News Archive - Oct 2013

President Preckwinkle Announces Plan To Consolidate, Modernize County Real Estate [1]

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle today highlighted a plan that is expected to save more than $100 million over the next 15 years by consolidating and better managing county real estate. The County plans to reduce downtown office space... Read more [1]

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Performance Management: Using Data to Set Targets and Achieve Results [3]

Many private companies tout the service level they provide their customers— from product quality assurance to customer response time. You utilize government services every day. How do you know how well your government is performing? Since 2011,... Read more [3]

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Resolution Passed Thanking G.A. Finch [5]

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle today presented her Chief of Staff, G.A. Finch, with a resolution thanking him for his service to the County. On November 1, Finch is leaving Cook County to rejoin his law firm, Hoogendoorn and Talbot... Read more [5]

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President Preckwinkle Pursuing Unpaid Taxes On Real Estate Sales [7]

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle today announced her administration is establishing a new enforcement measure to go after businesses and individuals that avoid paying transfer taxes on real estate transactions by undervaluing the... Read more [7]

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President Preckwinkle Unveils Forest Preserves’ Fiscal Year 2014 Executive Budget Recommendation [9]

Forest Preserves of Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle unveiled her 2014 Executive Budget Recommendation to the Board of Commissioners. The proposed budget is $179 million and is balanced without increases to property taxes, fines or fees... Read more [10]

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President Preckwinkle Introduces 2014 Executive Budget Recommendation [12]

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle today introduced her FY 2014 Executive budget recommendation. The proposed $3.2 billion operating budget includes no new taxes, fines, or fees and makes critical investments in the County’s public health... Read more [12]

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Fall 2013 Trout Fishing Season Opens Saturday, October 19 [13]

The Forest Preserves of Cook County is pleased to announce that the fall trout fishing season starts at dawn on Saturday, October 19. Catchable-sized rainbow trout (1/2 –1 lbs) will be stocked into Axehead Lake, Belleau Lake, Horsetail Lake, and... Read more [13]

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Clerk Orr appointed Senior Fellow at Harris School [14]

The University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy announced Thursday that Cook County Clerk David Orr has been appointed a Senior Fellow. The appointment is effective September 30, 2013, and runs through June 30, 2016. “Policy... Read more [14]

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President Preckwinkle and Mayor Emanuel Announce $70.9 Million In Savings and Revenue During Second Year of Collaboration [15]

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and Mayor Rahm Emanuel today announced that the City and County have identified more than $70 million in savings and revenue, as part of its City-County Collaboration. The City and County implemented 60... Read more [15]

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President Preckwinkle Moves to Reform County Health Benefits [16]

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle today announced a proposal to reform the County’s health benefits, a move that is expected to save more than $2.2 million in next year’s budget and roughly $4 million annually. The proposal would... Read more [16]

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