Thursday, February 24, 2011

A Pledge to The Arts: Rahm Emmanuel, Chicago's New Mayor.

Chicago is one of my favorite cities, almost like a second home, so it came as a relief to read now Mayor-elect Rahm Emmanuel speak forthrightly about the importance of the arts to the Windy City.

"As mayor, I will maintain adequate funding for the CSO and other arts groups important to the city of Chicago, and ensure that we use our incredible public assets — like Millennium and Grant Parks — to showcase these performances."

--- Rahm Emmanuel speaking on the arts.

Few newly elected Mayors, or politicians in general, are speaking out about their commitment to the arts as Emmanuel is.

Read the full article here [Link].

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