Today, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, Cook County Commissioner Dr. Dennis Deer, Cook County Health CEO Israel Rocha, Jr., and the Cook County Department of Public Health (CCDPH) Senior Medical Officers, Dr. Kiran Joshi and Dr. Rachel Rubin, provided details of the COVID-19 Vaccination Distribution Plans for Suburban Cook County.
Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle and the Cook County Department of Public Health (CCDPH) today officially launched a comprehensive initiative to prevent opioid overdose deaths and help people with opioid use disorder find community-based treatment and support in suburban Cook County.
Today, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, the Cook County Bureau of Economic Development and the Family Independence Initiative (FII) announced an additional $7 million in funding to expand and re-open the Cook County COVID-19 Recovery Resident Cash Assistance program to help suburban Cook County residents experiencing financial insecurity due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cook County Board of Commissioners today approved a balanced $6.94 billion FY2021 budget that includes increased equity funding and no increases to existing taxes
Today, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, the Cook County Bureau of Economic Development, and the Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership announced the launch of the $4 million Cook County COVID-19 Recovery Job Training and Placement program to provide training, placement, and lay-off aversion for suburban Cook County jobseekers and employers impacted by COVID-19.
Today, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, Commissioners Donna Miller and Brandon Johnson, Bureau Chief Xochitl Flores of the Cook County Bureau of Economic Development, and the Family Independence Initiative (FII) announced the launch of the $2.1 million Cook County COVID-19 Recovery Resident Cash Assistance Program to help suburban Cook County residents experiencing financial insecurity due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, Congresswoman Robin Kelly, Village President of Matteson Sheila Chalmers-Currin along with administrators from Cook County Animal and Rabies Control, South Suburban Humane Society (SSHS) and other elected officials and community leaders attended a groundbreaking event today for a new SSHS shelter in Matteson.
The announcement marks the first time the waitlist has been opened since 2001.
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced during her annual budget address today that County officials are advancing plans to improve transit service and provide lower Metra fares for Chicago’s south side and south suburban Cook County residents.
Despite enormous COVID pressures, budget includes no increases to existing taxes.
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle on Thursday presented a proposed $6.9 billion Executive Budget Recommendation for Fiscal Year 2021 equitably addressing the fallout of the pandemic without increasing taxes or cutting critical services.
