Mayor's Press Releases
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Jul 11, 2013Mayor Emanuel Governor Quinn and 1871 Announce $8 3 M in New Capital Raised By 1871 Startups1871 Members Caremerge, MarkITx, RocketTravel, SimpleRelevance, Tempesta Media and Whittl Raise Combined $8+ Million in Capital Investments in Past 3 Months Alone; 3 Companies Become Alumni
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Jul 11, 2013Mayor Emanuel, Park Superintendent Break Ground at Harding Playground, Announce the First 50 Chicago Plays Playground Rehab SitesPlaygrounds are First of 300 Aging Playgrounds to be Rebuilt as Part of New Investments in Parks, Playgrounds and Recreational Areas Throughout the City
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Jul 9, 2013Mayor Emanuel, GE, Silver Spring Networks and ComEd Announce Implementation of Smart Grid to BeginGE Announces that it will manufacture smart meters in Chicago, Creating Hundreds of Jobs
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Jul 9, 2013Mayor Emanuel Announces City Aggregation Doubles the Amount of Wind Energy to Customers, Removing the Equivalent of 100,000 Cars From StreetsThrough Municipal Aggregation Agreement, Chicago’s More Than Two Million Customers Will Reduce the City’s Carbon Footprint by 16%
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Jul 3, 2013Mayor Emanuel Hosts Naturalization Ceremony at the Chicago Cultural CenterOver 70 Individuals from 32 Countries Presented with Citizenship Certificates at Fifth City of Chicago Naturalization Ceremony
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Jul 3, 201333rd Ward Alderman Richard Mell to RetireMayor Emanuel to Launch Open Process to Select Replacement
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Jul 3, 2013Mayor Emanuel Announces Chicago is First City in the Nation to Include Energy Costs in Home ListingsInclusion in Online MLS System Will Increase Value of Energy Efficiency in Home Sales
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Jul 3, 2013Mayor Emanuel and Israel Idonije Issue Friendly Challenge to Rahm's ReadersIf Children Read 2 Million Books This Summer, Mayor and Idonije Will Participate in the Annual Chicago “Polar Plunge”