Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle Announces Search for New Public Defender
Preckwinkle Thanks Outgoing Public Defender Abishi Cunningham for his Years of Service
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle Calls for Restoring Judicial Discretion and Ending the Illinois Law Automatically Transferring Young People from Juvenile to Adult Court
Friday’s event marks the beginning of Cook County’s participation in the White House-led “My Brother’s Keeper” Initiative to address opportunity gaps for young men of color
President Preckwinkle Statement on the Passing of Judy Baar Topinka
`12/10/2014`Import Author`I was saddened to hear this morning of the passing of Judy Baar Topinka. Judy was truly one of a kind. I admired her feisty, outspoken nature and her passion for good government. She had a track record of standing up for what she believed in, regardless of party lines.
As the first woman to be elected treasurer in Illinois, she was also a pioneer and an inspiration for other women in public service. My heart goes out to her family and friends throughout the state.
Winter Weather Brings Seasonal Challenges for Pet Owners
How to keep your dog and cat safe in cold, snow and during the holidays
Cook County, Illinois Files Fair Housing Act Lawsuit Against Wells Fargo & Co. for Predatory and Discriminatory Mortgage Lending & Foreclosure Practices
Cook County Minority Communities Devastated by Foreclosures
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle Sworn in for Second Term
Ambitious second term agenda includes robust economic development efforts
and continued reform of the county’s criminal justice and public health systems
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle Announces New Funding for Restorative Justice Programs
Effort is praised by faith and community leaders from the Reclaim Campaign
Readout on Today's Rauner-Preckwinkle Meeting
Governor-elect Bruce Rauner and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle held a positive and productive meeting today to discuss issues of mutual concern facing Cook County. The meeting included substantive discussions on a range of issues, including the need for pension reform, criminal justice reform and tax reform. Governor-elect Rauner and President Preckwinkle pledged to work closely together and with the General Assembly in the months ahead to find a bipartisan way forward on meaningful pension reform for Cook County.
Preckwinkle Urges Attendance at Transportation Plan Open Houses
A series of open houses will be hosted by the Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways (CCDoTH) as part of its public outreach campaign around the Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP).
The open houses are designed to provide updates on where planning currently stands and solicit feedback from County residents, business owners and other stakeholders that can help guide development of the LRTP, the first such plan produced by the County in more than seven decades.
The County’s goal is to produce a blueprint that links transportation to jobs and economic development, supports more
Statement from Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle on President Obama’s Executive Action on Immigration
I commend President Obama for recognizing the importance of immigration reform on millions of lives and using his executive authority to begin moving forward on this issue.
Over time, our nation has made tremendous progress in confronting inequality based on gender, race or sexual orientation. The last frontier is how we treat the undocumented.
Here in Cook County, we take great pride in the critical services we provide to all our residents, regardless of immigration status, each and every day through our health care and public safety systems.