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News Archive - Oct 2017

Cook County's Resources and Response to Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Cook County Announces Tools to Broaden Access to Solar Energy
Community shared solar power brings equity, jobs and protects the environmentThe Cook County Department of Environmental Control and its partners have completed the first-ever assessment of community solar in Cook County, which can help make the... Read more
October 23, 2017
Community, Environmental
Tobacco Bust Nets Thousands of Illegal Cigarettes in Cook County
Building on continuing efforts to crack down on the illegal cigarette trade, Cook County Department of Revenue (CCDOR) agents, in cooperation with the Sheriff’s Police, this week raided a Skokie business and discovered more than 1,500 unstamped... Read more
October 20, 2017
Cook County’s Response on Department of Justice Compliance Determination of the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant
On June 29, 2017, Cook County submitted a legal opinion to DOJ certifying compliance with federal law, specifically 8 U.S.C. §1373. We did this at DOJ's request in an attempt to ensure the continuity of federal funding that the County relies on to... Read more
October 12, 2017
New Telecom Contract to Yield Savings, Efficiencies
Cook County today added another $200,000-plus in telecommunications (telecom) savings as a result of initiatives undertaken by President Toni Preckwinkle’s Bureau of Technology (BOT) that have already yielded telecom spending cuts of more than a... Read more
October 11, 2017
Budget and Financial, Technology
Statement from Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle on Sweetened Beverage Tax Repeal Vote
Today the board exercised its collective will and set in motion a repeal of the sweetened beverage tax we approved last year. As I outlined last week, it is up to the commissioners to choose our direction on revenue, and I respect their authority to... Read more
October 10, 2017
Preckwinkle Unveils FY 2018 Executive Budget Recommendation
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle today presented a $5.36 billion Executive Budget Recommendation for Fiscal Year 2018 aimed at making the County healthier, safer and more efficient. The proposed budget avoids drastic cuts in critical... Read more
October 5, 2017
Budget and Financial
MacArthur Foundation Safety and Justice Challenge awards $1.85M grant to Cook County justice system
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation awarded a $1.85 million grant today to the Cook County justice system to safely reduce the jail population, divert certain nonviolent offenders from the court system and track efforts to remind... Read more
October 4, 2017
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