Government News

The Cook County Department of Environmental Control will receive a federal cooperative award of $1.2 million to help bring “community shared” solar power in the region. The “Solar Market Pathways” … Continued

Appointment Announced at the Third Meeting of the Economic Development and Political Leadership of the Seven Counties of Northeast Illinois and the City of Chicago Metro Chicago Exports (MCE) today … Continued

Planning for Progress will guide Cook County’s use of an estimated $280 million in resources over the next five years. The Cook County Board of Commissioners today approved Planning for … Continued

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle today introduced a resolution to the County Board urging the Illinois General Assembly to pass HB172. The bill would restore judicial discretion by ending … Continued

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 outlined her second … Continued

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 outlined her second … Continued

Cook County has recycled more than one million pounds of old documents, reports and miscellaneous paperwork in the last year-and-a-half, confronting a decades-old problem of records storage as well as … Continued

The intersection of Central Avenue and Southwest Highway in Oak Lawn has been returned to full use as improvements underwritten by Cook County largely wrapped up this week. The heavily … Continued

Walking does work – and that’s why Cook County has teamed up with Blue Cross and Blue Shield and their WalkingWorks program to help you take steps to better health. … Continued

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