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Building and Construction, Community

Cook County Employees Volunteer Time on National Rebuilding Day

Workers provide expertise and labor to repair, update two homes in Robbins

National Rebuilding Day brought dozens of Cook County employees who volunteered their time today to help repair two homes in south suburban Robbins.

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Building and Construction, Community

President Preckwinkle Announces LEED Gold Certification for Cook County’s Dunne Administration Building

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle today announced the County’s Dunne Administrative Building has achieved LEED Gold certification.  

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Building and Construction, Environmental

Building & Zoning Announces Online Permitting for Businesses, Residents

In order to improve customer service and efficiency for businesses and residents who reside in the unincorporated areas of Cook County, the Department of Building and Zoning, working jointly with the Department of Geographic Information Systems (…

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Building and Construction

Cook County Continues to Realize Savings Through Smaller Real Estate Footprint; Warehouse Consolidation Expected to Save Another $1.5 Million

County on track to reach its goal of a 1 million square foot reduction by 2018

Continuing her efforts to save taxpayer dollars by reducing Cook County's real estate footprint, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle has announced plan

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Budget and Financial, Building and Construction