News Archive - Jul 2018 | CookCountyIL.gov

Nearly 100 Cook County Youth Participate in Summer Jobs Program

Participants learned highly recognizable, transferable skillsThanks to a partnership between the Forest Preserves of Cook County, Friends of the Forest Preserves and the Housing Authority of Cook County, 84 youth came together to celebrate 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... Read more

Cook County Receives Grants That Will Advance Community-Based Projects

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and the Cook County Board of Commissioners today accepted annual grant awards from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to support vital infrastructure, community services and... Read more

President Preckwinkle, County Department of Transportation and Highways Announce Recipients of “Invest in Cook” Grants

County investments leverage federal and state funds to advance priority projects.The Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways (DoTH) has selected 34 projects as part of Cook County’s annual Invest in Cook grant program.The County’... Read more

Statement from Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle on Settlement with Office of the Chief Judge

On November 30, 2017, Chief Judge Timothy Evans filed a Complaint seeking enforcement of a General Administrative Order against the County. The Complaint and Administrative Order demanded funding of approximately $41 million more than the... Read more

Cook County Earns More Recognition for Its Technology Advances

For three years in a row, the Center for Digital Government (CDG) named Cook County one of America's Top 10 Digital Counties with a population of more than one million. The 2018 award identifies the best technology practices among U.S. counties,... Read more

Statement from Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle on Caldwell Woods Incident

We have worked very hard since 2010 to make the Forest Preserves of Cook County a welcoming and safe place for all. An incident in Caldwell Woods on June 14 in which a visitor to the Preserves was verbally harassed was appalling and completely... Read more

Cook County Department of Animal and Rabies Control Issues Pet Safety Tips for Summer Heat and Holidays

Heat and fireworks that mark the summer months can create special problems for pets.Dr. Tom Wake, interim administrator of Cook County’s Animal and Rabies Control, urges pet owners to make sure their pets receive rabies vaccinations.He also provides... Read more

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