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Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle Sworn in for Second Term

Ambitious second term agenda includes robust economic development efforts

and continued reform of the county’s criminal justice and public health systems

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Economic Development

Cook County, Illinois Files Fair Housing Act Lawsuit Against Wells Fargo & Co. for Predatory and Discriminatory Mortgage Lending & Foreclosure Practices

Cook County Minority Communities Devastated by Foreclosures

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Economic Development

Preckwinkle Urges Attendance at Transportation Plan Open Houses

A series of open houses will be hosted by the Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways (CCDoTH) as part of its public outreach campaign around the Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP). The open houses are designed to provide updates on
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Building and Construction

Readout on Today's Rauner-Preckwinkle Meeting

Governor-elect Bruce Rauner and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle held a positive and productive meeting today to discuss issues of mutual concern facing Cook County.

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Preckwinkle pushing revenue measures improving services, cutting taxpayer costs

Items include waiving credit card transaction fees and lowered interest rates on late payments Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle on Wednesday introduced a series of proposed measures aimed at eliminating County credit card transaction fee
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Budget and Financial