Plan Emphasizes Transparency and Community Engagement to Find New Uses for Buildings that Will Spur Economic Activity and Maximize Community Benefit

Report Outlines New Data Initiatives and Dataset Releases for 2014 and Provides a Progress Update on the City’s Open Data Policies

Chicago’s STEM High Schools are a National Model in Providing Students Accelerated Pathways to College and a Career

Mayor Sends Chicago Organizations to Promote Local Talent at Annual South by Southwest Multi-Media Conference in Austin, Texas

Metered Households Achieve Average Water Bill Savings of 50 Percent

New Program Offers 40,000 Additional Small Businesses the Opportunity to Save 12 Percent on Electricity Bills

91 Percent of City Employees Participate in Wellness Programs as Part of the American Beverage Foundation for a Healthy America Wellness Competition Against San Antonio; Grant Will Support Expansion of the Chicago Lives Healthy Program

Strategy a Critical Component to Achieving Mayor’s Goal to Attract 55 Million Visitors a Year