Elected Officials
Clerk Orr Announces Lobbyists Paid Over $1 Million in First Half of 2012
By Sebastian James at August 14, 2012 | 12:53 pm | 0 Comment
Lobbyists were paid $1.15 million during the first half of 2012 as they attempted to influence Cook County elected officials and high-ranking employees, Cook County Clerk David Orr announced Tuesday. The 211 active lobbyists in Cook County earned $1,154,003 and reported 540 lobbying contacts from January to June. The number of reported lobbying contacts is the lowest more...
Sheriff’s Office Launches First Sales at Daley Plaza’s Farmers Market
By Communications Staff at August 6, 2012 | 5:06 pm | 9 Comments
The Cook County Sheriff's Office is launching its latest initiative at the Farmers Market in Daley Plaza where they are selling pesticide-free produce and herbs grown at the Cook County Jail, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced."I'm very happy to see this program expand into the farmers markets and also bringing gardens into communities which may lack local more...
Reminder: Deadline Date for Appeals on Proposed Assessed Values for West Township is August 23, 2012
By Communications Staff at August 6, 2012 | 3:31 pm | 1 Comments
Cook County Assessor Joseph Berrios announced July 23rd, the mailing of reassessment notices to more than 106,000 residential property owners in West Township. Reassessment notices contain proposed values that will be reflected on second-installment tax bills, which will be due in the fall of 2013. Taxpayers have 30 days to file an appeal on their proposed assessed more...
Board of Review Commissioner Larry Rogers, Jr. Continues Pre-Registration Property Tax Appeal Initiative Throughout Cook County
By Communications Staff at July 26, 2012 | 8:29 am | 2 Comments
Commissioner Larry Rogers, Jr., of the Cook County Board of Review, has hosted more than a half dozen pre-registration property tax appeal forums throughout Cook County since July 9th. Taxpayers have come out in the hundreds seeking relief from the excessive property tax bills they have recently received. Commissioner Rogers’ Pre-Registration Initiate will come to more...
Governor Quinn Signs Bill Increasing Participation of Minority and Woman-owned Businesses in FPDCC Contracts
By Sebastian James at July 18, 2012 | 3:25 pm | 0 Comment
Governor Pat Quinn today signed a new law today allowing the Forest Preserve District of Cook County to establish provisions to address the underuse of minority and women-owned businesses (MBE/WBE) with respect to construction and procurement contracts. The bill was a high priority to Cook County Board President Preckwinkle’s administration and she hand-delivered it more...
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Cook County real estate downturn and lower equalizer combine for 10% revenue drop
By Sebastian James at July 18, 2012 | 1:00 pm | 0 Comment
Cook County Clerk David Orr on Wednesday released the 2011 TIF revenue report, which shows just under $729 million was collected in the 443 active tax increment financing (TIF) districts in Chicago (163 TIFs) and the Cook County suburbs (280 TIFs). “The 2011 report shows that 80 percent of all Chicago TIFs saw double-digit revenue drops,” said Orr. “Only ten more...
Clerk Brown Co-sponsors Records Relief Seminar on July 20th
By Sebastian James at July 11, 2012 | 9:33 am | 1 Comments
Cook County Clerk of the Court Dorothy Brown is a co-sponsor of the "Records Relief Seminar." The event is a full-service seminar to assist an advise individuals with past criminal records through preparation of expungement and sealing petitions, as well as in‐depth advice on the clemency process, certificates and waivers. Attendees will also be able to receive more...
Guilty Plea Marks 54th Conviction In Counterfeit Checks Investigation
By Sebastian James at July 10, 2012 | 4:27 pm | 0 Comment
Cook County prosecutors have secured the guilty plea of a Chicago man who was involved in a Chicago-based counterfeit check cashing ring that produced and cashed an estimated $2 million worth of phony checks, according to the Office of Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez. Deangelo Evans, 27, of Chicago, has pled guilty to the charge of Continuing a Financial more...
Assessor Berrios Alerts Homeowners to Check Second-Installment Tax Bills for Exemptions
By Sebastian James at July 10, 2012 | 12:01 pm | 4 Comments
Cook County Assessor Joseph Berrios alerted taxpayers that they should carefully check their second-installment tax bills which will be arriving in mailboxes early this week to ensure they receive all the money-saving exemptions to which they are entitled. “It’s critical that all eligible homeowners review their tax bills to ensure their exemptions appear on their more...
Forest Preserve District Opens New Kickapoo Woods Bicycle and Walking Trail in Riverdale, IL
By Sebastian James at July 3, 2012 | 10:16 am | 1 Comments
Forest Preserve District of Cook County General Superintendent Arnold Randall, Forest Preserve District Board Commissioner Deborah Sims, Harvey Mayor Eric Kellogg, Dixmoor Mayor Keevan Grimmett and other project partners and community leaders were on hand for the official opening of the Kickapoo Woods Bicycle and Walking Trail. The ribbon cutting was followed by more...
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