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Mayor's Office

Fri, 09/13/2013 - 3:31pm

Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Ray Mabus, secretary of the Navy, on Thursday observed the Critical MASS program at Michele Clark High School in the South Austin neighborhood; Program is backed by a five-year, $2 million grant afforded to the city by the Department of the Navy’s Office of Naval Research and aims to implement project-based science, technology, engineering and math lessons for Chicago Public Schools and City Colleges of Chicago students

Thu, 09/12/2013 - 2:20pm

Mayor Rahm Emanuel last week called off a $2 billion deal to privatize Midway Airport, but other public-private partnerships are in line for the city; Chicago Infrastructure Trust CEO Stephen Beitler told Crain’s Chicago Business that $75 million worth of public-private energy efficiency projects will soon be announced

Wed, 09/11/2013 - 4:20pm

Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Wednesday apologized for the actions of former Chicago Police Department Commander Jon Burge after the City Council approved settlements worth over $12 million for two victims who claim that under Burge's watch, they were tortured by Chicago police in to confessing to crimes they didn’t commit

Wed, 09/11/2013 - 11:21am

Greg Hinz, columnist for Crain’s Chicago Business, wrote that Mayor Rahm Emanuel is facing increasing pressure in regard to the city’s finances amid a failed bid to privatize Midway Airport, a potential ethics scandal involving his chief financial officer and a looming $700 million pension cliff for 2015

Tue, 09/10/2013 - 2:15pm

Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Tuesday said Lois Scott, his chief financial officer, “is a very good public servant and is doing a great job”; Comment came after it was reported by the Chicago Tribune last week that Scott awarded city bond work to Rice Financial Products, the firm that employed former Ohio Treasurer Kevin Boyce, who had previously awarded Ohio bond work to a private firm founded by Scott when he served as treasurer

Mon, 09/09/2013 - 10:16am

Mayor Rahm Emanuel was expected to announce on Monday his appointment of former Chicago Alderman Marty Oberman to the Metra Board of Directors; Oberman’s appointment, if approved by the City Council, would take effect immediately and run until June 30, 2016

Fri, 09/06/2013 - 1:07pm

Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Friday announced Chicago had 1.37 million international visitors in 2012, a 14 percent increase from the year before; Figure makes Chicago the country’s ninth most-popular city for international tourists, and Emanuel aims to break into the top five by 2020

Fri, 09/06/2013 - 11:14am

Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Thursday abandoned plans for a $2 billion privatization of Midway Airport after the venture that includes Industry Funds Management of Australia and Manchester Airports Group, one of two remaining bidders for the deal, dropped out this week; Venture was not confident it could meet Emanuel’s demands for the project

Thu, 09/05/2013 - 2:50pm

Mayor Rahm Emanuel will appear on Monday on the Late Show with David Letterman; Emanuel’s appearance will coincide with the release of “The Presidents’ Gatekeepers,” a Discovery Channel documentary on presidential chiefs of staff in which Emanuel talks about his time as President Barack Obama's chief of staff

Thu, 09/05/2013 - 11:03am

Chicago Tribune analysis found that Chicago Chief Financial Officer Lois Scott had business ties to indicted former city comptroller Amer Ahmad before she recommended that Mayor Rahm Emanuel hire him; Ahmad awarded Scott’s former firm $165,000 in bond business when he served as Ohio deputy treasurer 

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