Mayor's Press Releases
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Feb 28, 2017Mayor Emanuel Announces Initiative To Support Thriving Retail Corridors Across ChicagoRetail Thrive Zones Initiative Will Create Jobs and Revitalize Commercial Corridors on South, Southwest, and West Sides through Targeted Support and Investments
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Feb 28, 2017Mayor Emanuel Announces Next Step To Relocate Department Of Fleet And Facility Management HQ To Englewood To Improve Departmental Operations, Spur Economic Development On The South Side18 Acres of City-Owned Land at North and Throop will be offered for Sale March 1; Funds from Sale Will Be Used to Construct State-of-the-Art City Facility in Englewood
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Feb 28, 2017Mayor Emanuel and the French Pastry School Announce First-Ever "Mayor's Cup" Citywide Youth Culinary CompetitionApplication launches today for citywide competition to engage youth from 50 wards in a chance to win a full scholarship to world-renowned pastry program led by Master pastry chefs
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Feb 27, 2017Mayor Emanuel Announces Applications Are Open For Grants To Support Commercial Development Projects On West, South And Southwest SidesGrants Come From the Neighborhood Opportunity Fund, Which Leverages Downtown Development to Create Resources for Commercial Development in Communities of Greatest Need
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Feb 26, 2017Mayor Emanuel Announces Milestone in City's Mental Health Emergency ResponseAll 911 dispatch operations staff completes mental health and de-escalation training Police department appoints new leadership in Crisis Response Unit
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Feb 23, 2017Mayor Emanuel Expands Working On Womanhood (WOW) Mentoring Services For 1,500 Young Women This FallCity to expand WOW mentoring program by 50 percent to support more young women in at-risk communities; expansion outlined by Mayor’s Mentoring Initiative comes a year ahead of schedule
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Feb 23, 2017Mayor Emanuel And KPMG Discuss Company's Cyber Security Practice And Announce Firm's Plans To Add 500 More Jobs By 2020Chicago is KPMG’s Second-Largest Office in the U.S. with 2,300 Colleagues and Home to Company’s Main Cyber Security Lab