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Open Data Portal May Improvements

During the past several weeks we have been working on making incremental improvements to the user experience of the data portal. Default View The default display type has been changed from “compact list” to “rich list.” The Rich List display shows m
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Open Data and Transparency

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

Cook County, Forest Preserves and Health and Hospital System Host Public Meeting on M/WBE Program

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
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Outdoor Recreation