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Cook County Board of Commissioners Passes First Information Security Ordinance

The Cook County Board of Commissioners today passed its first information security ordinance, designed to ensure that information entrusted to all County agencies remains safe, secure, and protected from unauthorized access or use.

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Technology

Presidente Preckwinkle Anuncia el Cónsul de Consejeros Latinos para el Condado de Cook

Presidente Preckwinkle de la Mesa Directiva del Condado de Cook anunció hoy la creación de un Cónsul de Consejeros Latinos compuesto de un grupo  diverso de líderes que ayudarán al Condado a desarrollar una estrategia para mejorar el…

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Cook County Receives U.S. EPA Brownfields Grant

The Cook County Department of Environmental Control has received a 2014 US Environmental Protection Agency Brownfields Assessment Grant.
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Environmental

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
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Economic Development

Cook County Pension Reform Legislation Expected to be Introduced in Springfield Today

Cook County and Forest Preserve District Board President Toni Preckwinkle today announced details of new legislation designed to bring the highly stressed pension funds for Cook County and Forest Preserve District employees to 100% funding status wit
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Budget and Financial