News Archive - Jul 2017 | CookCountyIL.gov

Statement from Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle on Judge Kubasiak’s Ruling Dismissing the Sweetened Beverage Tax Lawsuit

We applaud today’s decision by Judge Kubasiak granting our motion to dismiss the plaintiff’s lawsuit challenging the sweetened beverage tax. We believed all along that our ordinance was carefully drafted and met pertinent constitutional tests. The... Read more

Cook County Board Approves Five Tax Incentives Designed to Support Economic Growth

Cook County Commissioners today approved five proposals from President Toni Preckwinkle’s Bureau of Economic Development (BED) that will provide tax incentives to businesses in Cook County.The incentives, which will either create new or save... Read more

County Board Approves HUD Grant Awards to Suburban Cook County

The Cook County Board of Commissioners today accepted grant awards from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that will help fund infrastructure improvements, housing and human services delivery in Cook County. Included were:... Read more

Cook County Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management Offers Flooding Assistance

Flooding has impacted communities across Cook County, leaving many residents and local governments with questions about flooding assistance. While Gov. Bruce Rauner has included Cook County in the state’s disaster proclamation, Illinois does not... Read more

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle Presses Ahead on Third Party Review of Property Tax System

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced today that she has commissioned a full review of Cook County’s property tax system. The review was spurred by recent reports asserting that inequities exist in the way property taxes in Cook... Read more

Statement by Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle on FY2017 Budget Reductions

Today we regrettably laid off more than 300 employees as a result of the County’s budget crisis. The exact number continues to change as our Human Resources Department works on this issue with departments, bureaus and the offices of separately... Read more

Cook County Working to Return Brownfields to Productive Use

Initiative encourages economic development; environmental stewardshipCook County, in partnership with a coalition of seven west suburban municipalities, is working to return brownfield properties to productive use to encourage economic development.... Read more

Archdiocese of Chicago and Cook County Officials Unveil Graveside Monument for Cook County’s Indigents, Unknowns and Unborn

The Archdiocese of Chicago and Cook County officials today unveiled a black granite monument that will mark the gravesites of the indigent, unidentified and unborn during a committal service at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, 2755 W 111th St.Cardinal Blase J.... Read more

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle Calls for Resignation of Women’s Commission Member Sharon Brannigan

I was made aware late yesterday of social media posts by Sharon Brannigan, a member of our Cook County Commission on Women’s Issues. If these posts accurately reflect her views on diversity and inclusion, I believe she should step down from the... Read more

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