Mayor's Press Releases
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Apr 2, 2017Mayor Emanuel, Chicago Park District Announce "Save Chicago's Treasures" Initiative$26 million investment to rehab Chicago’s neighborhood gems
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Mar 31, 2017Mayor Emanuel Announces Washington-Wabash CTA Station Project Reaches A Milestone With Re-Opening Of Section Of Wabash From Washington Street To MadisonStation Project Will Create New Gateway to Millennium Park and the Loop; Due to Open in Early Summer
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Mar 31, 2017Mayor Emanuel Breaks Ground On Fulton Market Development That Will Support Businesses That Work With McDonald'sSterling Bay Development Will Directly Support Nearly 1,000 Workers; Contribute Nearly $2 Million to Neighborhood Opportunity Fund
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Mar 30, 2017Mayor Emanuel, City Colleges of Chicago and Goldman Sachs Announce Graduation of 17th Class of 10,000 Small Businesses ProgramIn Five Years Program has Served Nearly 500 Businesses Supporting More Than 8,000 Jobs; Company Supports Chicago’s Small Businesses Beyond Initial Commitment
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Mar 28, 2017New Streetlights Headed To The South And West Sides As City Selects Vendor For Chicago Smart Lighting ProjectProposed Contract to be Submitted for Approval to City Council; Installation of New High-Quality and More-Reliable Streetlight Fixtures Would Start this Summer on the South and West Sides
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Mar 27, 2017Mayor Emanuel Introduces Ordinance To Crack Down On Illegal Party BusesReforms Designed to Identify and Stop Illegal Operators, Improve Public Safety
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Mar 24, 2017Mayor Emanuel, Alderman Thompson Announce Streetscape Plan To Modernize Morgan Street Retail Corridor$3.8 Million Project Will Beautify Neighborhood and Support Local Businesses
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Mar 24, 2017Mayor Emanuel, Mayor De Blasio, Mayor Garcetti, Mayor Kenney & Mayor Walsh Again Take Legal Action Against President Trump's Travel BanChicago, New York City, Los Angeles, Philadelphia & Boston continue to lead the local government effort against President Trump’s attempt to restrict travel into the United States
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Mar 22, 2017
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Mar 22, 2017Community Policing Advisory Panel Calls on Residents for InputPolice Department asks residents to share thoughts hosts listening sessions, launches online portal
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Mar 16, 2017Mayor Emanuel, CTA, CRRC Sifang America Break Ground On New CTA Railcar Manufacturing Facility In ChicagoNew Final Assembly Plant for CTA’s Next-Generation 7000-Series Rail Cars will be Built by 2018 on the Southeast Side, Creating Hundreds of Local Jobs
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Mar 15, 2017Mayor Emanuel Joins Five Local Universities In Announcing The Creation Of Global Entrepreneur-In-Residence ProgramsThe Program is Designed to Attract Highly Skilled Talent to Help Drive Innovation and Economic Growth
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Mar 15, 2017Mayor Emanuel, Chicago Police Superintendent Johnson Celebrate Graduation of 351 Officers, Detectives and SergeantsCPD expands predictive policing strategy to additional districts
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Mar 14, 2017Mayor Emanuel Encourages Youth To Apply To One Summer Chicago 2017City welcomes back largest summer jobs program on record, offering new opportunities for youth and ways for the general public to donate to support a greater One Summer Chicago experience
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Mar 14, 2017Mayor Emanuel, Mayor Garcetti, Mayor De Blasio, And Mayor Walsh Take Legal Action Against President Trump's Travel BanChicago, Los Angeles, New York City & Boston lead the local government effort against second executive order
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Mar 13, 2017Chicago Mayor Emanuel Paris Mayor Hidalgo Host Urban Waterways ForumMayors from around the world gather in Chicago to discuss ways development projects around waterways can generate economic, environmental & social benefits for cities
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Mar 13, 2017Mayor Emanuel Chicago Department Of Planning And Development The Metropolitan Planning Council Announce Chicago Urban River Edges Ideas LabLab, funded by The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation and Comcast, will engage architectural firms to explore ideas for the development of Chicago's public river edges
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Mar 9, 2017Mayor Emanuel Kicks Off Final Phase Of Wilson Red Line ReconstructionCTA to begin removing the final section of century-old tracks; completed project to deliver a modern, fully accessible station at Wilson Street
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Mar 9, 2017Mayor Emanuel Doubles "Day For Change" Homeless Pilot ProgramBased on success of pilot, City of Chicago to double down on program to provide more than 550 homeless with day labor opportunities
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Mar 8, 2017Mayor Emanuel, Chicago Park District Break Ground On Park #526 Under Building On Burnham PlanConversion of lot will increase parkland, expand neighborhood recreation
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Mar 7, 2017Mayor Emanuel Cuts Ribbon On River Point Office Tower52-Story Project is the Latest Development on Chicago’s Thriving Riverfront; Features 1.5 Acres of Open Space Along the Water and Will Host Mayor’s Urban Waterways Forum
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Mar 7, 2017Chicago Mayor Emanuel, Paris Mayor Hidalgo Announce 19 Mayors from Around the World to Attend Urban Waterways Forum in Chicago on March 13Mayors attending the forum to discuss the potential of waterways on urban development span five continents, 12 countries and represent 45 million people
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Mar 6, 2017
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Mar 6, 2017
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Mar 2, 2017Physical Product Innovation Center mHub Officially Opens Its DoorsManufacturing and Entrepreneurial Community Leaders Convene to Celebrate the Future of Collaboration and Product Innovation; More than $8M in Partner Funding and 100+ Members to Date; First GE Fuse™ Site Opens at mHUB
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Mar 1, 2017Chicago Ranked Top Corporate Metro For Fourth Consecutive YearSite Selection Magazine Recognized Chicago for Leading the Nation in Corporate Investment in 2017
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Mar 1, 2017
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Feb 28, 2017
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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