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Modest Hotel/Motel Tax Would Support Critical Public Safety Functions While Helping to Close FY 16 County Budget Gap: President Preckwinkle

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle said today she will propose a 1% tax on hotels and motels in the County to provide revenue critically needed to close a gap in the County’s FY 2016 budget and fund critical public safety services in the co
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Budget and Financial, Budget and Financial

Join Cook County for GIS Day Nov. 17

Cook County is hosting a public event to celebrate maps and geospatial technology on November 17, 2015. Cook County's Geographic Information Systems (GIS) department and other local governments will demonstrate how they use geospatial technology.
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Technology

Cook County Working to Bring Western Access to O’Hare International Airport

First formal agreement approved by Board of CommissionersCook County has officially joined to drive to bring much-needed western access to O’Hare International Airport.
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Building and Construction

President Preckwinkle Announces 2015 No Cash Bid Program Update

Thirty-six taxing districts across Cook County have so far submitted requests to Cook County’s No Cash Bid Program for the 2015 program year.
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Economic Development
Economic Development, Health