CHICAGO — The Forest Preserves of Cook County remain open, but specific locations have been closed that do not allow visitors to follow social distancing and other public health guidelines for COVID-19. Today at a press conference at Dan... Read more
Cutting red tape to get vital resources to communities being impacted by COVID-19, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle today issued an executive order accelerating the County’s ability to accept supplies, equipment and other donations from... Read more
CHICAGO — In an effort to help businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle today announced an expansive series of measures waiving various County fines, fees and deferring tax collections.“With businesses... Read more
Across Cook County, people are uniting to care for seniors and delivering groceries and medical supplies to friends and neighbors. This public health crisis has impacted all of us.The people who are detained in the Cook County Jail and the Cook... Read more
As area first responders experience a shortage of potentially life-saving coronavirus supplies, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced the Cook County Department of Emergency Management and Regional Security (EMRS) distributed more... Read more
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle joined by officials from the Cook County Department of Public Health (CCDPH) and the Cook County Department of Emergency Management and Regional Security (EMRS) announced the launch of a new emergency... Read more
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle today issued an executive order limiting public access to County facilities and reducing the number of employees in Offices Under the President required to work on-site.Under Executive Order 2020-3,... Read more
Out of an abundance of caution, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle today issued two executive orders related to the current COVID-19 virus pandemic and County operations.Using her statutory authority as the County’s chief executive officer... Read more
Building on its coordinated and collaborative approach to the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle today signed a disaster proclamation, a proactive measure giving County officials another operational tool in... Read more
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