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New Telecom Contract to Yield Savings, Efficiencies

Cook County today added another $200,000-plus in telecommunications (telecom) savings as a result of initiatives undertaken by President Toni Preckwinkle’s Bureau of Technology (BOT) that have already yielded telecom spending cuts of more than a m
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Budget and Financial, Technology

Statement from Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle on Sweetened Beverage Tax Repeal Vote

Today the board exercised its collective will and set in motion a repeal of the sweetened beverage tax we approved last year.
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Preckwinkle Unveils FY 2018 Executive Budget Recommendation

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle today presented a $5.36 billion Executive Budget Recommendation for Fiscal Year 2018 aimed at making the County healthier, safer and more efficient.
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Budget and Financial
Community, Courts and Legal, Public Safety and Jails

Preckwinkle Taps William Barnes Jr. for Cook County’s Top Homeland Security Post

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle today announced the appointment of William M. Barnes Jr. as Executive Director of the County’s Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (DHSEM).
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Emergency Management