Mayor's Press Releases
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Jul 21, 2014Mayor Emanuel Announces City To Receive Federal Funds To Help At-Risk YouthMore than 3,100 students will be reached during the 2014-15 school year for Becoming a Man and Match programs
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Jul 20, 2014Mayor Emanuel and Alderman Suarez Announce Task Force to Reform Affordable Requirements Ordinance to Create More Housing OptionsCommunity Leaders and Developers Will Make Recommendation to Add 1,000 Affordable Housing Units Over 5 Years, a Fivefold Increase Over Units Created since 2007
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Jul 18, 2014Mayor Emanuel Announces The Second Expansion Of Retrofit Chicago's Commercial Buildings Initiative16 Additional Facilities Commit To 20 Percent Energy Efficiency Improvement Within Five Years; Current Participants Have Achieved Seven Percent Energy Reduction To-Date
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Jul 17, 2014Mayor Emanuel, Department Of Water Management Announce 50,000th Water Meter Installed Since Start Of Metersave ProgramMetered Households Achieve Average Water Bill Savings of 50 Percent
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Jul 17, 2014Mayor Emanuel Announces Results of Energy Efficiency Pilot CompetitionBuildings in Humboldt Park and Logan Square Averaged 20% Reduction in Electric, Gas, and Water Use and Savings of $54,000 on their Energy Bills
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Jul 16, 2014Mayor Emanuel, Chicago Park District Break Ground On Morgan Park, Beverly Sports CenterCombination Gymnastics Center and Ice Rink to be Complete in Summer of 2015
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Jul 15, 2014Mayor Emanuel, Chicago Park District Announce New Investment In Kelly ParkArtificial Turf Field Expected to Be Complete by October 2014
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Jul 15, 2014Mayor Emanuel and CPS CEO Byrd-Bennett Announce 86 Schools to Receive Air Conditioning for the 2014-2015 School YearCPS to Complete Installation of 57 Air Conditioning Systems Under Budget, Allowing an Additional 29 Schools to be Included in the First Phase of Five-Year Installation Plan
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Jul 14, 2014City of Chicago Opens Police Misconduct Files to the Public to Increase Transparency, AccountabilityPublic Now Able to View CPD Internal Investigation Files Into Alleged Police Misconduct
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Jul 13, 2014Mayor Emanuel, Chicago Park District Open Three New Playgrounds As Part Of Mayor Emanuel’s Chicago Plays! InitiativeCommunity Members Gather at Cragin, Montgomery, and Lucy Flower Parks to Celebrate Park Investments
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Jul 11, 2014Mayor Emanuel Announces City Colleges of Chicago Agreement Increases Management Opportunities for CarpentersProgram Will Pave the Way for Accredited Carpenters to Earn an Associate Degree
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Jul 11, 2014Mayor Emanuel Announces Drive Electric Chicago ProgramNearly 100 Local Auto Dealers Partner To Support Chicago's Growing Electric Vehicle Market; Program Kicks off with Ride-And-Drive Event at Taste of Chicago
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Jul 10, 2014Mayor Emanuel Announces Additional State Funds for Street ResurfacingMore than 355 Miles of Chicago Streets and Alleys to be Resurfaced In 2014; $12.5 Million Added for Additional Street Resurfacing and Repair
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Jul 9, 2014Mayor Emanuel, Governor Quinn and Roundy’s Announce New Location in Lakeside on Chicago’s South SideNew Mariano's Grocery Store Will Add Hundreds of Jobs and Create New Food Opportunities in Area; Investing in Neighborhoods is a Key Component of the Plan for Economic Growth and Jobs
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Jul 8, 2014Working Group Appointed By Mayor Emanuel Recommends A $13 Minimum Wage By 2018Mayor Supports Proposal That Would Benefit Approximately 410,000 Workers and Inject an Additional $800 Million into Chicago’s Economy over Four Years
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Jul 2, 2014Mayor Emanuel, CPS CEO Byrd-Bennett Announce Analysis Showing 2013/14 School Year Was Safest On RecordStrategy to Keep Kids in School and Focused on Their Studies Showing Results for City Youth
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Jul 1, 2014Mayor Emanuel, Alderman Thompson and Whole Foods Join Members of the Community to Break Ground on New Store in EnglewoodNew Retail Project Builds on More than $362 Million in Planned Public and Private Sector Investments in Englewood; Whole Foods to Create 100 New Jobs; Investing in Neighborhoods is a Key Component of the Plan for Economic Growth and Jobs
