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Embracing New Technologies Expected to Improve Services, Save Millions in Cook County

Cook County will be taking significant steps toward replacing antiquated technologies, streamlining services and reducing costs by millions under two proposals approved by the Cook County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday.

September 9, 2015

Budget and Financial, Technology

Cook County Board Will Consider New Integrated Property Tax Technology

Upgrade would replace multiple systems with one unified modern solution

The technology which manages Cook County’s property tax system would see a marked upgrade under a proposal introduced today before the Cook County Board

July 29, 2015

Budget and Financial, Technology

Statement from Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle on Passage Of Proposal to Fund Pensions, Legacy Debt Service and Infrastructure

I am deeply grateful to the commissioners who voted in favor of the sales tax proposal today.

July 15, 2015

Budget and Financial

Preckwinkle Releases FY 2016 Preliminary Budget Forecast; Cautions Difficult Fiscal Choices Ahead for County Pension Fund shortfall drives need for new revenue

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle today released the preliminary forecast for the County's Fiscal 2016 budget, cautioning that difficult financial choices will face County…

June 30, 2015

Budget and Financial

President Preckwinkle Announces Her Choice for County Budget Director

Tanya Anthony, the current Chief Administrative Officer of the Chicago Park District, is Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle's choice to be the County's next Budget Director.

June 22, 2015

Budget and Financial