COOK COUNTY-- The Cook County Board of Commissioners approved agreements and funding for projects spearheaded by  the County’s Department of Transportation and Highways (DoTH) with local municipalities. The projects are designed to bolster economic development and quality of life throughout Cook County.

Elgin O’Hare I-390 Corridor

Cook County Commissioners today approved five proposals from President Toni Preckwinkle’s Bureau of Economic Development (BED) that will provide tax incentives to businesses in Cook County.

The incentives, designed to promote economic growth, were approved in the following municipalities:  Des Plaines, Evanston, Mount Prospect and Schaumburg.

On Monday morning, Cook County Animal and Rabies Control warden John Haralamos received a call from authorities of a dog found in a trash bag on the side of the road in Willow Springs. He rushed to the scene on Forest Avenue just north of 87^th Street where a male pitbull had been dumped in double-bagged trash bags.

The cold and severely dehydrated dog was rushed to a local veterinary hospital for treatment and is now continuing his recovery at South Suburban Humane Society, where staff have named him Vinny. Vinny is extremely underweight and frightened.

Joined by members of the community, the Interfaith Housing Development Corporation and other County officials (the Bureau of Economic Development, the Housing Authority of Cook County, the Cook County Land Bank Authority, and the Justice Advisory Council), President Preckwinkle broke ground at the planned site of Fifth Avenue Apartments, a 72-unit affordable housing development located in Maywood, IL.

CHICAGO—Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle’s office has published the latest annual report for Offices Under the President, Cook County at a Glance 2019.

Cook County officials announced a partnership with Metra today unveiling “2020 Cook County Census Trains” on the Rock Island and Metra Electric lines.

The lines chosen are significant in that they service Chicago’s south side and Cook County’s south suburbs, areas that encompass many hard-to-count communities for Census outreach.

The Cook County Department of Budget & Management Services (DBMS) on Thursday announced the online release of the Cook County 2020 Annual Appropriation Bill detailing funding and staffing levels for each department as well as an updated interactive website with historic budget information and detailed budget information.

CHICAGO —Cook County, the City of Chicago and State of Illinois governments as well as representatives from sister agencies gathered on Friday, January 31 at Harold Washington College to learn and discuss how government can advance racial equity at a Regional Equity Partnership Convening. About 200 government officials in leadership capacities participated in half-day workshops facilitated by the Government Alliance on Race and Equity (GARE).

CHICAGO — Today, the Cook County Board of Commissioners approved five proposals from President Toni Preckwinkle’s Bureau of Economic Development (BED) that will provide tax incentives to businesses in Cook County.

The incentives, designed to promote economic growth, were approved in the following communities: Bridgeview, Chicago, Chicago Heights, Harvey and Posen.

Program to encourage transportation investments that support the County’s priorities, including transit, cycling and freight transportation

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and the County’s Department of Transportation and Highways (DoTH) announced a call for transportation-related projects throughout Cook County as part of the County’s initiative to build and maintain a comprehensive regional transportation network.