Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle today announced that the Justice Advisory Council will award $2.9 million in grants aimed at reducing violence and fostering restorative justice.
Through the Justice Advisory Council, Cook County has distributed almost $18 million dollars to community partners in anti-violence, anti-recidivism and restorative justice grants.
Plan Designed to Relieve Congestion and Spur Economic Development
The Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways presented the County’s Freight Plan at the Cook County Board Meeting today. Under the leadership of Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, the County is spearheading efforts to ensure the region remains North America’s freight capital, spurring the County’s economy and creating jobs.
Cook County Commissioners today approved eight proposals from President Toni Preckwinkle’s Bureau of Economic Development (BED) that will provide tax incentives to businesses in Cook County.
The incentives, which will either create new or save existing jobs, were approved in the following communities: Elk Grove Village, Markham, Maywood, Melrose Park, Riverdale, and Wheeling.
Balanced budget includes no new taxes, fines or fees
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle today presented a proposed $5.92 billion Executive Operating Budget Recommendation for Fiscal Year 2019 that confronts the County’s financial challenges while avoiding new taxes, fines and fees.
Project completion expected in 2025
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle today joined public officials and private industry partners to mark the upcoming $474 million 75th Street Corridor Improvement Project, a linchpin in the Chicago Region Environmental and Transportation Efficiency (CREATE) Program that aims to eliminate a chokepoint at a critical South Side Chicago junction for freight and passenger trains.
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, which will either create new or save existing jobs, were approved in the following communities: Calumet City, Elk Grove Village, Posen, Wheeling and Willow Springs.
Cook County Commissioners today approved eight proposals from President Toni Preckwinkle’s Bureau of Economic Development (BED) that will provide tax incentives to businesses in Cook County.
The incentives, which will either create new or save existing jobs, were approved in the following communities: Chicago, Des Plaines, Elk Grove Village, Lyons, McCook, South Holland and Wheeling.
Recognizing that far too many Cook County residents who are released from jail or prison return to detention, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle today announced that Cook County’s Justice Advisory Council (JAC) will award $1.2 million in grants aimed at reducing recidivism.
I was surprised by Mayor Emanuel’s announcement this morning that he has decided not to seek re-election. I want to thank him for leading our city for the past eight years and also for his service to the nation –his time in Congress and as Chief of Staff to President Obama. Being mayor of the nation’s third-largest city is extraordinarily difficult and all-consuming. I wish him and Amy well in their future endeavors.
Supported by Compliance Administrator, seek end to federal oversight stemming from 1972 and 1994 Consent Decrees and Supplemental Relief Order
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced today that the County and Shakman Plaintiffs have filed in U.S. District Court a joint motion to set a hearing for finding substantial compliance and dismissal of Shakman v. The County of Cook, et al.
