Mayor's Press Releases
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Dec 11, 2014Dr. Choucair to Leave After 5 Successful Years in Making Chicagoans HealthierHead of Chicago Department of Public Health to be replaced by Dr. Julie Morita
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Dec 10, 2014Mayor Emanuel Announces Informational Sessions for Chicago Public School Students to Learn More about the Chicago Star ScholarshipSessions Aim to Increase Awareness and Provide CPS Students with Information on How to Earn an Associate Degree with No Out of Pocket Costs
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Dec 10, 2014Mayor Emanuel Announces Expansion of High-Quality Early Educational Programming to 2,200 ChildrenCity of Chicago Wins Two Competitive Education Grants from the Federal Government for More Than $37 Million to Provide Early Learning and Comprehensive Services in Areas of Highest Need
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Dec 9, 2014Department Of Planning And Development And Members Of The Affordable Housing Task Force Recommend Reforms To Expand Affordable Housing Options In Growing NeighborhoodsMayor Supports Proposal to Add 1,200 Affordable Housing Units and Generate Nearly $100 Million in Housing Funds over 5 Years, a Five-fold Increase over Units and Funds Created since 2007
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Dec 9, 2014Mayor Emanuel, Chicago Park District Announce Analysis That Shows Parks Are A Driver Of Economic GrowthParks shown to increase property values of nearby homes by $900 million, create more than a billion dollars per year in additional economic impacts
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Dec 8, 2014Mayor Emanuel Breaks Ground On New Wilson Station Reconstruction Project$203 Million Project Will Bring New State-Of-The-Art Facility, Red-Purple Transfer Point, While Creating Jobs And Boosting Development In Uptown
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Dec 8, 2014Mayor Emanuel Announces 50th Building to Join Retrofit Chicago’s Commercial Buildings InitiativeCity continues aggressive energy efficiency push with Commercial Buildings Initiative milestone and $1.6 million in additional funding for energy efficiency upgrades in apartment buildings
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Dec 4, 2014Mayor Emanuel Announces Second Round Results of CHIdeas, City’s Online Community ForumCity Will Implement Three Ideas Submitted by Residents to Support Small Businesses, Urban Agriculture, and Family Nutrition; Four New Discussion Topics Launched
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Dec 3, 2014Mayor Emanuel Announces Chicago Selected As Winning City In 100 Resilient Cities ChallengeCity to receive grant money for enhanced tools, funding and technical expertise to build resilience to the challenges of the 21st century
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Dec 3, 2014Mayor Emanuel Opens New PECO Pallet Depot In The Hegewisch NeighborhoodCompany Will Grow to More Than 100 Employees in Chicago in Next Two Years
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Nov 24, 2014Mayor Emanuel, DSS Announce Addition of Two New Trucks to Enhance Graffiti Removal EffortsNew graffiti vehicles further enhance removal efforts Citywide
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Nov 21, 2014Mayor Emanuel, Chicago Park District Announce Winter Park Program Registration to Begin December 1Winter registration comes on heels of record-setting fall programming season
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Nov 21, 2014Mayor Emanuel Congratulates The Football Teams Of Wendell Phillips Academy And Simeon Career Academy For Reaching The IHSA’s Final FourThe First Time Ever Two Chicago Public League Football Squads Reach the State's Final Four In The Same Season
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Nov 21, 2014Mayor Emanuel Announces IlliniCare Health to Add 300 Jobs in ChicagoCompany has Added over 500 Jobs in Chicago in Three Years; Chicago’s Healthcare Economy has Grown by Over 18,000 Jobs Since 2011
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Nov 20, 2014Mayor Emanuel, Chicago Housing Authority Announce the Grand Opening of the Dorchester Art + Housing CollaborativeRenowned Chicago artist Theaster Gates helps revitalize vacant CHA land into art-centered mixed-income community in the Grand Crossing Neighborhood
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Nov 18, 2014Chicago Issues First Two Transportation Network Provider (Rideshare) Licenses to Sidecar and LyftCity of Chicago Ordinance Regulates Surge Pricing and Establishes Common Sense Requirements for Background Checks, Training and Inspections
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Nov 17, 2014Chicago Named Host Site For 2016 NCAA Men’s Basketball RegionalChicago to Serve as a Host for Sweet 16 and Elite Eight in 2016
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Nov 14, 2014Mayor Emanuel Honors The Late Mayor Harold WashingtonA Plaque, Unveiled in Honor of Harold Washington, Will Be Installed at the Entrance to Chicago’s Central Library
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Nov 14, 2014Mayor Emanuel, City Officials Announce Enhancements to Snow Plow Tracker for Winter SeasonOnline tool now features improved design & additional features, including direction of plows
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Nov 14, 2014Mayor Emanuel and Hispanic Housing Development Corporation Break Ground on Cicero and George Elderly Affordable Housing for SeniorsOver 8,200 Affordable Housing Units Created, Preserved or Supported in 2014; Part of Mayor Emanuel’s 5-Year housing Plan to Create, Preserve, and Rehab 41,000 Housing Units Across the City of Chicago
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Nov 13, 2014Mayor Emanuel Announces “Connecting To Cash” Series of Small Business Lending Events$700,000 in Microloans is Currently Available for Businesses Across the City; Additional Support For Mid-Sized Loans up to $250,000 Each Also Available
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Nov 13, 2014Mayor Emanuel Announces Medix to Relocate Headquarters and Hire New Jobs In Chicago28 Companies Have Located Their Headquarters in Chicago Since 2011; Medix will Add Up to 150 New Jobs to Chicago’s Healthcare Economy
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Nov 3, 2014Mayor Emanuel Announces City Action Against Restraining Order Filed By Local Tobacco Industry VendorsCity defends law that protects youth from the sale of flavored tobacco near schools
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Oct 31, 2014Mayor Emanuel, Governor Quinn Thank New Safe Passage WorkersNearly 700 Additional Workers Hired This Year to Serve 133 Schools, 69,000 Students Across the City
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Oct 31, 2014City Of Chicago Launches Capital Access Center Pilot Program To Help Small Businesses Access Loans Up To $250,000Centers Will Connect Small Businesses to Lending Programs and Will Prepare Them to Successfully Take on Larger Loan; Builds on the Success of the City’s Microloan Program
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Oct 30, 2014Mayor Emanuel and Built In Chicago Announce the Top 100 Digital Companies in ChicagoOver 49,000 Jobs in Chicago’s Digital Economy; 16,000 Jobs Have Been Added in the Last Two Years
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Oct 30, 2014Mayor Emanuel, Governor Quinn, Senator Durbin and UI Labs Break Ground on Chicago’s Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute94,000-Square-Foot Facility Will House First-of-its-Kind Research Institute for Digital Manufacturing; Transforming Chicago into a World-Class Advanced Manufacturing hub is a Key Tenant of the Plan for Economic Growth and Jobs