Bureau of Human Resources

Overview

The Department of Human Resources directs and coordinates all human resource activities for those departments under the jurisdiction of the President of the Cook County Board. These activities include maintaining an applicant tracking system which monitors the status of job applications which have been submitted to the Department. The Department is also responsible for classification and compensation, collective bargaining and labor-management relations.

Snapshot of Cook County Government

• Cook County employs over 22,000 employees who work in a variety of skilled jobs and trades.
• Health Care – Cook County established the nation’s first blood bank in 1937. Cook County Hospital was the first to have a dedicated unit for trauma services. Today our healthcare system treats more cancer patients than any other provider in the metropolitan area.
• Technology – Cook County’s Bureau of Technology provides technology support to Cook County offices and employees, with its wide area network providing service to more than 120 municipalities.
• Courts – Cook County oversees one of the nation’s largest unified criminal and civil justice system, and administers the largest single jail site in the country.
• Highway – Cook County maintains almost 600 miles of roads and highways.
• Land – Cook County assesses the value of more than 1.5 million parcels of taxable land, and collects and distributes tax funds as a service for local government taxing bodies.
• Safety – Cook County provides vital services to local government, from conducting elections in suburban areas to offering 911 services in unincorporated areas and municipalities.