Today, the office of Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced additional events and details for the upcoming fifth annual Racial Equity Week, to be held September 11-15, 2023.

The Cook County Department of Animal and Rabies Control urges pet owners to take special precautions to protect the health and welfare of their pets as hot and humid weather conditions settle into the area through Thursday. The department offers the following tips for pet owners to keep in mind: 

The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat warning for Cook County between 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday with heat indexes between 110 – 115 degrees expected. Dangerously hot and humid conditions will linger through Thursday evening. 

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle today applauded Moody

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced $10 million in funding today for the Businesses Reducing Impact on the Environment (BRITE) program, an initiative led by the County’s Department of Environment and Sustainability (DES). This program is available to dry cleaners, auto body and repair shops, metal finishers as well as food and beverage manufacturers in suburban Cook County and helps reduce their environmental impact through pollution reduction.

The application window for $10,000 and $20,000 grants has been extended to August 25

Landmark pension reform legislation backed by Cook County Board President Preckwinkle to responsibly ensure full funding of the County’s pension obligations was signed into law today by Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker.  

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced today the five communities selected to participate in the Climate Resiliency Planning for Communities Program spearheaded by the County’s Department of Environment and Sustainability (DES). This nearly $16 million program was announced earlier this year and will improve climate resiliency in the Villages of Bellwood, Franklin Park, Justice, Lynwood and the City of Markham over the next four years.

Today, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced the launch of a new website — arpa.cookcountyil.gov — to show how Cook County’s $1 billion in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds are being spent. The new site explains how ARPA works, displays dashboards, spotlights programs made possible through ARPA and serves as a one-stop-shop for ARPA reports and information. 

Invest in Cook grant program improves transit, pedestrian and bicycle paths as well as road and freight transportation across Cook County