Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle today announced changes to the Cook County Department of Environmental Control, including renaming the agency and reducing some of its fees.
The chair and accompanying plaque will serve permanent reminders of those who made the ultimate sacrifice for country
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and Cook County Commissioners today unveiled a memorial chair to honor and recognize American prisoners of war and those missing in action. The POW/MIA Chair of Honor is a permanent installation in the Cook County Board Room.
Cook County partnered with Rolling Thunder, Inc., a nonprofit that works to make sure MIA’s and POW’s are never forgotten.
Initiative will broaden the reach of solar energy to residents, businesses, institutions
The Cook County Department of Environmental Control and its partners have selected 15 pilot sites to help study and establish community shared solar power in the region.
The sites selected are located throughout Cook County and reflect a variety of building and property types, including a community college, affordable housing units, a landfill, industrial sites and places of worship.
Some County buildings will go dark for global event to call attention to climate change
Cook County will turn off its non-essential lights March 25 to commemorate Earth Hour and call attention to climate change.
The Cook County Department of Facilities Management will save energy – and send a message about the role local government and Cook County residents play in cutting harmful greenhouse gas emissions – by turning off lights from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at several of its facilities.
Cook County Commissioners today approved an agreement championed by President Toni Preckwinkle that will create a pilot program to provide paid internships in high-growth industries and a career pathway for young adults.
The agreement creates a formal structure between the Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership (The Partnership) and the County’s Bureau of Economic Development (BED) and Department of Transportation and Highways (DOTH) to launch the program this summer.
Designed to improve the County’s business climate
The Cook County Board today approved a new Tax Incentive Ordinance that will work in tandem with the recently passed Workforce Ordinance for any tax incentives processed by the Cook County Bureau of Economic Development (BED).
Preckwinkle applauds actions to create, retain jobs in region
Cook County commissioners today approved proposals by President Toni Preckwinkle’s Bureau of Economic Development (BED) that will provide tax incentives to business in four suburban communities, as well as retain and create jobs.
Four separate Incentives were approved in the following communities: Bellwood, Dolton, Lynwood and Niles. These incentives should yield creation of an estimated 44 new jobs, retain an estimated 162 jobs and support approximately 45 construction jobs.
Legislation to ease and expand the expungement of juvenile arrest records was announced today by Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, state Rep. Elaine Nekritz, D-Northbrook, and state Sen. Michael Hastings, D-Orland Hills.
The Youth Opportunity and Fairness Act (HB 3817/SB 2021) would combat unlawful and overly broad sharing of juvenile records in Illinois and bring the state’s current law in line with the ABA’s model guidelines on such records.
To mark Women’s History Month, the Cook County Commission on Women’s Issues today honored 18 women for their contributions in making their communities better places to live.
As members of Congress returned to their home districts this week during recess they were confronted with tough questions about what their plans are to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that provides affordable healthcare to millions of Americans. Although the House Republicans have voted over 60 times to eliminate the ACA, or “Obamacare”, the GOP has yet to release comprehensive legislation of what the “replacement” should be.
