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Oct 4, 2013 Mayor Emanuel and Built In Chicago Announce the Chicago Tech Sector Raised Over a Quarter Billion of Capital Investments In the 3rd Quarter
Second best quarter ever in capital funding; $265 million in funds raised by Chicago’s tech sector; 19 tech companies raise over $1 million in funding, 44 new startups come online

 
Oct 3, 2013 Mayor Emanuel Announces Expansion of Chicago Public Library YOUmedia Digital Skills Learning Program
Budget Investment will Increase Number of Teens Served by 25 percent; Announcement Made at First of Three Budget Roundtables to Discuss 2014 Budget

 
Oct 3, 2013 Chicago Public Library Now Offers Largest Homework Help Program in Nation
Teacher in the Library and Online Tutoring Offer Study Assistance to Students 24 Hours a Day

 
Oct 2, 2013 Mayor Rahm Emanuel Removes Red-Light Cameras at 18 Intersections
New Data Show Low Incidents of Right-Angle Collisions and Low Total Crash Rate That Allow Removal of 36 Cameras

 
Oct 2, 2013 Mayor Emanuel and Choose Chicago Announce All-New Dealer Expo Moves to Chicago in 2014, 2015, and 2016
Big win for city is a result of innovative partnership between Mayor Emanuel and Carpenters’ Union; Powersports industry drives new dates, location, mission for its largest and longest running trade show

 
Oct 1, 2013 Mayor Emanuel Launches City-Wide Campaign to Help Enroll Uninsured Chicagoans
Enroll Chicago! Campaign Will Help Nearly 400,000 Uninsured Chicagoans Take Advantage of Health Care Reform

 
Oct 1, 2013 Mayor Emanuel Joins the Chicago Metropolitan Battered Women's Network to Mark the Beginning of Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Honors Victims of Abuse and Highlights Efforts to End Domestic Violence

 
Oct 1, 2013 Mayor Emanuel Announces Blackhawks Celebratory Video to Appear on City of Boston's Website on Wednesday
Video Celebrating Chicago Part of Stanley Cup Championship Wager Between Big City Mayors

 
Sep 30, 2013 Mayor Emanuel Announces Release of Final Renderings of Washington-Wabash CTA Elevated Station
“Gateway to Millennium Park” Station will Consolidate Randoph-Wabash and Madison-Wabash Stations; Construction of $75 Million Station to Begin in 2014

 
Sep 29, 2013 Revitalized 2013 Taste of Chicago Profitable for the First Time Since 2007
Festival Generated a Profit of $272,000; Generated an Estimated $106 million in Economic Impact and$2.35 Million Dollars in Tax Revenue to the City; Supported over 1,100 Jobs