Mayor's Press Releases
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Mar 28, 2013Mayor Emanuel and Secretary LaHood Announce Next Step Towards Innovative Financing for Chicago RiverwalkContinuous Walkway to Connect Lake Michigan to Confluence of the Three River Branches
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Mar 27, 2013Coeur Selects Chicago as Global HeadquartersCoeur to Move HQ to Chicago; Bringing 100 Jobs to the Downtown Area; Company Will Add 60 Positions in the Coming Year
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Mar 27, 2013First Lady Michelle Obama to Join Mayor Rahm Emanuel to Help Raise Awareness for Successful Programs That Serve At-Risk Youth Across ChicagoJoins In Call To Chicago’s Business Sector to Support Proven and Innovative Programs Across the City
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Mar 26, 2013Mayor Emanuel and CPS CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett Announce Up To 50 Learning Gardens Will Be Installed in Welcoming Schools for This FallA Total of 80 Learning Gardens Will Be Installed Across the City, Providing Students With Hands-On Nutrition and Science Education Opportunities
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Mar 23, 2013Mayor Emanuel Announces New Retail Complex As Next Phase In Pullman Neighborhood Opportunity PlanProject will create 600 jobs, part of overall revitalization of historic community
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Mar 23, 2013Chicago Recognized Today at Navy Pier as International Hour Environmental Leader: City, ComEd Turn Off Navy Pier Ferris Wheel Lights for Earth HourAnnual Earth Hour event raises awareness about climate change and sustainability
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Mar 21, 2013Windy City Hoops Basketball Receives $25,000 in Matching Funds; Year Round Basketball League to Start TomorrowSpecial $25,000 Match Received and $57,740 in Small Donations Have Been Raised To Date; Donations Still Needed to Reach Goals
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Mar 21, 2013Mayor Emanuel Launches First Mayor's Office Technology Fellowship Program To Recruit Top Student Talent to ChicagoEncourages Students Studying Computer Science, Engineering, and Web Design to Spend the Summer Improving City’s Digital Resources to Better Serve Chicagoans
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Mar 20, 2013City of Chicago Launches City-Wide Healthy Vending ChallengeInitiative Calls on Businesses and Organizations Across Chicago to Provide Healthy Choices in Vending Machines
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Mar 20, 2013Mayor Emanuel Launches First Neighborhood Small Business Strategy and Appoints Small Business Advisory CouncilNew Initiatives will Support Small Business Growth in Neighborhoods Across Chicago
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Mar 17, 2013Mayor Emanuel And Retrofit Weightloss Announce the Relocation of Retrofit Inc. Headquarters to Downtown ChicagoCompany Projects In The Upcoming Year To Double Staff To 100 Employees
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Mar 17, 2013Mayor Emanuel Announces 'Opportunity Areas' As Part of Long-Term Strategic Vision to Support Growth and Development Across ChicagoNearly $3 Billion in Private and Public Funds to Bolster Neighborhoods Developments, Seize Opportunities
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Mar 15, 2013Mayor Emanuel Launches New "Farmers For Chicago" Network For Chicago Urban FarmersNew collaboration will provide farm trainees with support to launch food enterprises, make five acres of vacant city lots available to farm, and expand local supply chain for food retailers
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Mar 14, 2013Mayor Emanuel Announces Hundreds of Playgrounds To Be Rebuilt as Part of New Investments in Parks, Playgrounds and Recreational Areas Throughout the CityRebuilding Effort to Take Place Throughout the City Within Five Years; Every Child Will Have Access to a Clean, Safe, and Vibrant Playground in Their Neighborhood; Most Comprehensive Strategy of Any City to Invest in Public Spaces
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Mar 13, 2013Mayor Emanuel, Columbia College Chicago and South Loop Organizations Announce Wabash Arts CorridorCorridor to Promote Creative Assets of Educational Institutions, South Loop Organizations, Artists and Businesses
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Mar 13, 2013Chicago Named as One of Five Winners in Bloomberg Philanthropies' Mayors ChallengeChicago Wins $1 Million Prize to Build First Citywide Real-Time Analytics Platform, Making Cities Smarter and Better Places to Live
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Mar 13, 2013Windy City Hoops Basketball Nears Fundraising Goal and Has Enough Resources to Begin Play in Two Weeks$377,000 Collected to Date Thanks to Large Contributions by Sammons Financial Group and the Gardner Family Foundation and $37,000 in Small Donations; Special $25,000 Match Campaign Announced as Final Push Begun Toward Goal
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Mar 12, 2013Mayor Emanuel City Officials and More Than 140 Leading Community and Civic Organizations Launch First-Ever Citywide Summer Learning InitiativeChildren To Earn Digital “Badges” For Completing Learning Activities Across the City
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Mar 11, 2013Mayor Emanuel Expands Chicago Public Library's One Book, One Chicago to Full Year of ProgramsIsabel Wilkerson’s “The Warmth of Other Suns” to be the 2013 selection
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Mar 8, 2013Mayor Emanuel Announces Results of Sting Operation Targeting Fraudulent Immigration Service ProvidersAs National Consumer Protection Week Draws to a Close, Investigation Example of Emanuel Administration’s Improved Enforcement and Reforms Geared Toward Protecting Vulnerable Consumers from Predatory Businesses
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Mar 7, 2013Mayor Emanuel Declares City Hall Open for Small BusinessesAnnounces Opening of City Hall Small Business Center as a “One-Stop Shop” For Licenses and Permits; Creates New Chief Small Business Officer Role To Advocate for Small Businesses
