2014 News Archive
Plan makes county eligible for FEMA hazard mitigation grant funds.
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…
Charrette concepts from the September 23 open ideas workshop, and concepts presented on October 7th by civic groups posted online.
Annual report to Sustainability Advisory Council details progress
Cook County is moving aggressively to advance President Toni Preckwinkle’s sustainability agenda through new and existing programs that reduce waste, decrease the County’s environmenta
Event open to all military vets and their dependents
Grantees include the Inspiration Corporation, WestCare Foundation, Westside Health Authority and Youth Outreach Service
Major Step Forward in Implementation of Sustainability Goals
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
Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways has unveiled additional projects to be constructed during 2014.
On May 14th we added new salary data to the Cook County Open Data Portal containing annual salary information as of May 12, 2014. There are three previous salary data releases on the portal: September 16, 2011, September 22, 2011, and March 5, 2013.
During the past several weeks we have been working on making incremental improvements to the user experience of the data portal.
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The default display type has been changed from “compact list” to “rich list.” The Rich List display shows m
The Cook County Department of Environmental Control has received a 2014 US Environmental Protection Agency Brownfields Assessment Grant.
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
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
Cook County, the Forest Preserve District of Cook County and the Cook County Health and Hospital System are hosting a public meeting as part of a new disparity study on the Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprise (“M/WBE”) Program.
The meeting
Cook County will authorize a study that will evaluate trucking and rail freight needs and recommend improvements to the system that will lead to jobs and economic development, County Board President Toni Preckwinkle said today.
The Cook County Board
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle today recognized dozens of military veterans for their sacrifice and service to nation under the annual Silver Star Service Banner program.
Warmer weather brings with it special conditions and situations for pet owners to protect the health and welfare of their dogs and cats.
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The Partnership will play a major role in Mariano’s talent acquisition strategy
Mariano’s, a subsidiary of Roundy’s Inc., a leading grocer in the Midwest, today named the Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership, the second largest public workforce system
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced today that the County’s annual road construction program would focus heavily on restoring pavement damaged by this winter’s severe conditions.
Preckwinkle unveiled a number of road and bridge pr
Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle and Clerk of the Circuit Court Dorothy Brown today announced the opening of the new Records Storage and Digital Imaging Center located at 1330 S.