Mayor's Press Releases
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Aug 25, 2017Mayor Emanuel Opens New North Park Senior Housing BuildingDevelopment Providing 63 Affordable Housing Units for North Side Seniors
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Aug 25, 2017Mayor Emanuel Announces Pilot Initiative To Generate New Affordable Housing Options In Gentrifying NeighborhoodsPilot Will Create 1,000 Affordable Units Over Three Years on the Near North and West Sides
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Aug 25, 2017Mayor Emanuel Opens West Side Senior Housing ComplexNorth Lawndale Facility Delivering 120 Units of Affordable Housing to Seniors on Chicago’s West Side
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Aug 24, 2017Mayor Emanuel Joins CTA To Promote Opportunities For Local Contractors To Work On Green Line Station RenovationsUnique Program Prepares South and West Side Small Businesses and DBEs to Bid on CTA Projects
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Aug 23, 2017Mayor Emanuel Announces City Reaches 100 Mile Mark On Street PavingCrews Continue Working to Improve Chicago Streets While Enhanced Coordination Saves $101 Million for City and Utility Partners
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Aug 22, 2017Mayor Emanuel and CPS Congratulate CPS Students Completing Summer Certification and Employment Programs289 CPS Students Have Participated in Summer Certification Programs through a Partnership with JPMorgan Chase Foundation since 2015
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Aug 20, 2017Lakefront Trail Separation Construction Continues From 41st to 55th StreetsConstruction on this section expected to be complete by year-end 2017
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Aug 18, 2017Mayor Emanuel Dedicates New Public Artwork Along Chicago RiverwalkPaintings by Candida Alvarez and other temporary art on view through Fall 2017
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Aug 18, 2017Mayor Emanuel, Department of Streets and Sanitation Tout Efficiency of Graffiti RemovalAs a result of grid model, new blaster trucks, resident graffiti complaints are down 17 percent over last year
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Aug 17, 2017Mayor Emanuel Opens Phase II of the Northeast Cargo Development and Announces Record Cargo Activity at O'HareNew Cargo Development Expands and Hires 600 Local Workers; 2017 Expected to be Another Record Year for Air Cargo Activity at O’Hare International Airport
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Aug 16, 2017Mayor Emanuel Announces Decreasing Breast Health Disparities for Chicago's African American WomenChicago ranked top among cities in reducing breast health disparities, invests $700,000 in services to further decrease breast cancer mortality rate
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Aug 16, 2017Mayor Emanuel Issues Executive Order to Require City's Largest Construction Projects Commit to Hiring Diverse WorkforceDevelopers Seeking Plan Development Zoning Approvals will be Required to Disclose Efforts to Hire Minorities and Women
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Aug 15, 2017CPD Superintendent Johnson Welcomes 111 New Police RecruitsApplications open for new police entry exam as city makes progress on CPD hiring plan
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Aug 14, 2017Mayor Emanuel Opens Reconstructed Six-Way Interchange at Damen, Elston and Fullerton AvenuesNew Traffic Pattern Eliminates Dangerous Interaction and Will Dramatically Improve Traffic Flow
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Aug 12, 2017
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Aug 10, 2017Community Policing Advisory Panel Releases Draft RecommendationsResidents encouraged to share input during 30-day public comment period
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Aug 10, 2017Mayor Emanuel and CPS Announce Record High Reading and Math Scores on National ExamMore than 60 Percent of CPS Students Outscore National Peers in Reading
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Aug 9, 2017Mayor Emanuel Announces Chicago's Riverwalk Added as Friday Night Flights VenueSummer-Long Series of Events Highlighting Neighborhood Breweries and Restaurants
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Aug 9, 2017Mayor Emanuel, CTA to Offer Students Free CTA Rides on the First Day of SchoolPopular “First Day, Free Rides” Program Encourages Student attendance
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Aug 8, 2017Mayor Emanuel Celebrates the 50th Anniversary of the Chicago Picasso on Daley PlazaEveryone’s Picasso commemorates the 1967 unveiling of Picasso’s first large-scale civic sculpture in America
