Mayor's Office

Office of Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Thursday announced the food vendor lineup for the 2014 Taste of Chicago, which is scheduled to take place in Grant Park from July 9-13; Sixty-six vendors, 22 of them new to the Taste, are slated to participate in the festival

Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Wednesday said he is not concerned about the results of a recent poll by the Chicago Sun-Times’ “Early & Often” political portal that revealed only 29 percent of responding likely voters supported him and that only 8 percent of responding black Chicagoans likely to vote gave Emanuel their support; Emanuel said, “My job is to stay focused on delivering results for people and taking on the challenges the city faces”

Mayor Rahm Emanuel in a Tuesday interview acknowledged some of his shortcomings but boasted his accomplishments as mayor; Emanuel said, “There are times I need to pull back and listen,” adding, “I understand that”; Mayor also said, “I didn’t say change would be easy,” adding, “I said change would be worth the struggle,” in regard to contentious initiatives like his move to shutter 50 Chicago Public Schools last year

Office of Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Wednesday announced Mariano’s plans to open a grocery store at the intersection of King Drive and Pershing Road in Bronzeville, the former site of the Chicago Housing Authority’s Ida B. Wells Homes; Construction of the store is scheduled to begin next year, and the store is expected to create 400 new jobs

Mayor Rahm Emanuel during a Friday event at Washington Park’s KLEO Center called on disc jockeys from popular local Urban and Top 40 stations to band together to urge Chicagoans to “put the gun down”; Initiative consists of the radio DJs issuing anti-violence public service announcements on their respective stations

Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Irish President Michael Higgins on Friday in Chicago discussed immigration reform initiatives that would benefit Irish immigrants; Emanuel and Higgins also discussed economic and cultural issues

Mayor Rahm Emanuel is slated to headline two Chicago fundraisers for Hillary Rodham Clinton’s Ready for Hillary super PAC on June 5, an attempt to raise money for Clinton’s potential presidential run in 2016; Attendees can contribute as little as $20.16 in one of the events, and a second event on June 5 will cap contributions at $25,000

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell revealed in an interview with Rich Eisen of the NFL Network that Mayor Rahm Emanuel has been actively pursuing the possibility of hosting the 2015 NFL draft; Goodell said, “The two most aggressive [cities], probably, are Chicago and Los Angeles,” adding, “But we’ve heard from a few other mayors also”

Mayor Rahm Emanuel at Sumner Elementary Math & Science Community Academy in West Garfield Park on Friday touted Chicago Public Schools’ $2 million eye exam program, which is funded by the city’s cigarette tax increase and is expected to serve 45,000 students this year; Program served 30,000 students under a $1.4 million budget when it was launched last year

Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Wednesday introduced an ordinance that would allow for the operation of food trucks at six new locations in the city; Measure would allow for the operation of food trucks at 36 locations in total; Designated food truck locations are not within 200 feet of brick-and-mortar restaurants, and food trucks cannot stay in one location for more than two hours