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Mar 6, 2013Mayor Emanuel Tours Renovated Humboldt Park LibraryNew Space for Children Includes Dedicated STEM Area and First YOUmedia in a Branch
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Mar 6, 2013Mayor Emanuel Announces Retrofit Chicago: Commercial Buildings Initiative Doubles In SizeIncluding new office, hotel, large residential, institutional properties; total program reach to over 28 million square feet
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Mar 6, 2013Mayor Emanuel and CTA President Claypool Announce Launch of Expanded Ex-Offender Apprentice Program‘Second-Chance’ will Provide for up to 265 Rail and Bus Apprenticeships for Hard-to-Place Job Seekers
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Mar 5, 2013Mayor Emanuel Reminds Residents To Be Cautious, Allow for Extra Time as Snow System Moves Across the AreaFour to eight inches of snow expected across the city
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Mar 5, 2013Mayor Emanuel and Bloomberg LP Announce the City of Chicago Will Host the Inaugural Bloomberg Business SummitIn partnership with the Office of the Mayor of Chicago, Bloomberg LP will gather business leaders across industries to discuss vital issues facing multinational corporations
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Mar 5, 2013Wells Street Bridge Reconstruction Project In Full EffectCoordination between agencies saves $500,000; Reduces service interruptions significantly
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Feb 28, 2013Chicago Unveils New Healthy CPS Action PlanPlan Contains 60 Detailed Strategies to Improve Health and Wellness of Students; City Increasing Physical Activity Space for 150,000 Students; Doubling Number of School Gardens; Standardizing Physical Education Curriculum
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Feb 26, 2013Request for Qualifications Responses Show Strong Interest in Potential Midway Lease DealRFQ Submission Process Closed Today at 4 pm; 16 Responses Received, Showing Strong Interest
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Feb 25, 2013Mayor Emanuel and CPS CEO Byrd-Bennett Announce Full-Day Kindergarten for All CPS StudentsInvestment Ensures All 30,700 CPS Kindergarten Students Have Full, High-Quality Start To Their Education
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Feb 21, 2013Mayor Emanuel and Belly Announce Belly Will Add 150 Jobs By 2014Mayor Visits Company as Belly Logs its One-Millionth Member
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Feb 21, 2013Mayor Emanuel Announces Further Investment in Choose Chicago to Build on First Year of Success in Promoting Chicago as an International Travel DestinationPartnership Will Expand Marketing by $5 Million to Promote O’Hare and Midway Airports as Part of Mayor Emanuel’s Multi-Faceted Approach to Reach 50 Million Visitors in the City of Chicago
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Feb 20, 2013Citywide Expansion of Blue Cart Recycling BeginsFirst of Four Expansion Phases to Deliver Recycling Services to 131,000 Households
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Feb 20, 2013Mayor Emanuel Announces Private Sector Coalition to Raise $50 Million to Expand Successful Programs that Serve At-Risk Youth Across ChicagoMassive Investment Will Significantly Increase Proven and Innovative Programs Across the City; Issues Call to Chicago’s Business Sector to Get Involved
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Feb 19, 2013Ex-Im Bank Chairman Fred Hochberg and Mayor Emanuel Announce New Partnership to Help Exporters Create Jobs in ChicagoCity/State Partnership Agreement will Expand Financing Support for Chicago Small and Medium-Sized Businesses
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Feb 19, 2013Mayor Emanuel and Planet Fitness Announce New Gyms Opening in Key Communities, Creating More Than 200 New JobsNation's Largest Fitness Company Expanding Into Communities Across Chicago; Avondale Community Now Home to Largest Planet Fitness in the World
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Feb 19, 2013Mayor Emanuel, Governor Quinn and the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority Announce the Construction of a 1,200 Room “Headquarters Hotel” Near McCormick PlaceThe Full-Service Hotel Will Serve Convention and Trade Show Business Visitors, Create Nearly 2,500 Construction Jobs and 500 Permanent Jobs, and Stimulate Economic Growth in Chicago
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Feb 19, 2013Mayor Emanuel and Chicago Basketball Great Isiah Thomas Announce Expansion of “Windy City Hoops” Basketball Program for Chicago YouthAll of Chicago Asked to Step Up and Support Program Through Individual Donation Campaign to Reduce Violence; Part of Mayor’s Larger Plan to Give Alternatives and Mentoring to At-Risk Youth and Young Adults.Goal of Raising $480K in 60 Days Will Provide 3,200 Additional Opportunities for Youth in 10 Parks Across The City
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Feb 18, 2013City Colleges of Chicago Expands Education Opportunities for Chicago AdultsCCC Opens Over 20 New Adult Education Locations Offering Free ESL and GED Classes
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Feb 15, 2013Mayor Emanuel and the U.S. Navy Unveil Major Expansion in STEM Opportunities for Chicago StudentsAnnouncement Comes After President Obama Calls on Nation to Invest in STEM Education; Partnership Gives New Opportunities to Over 1,000 Chicago Students To Attend Intensive STEM Summer Camp and Enroll in College-Level Technology Courses
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Feb 15, 2013Mayor Emanuel and JenCare Announce Two New Southside Medical Centers That Will Create 70 Jobs and Serves 5,000 SeniorsNew Network of Primary and Multi-Specialty Medical Centers Means More Health Care Options for Medicare Recipients; JenCare Will Begin Hiring Almost Immediately
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Feb 14, 2013Mayor Emanuel and GoHealth Announce 250 New Jobs In ChicagoGrowing Health Care Company Makes Significant Corporate CItizenship Commitments As Well