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Aug 8, 2017Mayor Emanuel Congratulates Youth on Completing 2017 Summer Jobs ProgramProgram goes beyond a job to provide mentoring and life skills to 31,000 participants
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Aug 7, 2017Mayor Emanuel Announces Latest Efforts to Protect Southeast Side Residents from ManganeseChicago Department of Public Health will investigate manganese exposure on Chicago’s Southeast Side, protect residents from health risks
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Aug 7, 2017Mayor Emanuel, City of Chicago File Federal Lawsuit to Prevent President Trump's Justice Department from Making Federal Crime Prevention Grants Conditional on Unrelated Immigration Enforcement ActionsTrump Administration’s latest unlawful, misguided action violates Constitution, undermines public safety and community policing
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Aug 6, 2017Mayor Emanuel, City of Chicago File Federal Lawsuit to Prevent President Trump's Justice Department from Making Federal Crime Prevention Grants Conditional on Unrelated Immigration Enforcement ActionsTrump Administration’s latest unlawful, misguided action undermines public safety and violates Constitution
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Aug 4, 2017Mayor Emanuel and Chicago Park District Announce Record-Breaking Summer Camp AttendanceOver 21,000 campers attended Chicago Park District camps this summer
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Aug 4, 2017The City of Chicago and Dwyane Wade Host Pitch Black Winner's LuncheonChicago Public Schools Students Joined Boston-Area Graduate Students to Discuss Actionable Solutions in the City
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Aug 3, 2017Mayor Emanuel and Alderman Moreno Break Ground on New Athletic Fields for Roberto Clemente IB World School and Wells Community Academy High School$6.5 million investment will go towards building competition-size facilities in the first ward
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Aug 2, 2017Mayor Rahm Emanuel Announces ThinkChicago: Lollapalooza 2017Chicago Welcomes 200-Member Cohort of Technology and Engineering Students to Learn and Engage with City’s Technology Industry
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Aug 2, 2017Mayor Emanuel Welcomes 2017 Major League Soccer All-Star Game and Announces Major Soccer Convention Headed to ChicagoSellout Game at Chicago’s Soldier Field will be watched by Hundreds of Thousands of Soccer Fans Throughout the World
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Aug 1, 2017Mayor Emanuel, Emerald Living, and U.S. Steel Announce Purchase Agreement on South Works PropertyAgreement Begins 5-Month Due Diligence Period for the Site
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Jul 31, 2017Mayor Emanuel Opens New Soccer Mini-Pitches at Gage ParkMini-Pitches Will Give Local Youth Access to State-of-the-Art Soccer Practice Facilities; Event Kicks-Off Activities Leading Up to 2017 MLS All-Star Game presented by Target at Soldier Field
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Jul 31, 2017Mayor Emanuel Releases Annual Financial Analysis Projecting a $114.2 Million Budget Shortfall for 2018Projected 2018 Operating Budget Shortfall is 82 Percent Reduction from 2011
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Jul 31, 2017Mayor Emanuel Launches Improved Universal Preschool Application to Help Families Enroll in Early Learning ProgramsFull-day options available to more than 18,000 children across the city — an increase of 70 percent since 2011
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Jul 30, 2017Mayor Emanuel Announces Major Milestone in Development of New Public Safety Training AcademyNew Renderings Detail State-of-the-Art New Campus; Purchase of West Garfield Park Land for Academy to be introduced to City Council Later this Year
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Jul 30, 2017Mayor Emanuel Opens Harvest Homes Affordable Housing DevelopmentNew Complex Bringing 36 Units of Affordable Housing to East Garfield Park
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Jul 28, 2017Mayor Emanuel, DSS Announce that 116,000 Miles of Streets Have Been Swept So Far This YearStreet sweeping reaches major milestone due to new efficiency, milder winter and Neighborhood Blitz program
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Jul 26, 2017Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities Launches Task Force on Employment and Economic Opportunity for People with DisabilitiesTask Force Launched on the 27th Anniversary of The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)