Cook County saved nearly $8.6 million and significantly decreased energy use in the first two years of implementing energy efficiency improvements by using guaranteed energy savings performance contracts.
Cook County Chief Information Officer Simona Rollinson today was named Nonprofit/Government Chief Information Officer of the Year at the annual ORBIE Awards held in partnership with the CIO Leadership Association. The award honors chief information officers who have demonstrated excellence in technology leadership.
Cook County has been recognized with an Achievement Award from the National Association of Counties (NACo) for its Medical Examiner online data portal that provides up-to-date information about deaths in Cook County’s, including those caused by gun violence and the opioid epidemic.
Cook County Animal and Rabies Control urges pet owners to take special precautions to protect the health and welfare of their pets as the weather warms up.
“Everybody looks forward to the spring and summer, even our pets,” Dr. Donna Alexander, Administrator of the Cook County Department of Animal and Rabies Control said. “But all the festivities and the changes in weather mean pet owners need to take special care of their furry friends.”
Dr. Alexander has the following suggestions:
Chicago, Illinois – April 30, 2018 –A group of ten young people will spend part of their summer learning about state and local government and politics “hands-on,” thanks to the Simon Wiesenthal Center’s Advocacy Internship Program. This project is centered on encouraging and educating the next generation of youth to the mechanics of state and municipal government. It serves college and graduate school-aged students in the Midwest Region.
The Cook County Department of Environment and Sustainability was awarded two brownfield grants from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the agency said.
These grants will aid south suburban communities in assessing possible contamination on vacant or underused properties. The grants will also aid in the remediation of properties in some south and west suburban communities. The goal is to return brownfield properties to productive use creating jobs, bolstering the local tax base and creating other local economic development benefits.
Cook County Commissioners today approved four 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: Countryside, Des Plaines and Elk Grove Village.
As a result of redevelopment activities, these incentives should support the creation of an estimated 107 new private sector full-time jobs, retain an estimated 25 full-time jobs and support 125 construction jobs.
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle unveiled the list of the County’s 2018 pavement preservation and road maintenance construction projects, offering motorists a roadmap for the upcoming construction season.
The Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways plan will improve roads in suburban municipalities at a cost of approximately $7 million dollars.
“Cook County is working diligently to maintain our existing infrastructure while also expanding our role as a regional transportation leader,” Preckwinkle said.
The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office is again hosting a Missing Persons Day to connect families, relatives and friends with loved ones who have been missing for more than one month, as well as making available resources and experts in the field.
Those with missing friends and family will be able to submit DNA samples, medical records, pictures and other records to aid in the search. Emotional support services will also be available to families.
The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office has detected the deadly anticoagulant brodifacoum as part of the investigation of the death of a 22-year-old man.
The deceased was pronounced dead March 28 at Advocate Christ Medical Center. Excessive internal bleeding was found at autopsy.
The cause of death for this patient is pending at this time.
The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office is investigating a second case that presented with similar hemorrhaging, or bleeding. Toxicology testing is underway in that case.
