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American Rescue Plan Act
Roadmap to Recovery: Cook County's American Rescue Plan Below is an overview of the recently developed Roadmap to Recovery: Cook County’s A…
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Branch Locations
Law Library Branch Locations All Law Library branch locations are now open to the public and following social distancing guidelines in orde…
Clerk of the Circuit Court
Child Support Assistance
The Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court is a participant in the federal and state funded child support collection and enforcement servi…
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Commission on Human Rights Meetings & Commissioners
The Cook County Commission on Human Rights is an eleven member board appointed by the President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, s…
Commission on Human Rights
Commission on Human Rights Reports & Guidance Documents
This page includes reports, guidance documents, and statements released by the Commission on Human Rights.
Bureau of Economic Development
Cook County Census 2020
Census by the NumbersCook County has launched an online dashboard, Census by the Numbers, in English and Spanish.
Office of the President
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Office of the President
Cook County COVID-19 Response Plan
From the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, President Preckwinkle and all of Cook County Government have worked tirelessly to protect the healt…
Planning and Development
Cook County Regional Analysis of Impediments
The Analysis of Impediments (AI) to Fair Housing Choice is a Fair Housing Planning Process that begins with a review of impediments to f…
Emergency Management and Regional Security
Cooling Centers
Cook County Cooling CentersCooling centers are available across Cook County during periods of excessive heat.When temperatures in Cook Count…
Office of the President
Digital Equity
Did you know?25% of Cook County residents lack high-speed Internet.43% of unconnected Illinois households are in Cook County.There are as ma…
Planning and Development
Disaster Recovery and Resilience - CDBG-DR
Disaster Recovery
Transportation and Highways
DUI Memorial Program
The DUI Memorial Program is offered in Cook County to provide families an opportunity to safely commemorate a loved one who die…
County Clerk
Election Judges- Cook County
The County Clerk coordinates all poll workers who act as Election Judges and Equipment Managers for suburban Cook County polling locations.…
Bureau of Economic Development
Emergency Rental Assistance Program
Adoption and Family Supportive Services
Family Services Client Education
The Cook County Department of Adoption and Family Supportive Services (DAFSS) has partnered with a non-profit organization, ALP, to provide…
Bureau of Economic Development
Growth Zones
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, Mayor Rahm Emanuel and other elected officials, launch an unprecedented effort to…
Department of Revenue
Home Rule Tax Web (mobile) application
Home Rule Tax Web (mobile) application The Home Rule Tax Reward program rewards those individuals who report violations of the Cook County…
Commission on Human Rights
Human Rights Training Videos & Resources
Fair Housing Video Collection Just Housing Amendment Screening Process The purpose of this video is to outline the three-step screening pr…
Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Maps and Geospatial Data
Cook Central: Centralizing Maps, Apps, and Data From property and boundary data, to transportation, social service, and environmental data,…
Office of the President
Open Lectures for Residents
Housing Authority of Cook County
Opportunities for Low-Income Suburban Residents
beWELL is a comprehensive resource for growth from preschool to working adult. Broken down into three phases, the goal of this resource is t…
Commission on Women's Issues
Peggy A. Montes Unsung Heroines Award
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Planning and Development
Planning and Development: Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing
Fair Housing Strategy As a recipient of funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), DPD affirmatively further…
Planning and Development
Planning and Development: Affordable Housing
Freedom's Path at Hines, VA, affordable housing for veterans, financed in part, through HOME Investment Partnership funds.
Planning and Development
Planning and Development: Community Development
Street rehabilitation project in Blue Island, Illinois.
Planning and Development
Planning and Development: Economic Development Division
The Economic Development Division of the Department of Planning and Development (DPD) manages programs designed to help businesses grow, exp…
Office of the President
Project Rainbow
Project Rainbow is a new initiative that Cook County has launched to address learning loss magnified by COVID-19 with creation of free early…
Planning and Development
Public Notices for Planning and Development
2023 Public Notices Public Notice-Published April 21st, 2023
Law Library
Remote and Equitable Access to Court Hearings
The Law Library's Remote and Equitable Access to Court Hearings (REACH) program provides residents with free computer access to attend virtu…
Law Library
Representing Yourself in Court
Resources for Self-Represented Litigants This page offers free internet resources for people representing themselves in court. In addition…
Emergency Management and Regional Security
Warming Centers
Warming Centers Available Across Cook County During Periods of Extreme ColdWhen temperatures in Cook County are expected to dip to unsafe le…
Commission on Women's Issues
Women's Commission Hearings and Reports
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Commission on Women's Issues
Women's Issues Seminars and Forums
The Commission on Women’s Issues is dedicated to providing educational seminars and forums to enhance public knowledge and discussion of wom…