mayor Emanuel, Chicago Transit Authority And Chicago Federation Of Labor Launch Groundbreaking “Build Chicago” Partnership To Encourage Job GrowthPurchase Of Next-Generation Rail Cars Will Encourage U.S. Job Growth, Modernize CTA’s Rail Fleet, And Improve Customer Comfort
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Jul 22, 2014Mayor Emanuel Breaks Ground At Wildwood Elementary School Annex To Alleviate OvercrowdingAnnexes at Wildwood and Oriole Park Elementary Schools Help Ease Overcrowding and Expand Classroom Space
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Jul 21, 2014Mayor Emanuel Announces City To Receive Federal Funds To Help At-Risk YouthMore than 3,100 students will be reached during the 2014-15 school year for Becoming a Man and Match programs
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Jul 20, 2014Mayor Emanuel and Alderman Suarez Announce Task Force to Reform Affordable Requirements Ordinance to Create More Housing OptionsCommunity Leaders and Developers Will Make Recommendation to Add 1,000 Affordable Housing Units Over 5 Years, a Fivefold Increase Over Units Created since 2007
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Jul 18, 2014Mayor Emanuel Announces The Second Expansion Of Retrofit Chicago's Commercial Buildings Initiative16 Additional Facilities Commit To 20 Percent Energy Efficiency Improvement Within Five Years; Current Participants Have Achieved Seven Percent Energy Reduction To-Date
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Jul 17, 2014Mayor Emanuel, Department Of Water Management Announce 50,000th Water Meter Installed Since Start Of Metersave ProgramMetered Households Achieve Average Water Bill Savings of 50 Percent
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Jul 17, 2014Mayor Emanuel Announces Results of Energy Efficiency Pilot CompetitionBuildings in Humboldt Park and Logan Square Averaged 20% Reduction in Electric, Gas, and Water Use and Savings of $54,000 on their Energy Bills