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Grantees include the University of Chicago, Enlace Chicago and the Illinois African-American Coalition for Prevention The Cook County Board of Commissioners today approved the first round of violence prevention, intervention … Continued

Voters will be asked whether they support banning the sale of assault weapons and requiring universal background checks for firearm transfers; and whether they believe the State should provide more … Continued

Improvements to key transportation corridor will benefit southern suburbs, residents Cook County will undertake a key road project next year designed to serve as a major tool for economic development … Continued

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 … Continued

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 … Continued

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 … Continued

The Cook County Board of Commissioners today passed its first information security ordinance, designed to ensure that information entrusted to all County agencies remains safe, secure, and protected from unauthorized … Continued

The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office will begin a pilot grief counseling program for the families of homicide victims and in other selected death cases through a program approved today … Continued