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Jun 30, 2014Mayor Emanuel And Senator Durbin Unveil New Mezzanine At Clark-Division CTA Station OpeningFirst Major Renovation of Clark/Division Red Line Station Since 1943 Renovation Work on Historic Section to Continue
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Jun 27, 2014Mayor Emanuel and Oak Street Health Announce Opening of Ashburn Medical CenterNeighborhood-Based Primary Care and Dental Centers for Medicare Recipients to Hire 100 Employees This Year; Investing in Neighborhoods is a Key Component of the Plan for Economic Growth and Jobs
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Jun 26, 2014Mayor Emanuel Kicks Off The Chicago Summer Of Learning And Earning 2014Program Provides Students with to Learning Opportunities Throughout the Summer While Earning Digital Badges and Rewards
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Jun 25, 2014Mayor Emanuel, 38 Aldermen Sponsor Ordinance Raising 911 Phone Surcharge to Fund 911 Center and OEMC, Drop Property Tax IncreaseElected Officials Work Together to Eliminate Property Tax Increase as Approximately $50 Million in Corporate Funds Would Be Freed Up to Pay for Muni-Laborers Pension Plans
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Jun 24, 2014Mayor Emanuel Celebrates Opening of Bronzeville Artists Lofts and Marks One-Year of Chicago Neighborhoods Now ProgramMore than $780 Million in Planned Investments Underway, Creating 2,700 New Jobs Investing in Neighborhoods is a Key Component of the Plan for Economic Growth and Jobs
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Jun 24, 2014Mayor Emanuel, Alderman Burnett, Alderman Pawar and the Chicago For All Coalition Introduce Moratorium on SRO and Residential Hotel ConversionsMoratorium Will Stem Loss of Affordable Housing Units While a Balanced Proposal is Developed
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Jun 23, 2014Mayor Emanuel Introducing Ordinance to Increase Fines for Graffiti as Part of Comprehensive Efforts to Combat Vandalism Citywide2014 Budget Includes an Additional Million Dollars in Crews and Equipment
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Jun 23, 2014Mayor Emanuel Announces Chicago Public Library Awarded Grant For Wi-Fi Hotspot LendingKnight Foundation Grants $400,000 to “Internet to Go" Program; Allows CPL Patrons To Check Out Wi-Fi Hotspot Devices For Up To Three Weeks At A Time Beginning First In Six Neighborhood Branches
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Jun 22, 2014Statement from Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Launch of Cities of Opportunity Mayoral Task ForceGroup to Address Inequality in America's Cities
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Jun 20, 2014Mayor Emanuel and Energy Secretary Moniz Announce Federal Clean Energy Grant125 Clean Tech Jobs to be Created Over 3 Years; Supporting Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Emerging Sectors is a Key Initiative of the Plan for Economic Growth and Jobs
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Jun 20, 2014Mayor Emanuel and the Chicago Department of Public Health Launch PlayStreets 2014PlayStreets Will Offer More Than 140 Events Throughout City to Engage Children And Families in Physical Activity and Play
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Jun 19, 2014Mayor Emanuel, UST Global, Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce and Skills for Chicagoland’s Future Launch Step IT Up America in ChicagoNew Program Will Train and Create Jobs for 100 Minority Women in the Technology Sector; Creating Demand-Driven and Targeted Workforce Development is a Central Piece of the Plan for Economic Growth and Jobs
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Jun 18, 2014Mayor Emanuel Announces Chicago Firefighters’ Union Local 2 Ratifies ContractFiscally Responsible Agreement is Win-Win for Taxpayers and Firefighters/Paramedics Who Ensure Chicago’s Public Safety
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Jun 18, 2014Mayor Emanuel Names Michael Rendina as New Director of Legislative Counsel and Government Affairs (LCGA)Sean Rapelyea Promoted to Deputy Director of LCGA
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Jun 18, 2014Mayor Emanuel Celebrates Opening of New Pete’s Fresh Market on Near West SideCompany to Add 160 Jobs and Bring More Food Options to Area; Supporting Neighborhood Economic Development is a Key Initiative of the Plan for Economic Growth and Jobs
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Jun 17, 2014Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chancellor Cheryl Hyman Name Truman College as Seventh City Colleges Institution with a College to Careers FocusTruman College Will Serve as College to Careers Hub in Education, Human and Natural Sciences
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Jun 17, 2014Mayor Emanuel Kicks Off Summer Programming on Northerly Island with Tour of New Green Space InvestmentsU.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