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Cook County Board Approves Largest Hazard Mitigation Plan in the U.S.

Plan makes county eligible for FEMA hazard mitigation grant funds.

September 11, 2014

Budget and Financial, Economic Development, Environmental, Emergency Management

President Preckwinkle announces more than $83 million in disaster recovery, public safety grants

Following approval of more than $83 million in grant awards at Wednesday’s Cook County Board meeting, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced that her office expects grant revenue for Fiscal Year 2015 to total more than $220…

September 11, 2014

Economic Development

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and Mayor Rahm Emanuel Applaud Congress For Passing The Workforce Innovation And Opportunity Act (WIOA)

The Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership and its 48 workforce agencies in Chicago and Cook County will benefit from new legislation Today, President Obama signed the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) bill, authorizing $58 billion over si

July 22, 2014

Economic Development

Senator Durbin, Governor Quinn, Mayor Emanuel And Cook County Board President Preckwinkle Announce More Than $31 Million in HUD Disaster Recovery Funding For Chicago Area

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S.

July 15, 2014

Economic Development

President Toni Preckwinkle, Governor Pat Quinn and Senator Dick Durbin Announce the Chicago Metro Region Designated One of 12 “Manufacturing Communities” by the US Department of Commerce

Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle, Governor Pat Quinn, and Senator Dick Durbin announced today that the Chicago Metro Region is one of the first 12 locations to be designated a “Manufacturing Community” through the Investing in Manufacturing Com

May 28, 2014

Economic Development