Mayor's Press Releases
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Sep 27, 2021City of Chicago Announces First Citywide Strategic Plan to Address Gender-Based Violence and Human TraffickingFirst of its kind two-year strategic plan co-designed with community partners, subject matter experts, survivors, and City officials, to build a whole-of-government approach to address gender-based violence
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Sep 23, 2021City of Chicago Announces Protect Chicago 77 Initiative to Get Entire City Engaged in COVID-19 Vaccine CampaignCitywide effort to ensure that at least 77 percent of all Chicago residents age 12 and up start their COVID-19 vaccination series by the end of the year
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Sep 22, 2021Chicago Connected Launches Partnership with Coursera, Offering Free Certifications, Workforce Development, And Courses for To Up To 1,000 FamiliesFamilies participating in Chicago Connected can now access 5,000+ courses and 30+ professional certificates on-demand at no cost
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Sep 20, 2021Mayor Lightfoot Releases 2022 Budget ProposalBudget includes $1.9 billion in key investments and no new taxes—an investment-based recovery strategy with a foundation set on greater opportunities for rebuilding Chicago into a safer, stronger, and more prosperous city for all of Chicago’s residents
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Sep 17, 2021Mayor Lightfoot Joins CDOT and DCASE To Announce ‘Open Boulevards’ Series as Part of Open Streets ProgramThree day-long events are planned in neighborhoods along the Historic Boulevards starting with Logan & Kedzie activation on Sunday, September 19th
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Sep 15, 2021Mayor Lightfoot Announces Elkay Donation Of 101 ezH2O® Bottle Filling StationsThe units will be placed in select City sites and non-profit organizations on Chicago’s South and West sides.
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Sep 15, 2021Mayor Lightfoot Names Pedro Martinez as The New Chief Executive Officer of Chicago Public SchoolsMartinez’s appointment marks first every Latino to hold the position permanently
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Sep 14, 2021Online Vaping Retailers Agree to Pay $600,000 In Fines and Change Business Practices in Settlements Reached with The City of ChicagoEnhanced Age Verification, Social Media Restrictions and a Ban on Underage Models Used for Advertising Among Changes Agreed to by Defendants