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Cook County Chief Of Staff, Kurt A. Summers, Aims To Streamline Second Largest County In The U.S.

By Communications Staff at October 22, 2012 | 5:42 pm | 1 Comments

Originally published on Sunday, October 21, by Huffington Post Black Voices: Chicago may be known as the “City That Works,” but that’s because the county -- Cook County that is -- works. In this day and age, reform (especially of the fiscal kind) is often lauded as the platform for any political campaign, so it was a no-brainer for newly elected Cook County more...

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New Gambling, Bullet Taxes in Cook County Budget

By Communications Staff at October 19, 2012 | 10:47 am | 4 Comments

  From the October 18, 2012 edition of Chicago Tonight.com Expect cigarettes, gambling, and bullets to cost more in Cook County, according to Board President Toni Preckwinkle's 2013 budget. She joins us on Chicago Tonight at 7:00 pm to discuss plugging a $268 million deficit. Read her proposals below. Click here for more...

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Budget Director Andrea Gibson Talks Revenue Increases, Spending Cuts in Speech to City Club of Chicago

By Communications Staff at September 26, 2012 | 1:40 pm | 4 Comments

Story from ChicagoTribune.com: Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is considering a combination of targeted tax and fee hikes along with cutting costs to bridge what's expected to be a $115 million budget shortfall next year. But a property tax increase remains off the table, and Preckwinkle plans to push ahead with plans to eliminate the last quarter of more...

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Cook County Receives Budget Award

By Sebastian James at July 20, 2012 | 2:40 pm | 0 Comment

Cook County’s Department of Budget and Management Services has been recognized for meeting the highest principles of governmental budgeting, President Preckwinkle announced today. The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) has chosen Cook County for their annual Distinguished Budget Presentation Award.  The award tracks more...

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President Preckwinkle Releases 2013 Preliminary Budget

By Sebastian James at June 27, 2012 | 11:49 am | 4 Comments

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle today released the preliminary budget for Fiscal Year 2013, projecting a shortfall of $267.5 million. The latest projection is a clear sign of the progress being made to stabilize County finances after preliminary budget shortfalls of $487 million for FY 2011 and $315 million for FY 2012.  President Preckwinkle pointed more...

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Preckwinkle takes new steps to strengthen budget process, collaboration

By Sebastian James at February 23, 2012 | 12:33 pm | 0 Comment

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced today the signing of an Executive Order that will strengthen the County’s Budget process and increase collaboration between the President’s office and other offices and departments throughout the County government. The Executive Order mandates the President’s office to issue a preliminary budget on June 30 of more...

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Preckwinkle takes steps to strengthen budget process, collaboration: Re-organization & Investment (ROI) Program to generate future savings

By owen.kilmer at February 23, 2012 | 11:44 am | 0 Comment

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced today the signing of an Executive Order that will strengthen the County’s Budget process and increase collaboration between the President’s office and other offices and departments throughout the County government.  The Executive Order mandates the President’s office to issue a preliminary budget on June 30 more...

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Mayor Emanuel and President Preckwinkle Announce an Additional $9.2 Million in Savings Through Collaboration

By Sebastian James at February 7, 2012 | 11:57 am | 4 Comments

Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle today met with the member of the City-County Collaboration committee, to receive a report about the advancements that the collaboration has made. Mayor Emanuel and President Preckwinkle received reports detailing the amount of savings that was realized during the second quarter, which totaled more more...

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Good Government Through the Looking Glass: The Budget Process

By Sebastian James at August 15, 2011 | 2:28 pm | 3 Comments

From the Huffington Post, August 15th, 2011: Good and responsible government mandates complete transparency of the budget process, whether it's on the national, state, or county level. Operating with a budget shortfall at any level of government involves making tough choices, and these choices certainly don't become easier as budget deadlines approach. In Cook County, more...

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President Preckwinkle Unveils Budget Website

By Sebastian James at August 8, 2011 | 3:14 pm | 4 Comments

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle today launched a new interactive website designed to show how Cook County residents’ tax dollars are being managed and to engage residents in the difficult budget choices we are facing. LINK: www.CookCountyIL.gov/2012Budget The 2012 Cook County Budget website takes a comprehensive look at the preliminary budget and more...

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