Items include waiving credit card transaction fees and lowered interest rates on late payments Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle on Wednesday introduced a series of proposed measures aimed at eliminating County credit card transaction fees and lowering the interest rates for various late payments. The ordinances are expected to be called for a full board vote in December.

Industrial matching events will connect manufacturing suppliers and end users in the Chicago region The Chicago Metro Metal Consortium, organized by the Cook County Bureau of Economic Development in partnership with IMEC, annouces a series of “Manufacturing Matchmaking” events in Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry and Will Counties to increase sales opportunities for firms in primary metals, metal fabricating, metal working and machinery industries. The series of matchmaking and networking events, to be held throughout northeastern Illinois, will represent “speed-dating” opportunitie

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is encouraging public feedback at upcoming budget hearings throughout County Maintaining her commitment to government transparency and accountability, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is encouraging the public to participate in a series of upcoming hearings on the recently proposed Fiscal Year 2015 budget. Preckwinkle’s proposed budget contains no new taxes, fines or fees for the second consecutive year, continues the transformation of the Cook County Health and Hospitals System (CCHHS), takes a strategic approach to real estate manage

Improvements will add to safety for school children, enhance traffic flow Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle today joined County Commissioner John Daley, Oak Lawn Village President Dr.

The Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership and its 48 workforce agencies in Chicago and Cook County will benefit from new legislation Today, President Obama signed the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) bill, authorizing $58 billion over six years for federal workforce development programs. This bill is the first reauthorization in 11 years to the previous Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), Illinois Governor Pat Quinn, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle today announced that the Chicago area has been awarded a total of $31.475 million in funding through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Affairs’ (HUD) Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Program.

Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways has unveiled additional projects to be constructed during 2014. The list, which will continue to be updated with additional items in the coming weeks, includes street resurfacing and rehabilitation, and bridge repairs throughout various geographic areas of the County. These additional projects are being funded with the $16.7 million advance in state money awarded recently to Cook County by Gov.

Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle, Governor Pat Quinn, and Senator Dick Durbin announced today that the Chicago Metro Region is one of the first 12 locations to be designated a “Manufacturing Community” through the Investing in Manufacturing Communities Partnership (IMCP) initiative. The U.S.

Cook County and Forest Preserve District Board President Toni Preckwinkle today announced details of new legislation designed to bring the highly stressed pension funds for Cook County and Forest Preserve District employees to 100% funding status within 30 years. The legislation is expected to be introduced into the Illinois General Assembly on Tuesday, May 27, 2014.