Cook County Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management Executive Director Michael Masters joined leaders from around the country to participate in Multi-Faith Crisis Management Workshop in Boston today.
The technology which manages Cook County’s property tax system would see a marked upgrade under a proposal introduced today before the Cook County Board of Commissioners.
I am deeply grateful to the commissioners who voted in favor of the sales tax proposal today.
The Finance Committee of the Cook County Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing and committee meeting on Board President Toni's Preckwinkle's proposal to increase the County's share of the sales tax by 1 percent for pension fund and legacy debt service payments, as well as to support transportation infrastructure, on Wednesday, July 15, 2015 at 10 a.m.
The Cook County Department of Facilities Management (DFM) has met its obligations under a federal court order to make substantial repairs and upgrades at Department of Corrections (DOC) facilities.
The upcoming Fourth of July holiday and an abundance of outdoor activities during hot-weather summer months should make dog owners take a cautionary approach to how they handle their pets.
Many dogs react poorly and show signs of anxiety when in the vicinity of fireworks -- even if they are securely indoors when they hear loud pyrotechnics during this time of the year, said Dr. Donna Alexander, Administrator, Cook County Department of Animal and Rabies Control.
The days of receiving paper paystubs and using sign-in sheets to track employee attendance will be permanently relegated to the past under a modernization effort being spearheaded by Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle.
Cook County government is taking important steps to embrace new technologies by installing biometric time clocks and eliminating paper paystubs, which is expected to cut payroll-related costs by minimizing payroll errors that occur with the time-worn manual process, and eradicating abuse by introducing better controls.
Cook County’s Justice Advisory Council (JAC) today received approval from the Board of Commissioners to award $700,000 in grants to seven different local organizations. The grants will fund programs aimed at prevention, intervention and reduction of violence in targeted communities throughout Chicago and the suburbs.
