U.S. EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy and Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Army for Civil Works Jo-Ellen Darcy Joins Tour, New Northerly Island Will Open in Fall 2014

This Round Brings Total Annual Lease Savings for Completed and Planned Consolidations to $10.8 Million

‘Adaptive Vehicle Make’ Technology at Core of First Research Projects Executed by DMDII Establishing Chicago as an Advanced Manufacturing Hub is a Key Initiative of the Plan for Economic Growth and Jobs

Partnership Includes Dual Enrollment Opportunities for Students to Receive College Credit and Supports for Teachers

The First Time Ever Introducing An Early Literacy Component For Ages 0-5 Years And Including A Teen-Specific Reading Program For Ages 14-18 Comes on the Heels of Mayor Emanuel and Tonight Show Host Jimmy Fallon’s Friendly Wager of 2.4 Million Books to Be Read This Summers

Company to Bring Up to 2,000 Jobs and Rehabilitate a Vacant 178,000-Square-Foot Industrial Facility; Attracting Corporate Headquarters is a Key Initiative of the Plan for Economic Growth and Jobs

149 Firefighter EMTs Graduate from Fire Academy and Will Soon Serve Chicago Communities

Citywide Blue Cart Recycling Program Services 600,000 Chicago Households

Mayoral Task Force Sets Public Hearings and Launches New Website to Give All Residents a Voice in the Process of Developing a Balanced Plan to Increase the Minimum Wage in Chicago

Drug Manufacturers Knowingly Downplayed Serious Risks, Promoted Unfounded Benefits Associated With Highly Addictive Painkillers

Legislation Establishes New Process to Automatically Expunge Records of Juveniles Who Have Been Arrested but Not Charged

CCC’s Partnership with One Million Degrees is Part of Larger Effort to Ensure Students at All Seven City Colleges Complete and Move on to Further College and Careers

Designated as One of Eight Critical Watersheds in the United States; Eligible to Compete for $138 Million in Federal Grant Funding

City-wide Completion Expected This Summer

Grant Will Help Bolster Citywide STEM Strategy to Triple the Number of Students with STEM Credentials by 2018

Based on New Analysis from the University of Chicago Crime Lab, Report Shows Path of Guns from Suburban and Indiana Gun Stores to Chicago Streets; New City Ordinance Regulating Gun Stores Proposed Following Court Decision

$9.8 Million Facility Will Allow XS Tennis Programs to Reach More than 4,000 CPS Students

Wager on Blackhawks – Kings Series Supports Summer Learning and Culinary Delights

Second Year of Chi League Parks Program to Reach 10,000 Chicago Kids, Create 150 Jobs

First Time the Ceremony Will Be Held Outside New York City; 25th Anniversary of “Oscars of the Food Industry” to Take Place at Lyric Opera of Chicago on May 4, 2015

City to Treat 35,000 Ash Trees in 2014

National League of Cities publishes Big Ideas for Small Business Report to Promote Best Practices Across US Cities

Plaintiffs and City Move, with Support of Federal Monitor, to Find City in Substantial Compliance, Ending Decade of Federal Oversight and 45-Year Lawsuit

Coupons Match Amount Spent on Healthy, Locally Grown Food by LINK Customers

Building on Last Year’s Success, Second Season Features More Than 1,000 Events, New Community Based Performers

New Mariano’s Grocery Store Will Add Approximately 400 Jobs to the Local Economy

Program Has Helped 126 Small Businesses in 54 Neighborhoods and Supported 528 Jobs; City’s Program Serving as a Model for Other Cities Looking to Launch Microloan Programs

Project will Bring World Class Library and Cultural Center to Vibrant Chinatown Neighborhood

Mayor Emanuel, President Higgins discuss strong cultural and economic ties between Chicago and Ireland

City and Urban DJs Partner on Initiative to Stop Gun Violence

Mayor Emanuel, Chicago Public Library Commissioner Bannon represented the Chicago Public Library at event hosted by First Lady Michelle Obama

City of Chicago Partners with FLATS Chicago to Support Development of Three Vacant Sites and Attract Up to Four New Small Businesses to the Uptown and Edgewater Neighborhoods

Award from Golden Apple Foundation Honors Academic Achievements of Principal, Teachers and Students at Lindblom Math & Science Academy

Expansion Allows East Garfield Park Residents to Purchase Vacant Lots for $1; Follows Success of the Englewood Large Lot Pilot

Garrett’s Popcorn, Chicago-style Giardinera and Half Acre Daisy Cutter at Stake

City of Chicago’s 2013 and 2014 Budgets Provided $3 Million in Funding for School-Based Eye Examinations to Help Students Focus and Excel in the Classroom.

20,000 Visitors Expected to Attend Leading International Automotive Trade Show in Chicago

As Part of Separate Settlement, McHugh Will Also Hire, Retain an Independent Monitor to Ensure Future DBE Compliance