Elected Officials
Cook County Partners With League of Women Voters to Launch New Transparency Measures
By Sebastian James at April 16, 2012 | 2:58 pm | 5 Comments
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, Cook County Clerk David Orr, and the League of Women Voters of Cook County held a press conference Monday, April 16th to announce new transparency measures for the Cook County Board. The measures are aimed at making it easier for residents to access and understand Cook County Board proceedings. Efforts were focused on more...
Preckwinkle, Commissioner Murphy Announce Completion of Innovative Wind Turbine Project
By Sebastian James at April 11, 2012 | 1:18 pm | 4 Comments
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle today marked the completion of the Lynwood Wind Study Project, a unique partnership between the U.S. Department of Energy, Cook County and the Village of Lynwood that led to the construction of two different models of wind turbine and a data center. The newly completed turbines will provide several opportunities for the more...
Cook County Board of Review Online Filing System Successful in First Year; Over 90,000 PIN Appeals Received Online
By Sebastian James at April 2, 2012 | 3:08 pm | 0 Comment
In its first year of operation, the Cook County Board of Review online filing system received appeals on more than 90,000 PINs for the 2011 tax appeal session. Property owners filed over 25% of their appeals online, including over 36% of all individual appeals. The online filing system is the first phase in modernizing the Cook County Board of Review and makes more...
One-Stop Property Tax Portal Open for Business
By Sebastian James at April 2, 2012 | 2:03 pm | 12 Comments
A consolidated website that offers one-stop shopping for property tax information is complete and available for use by the public, President Preckwinkle and Treasurer Maria Pappas announced today. Cook County’s Property Tax Portal can be accessed through www.CookCountyPropertyInfo.com, and through individual office home pages, such as: www.cookcountyil.gov. more...
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Tomorrow marks end of Early Voting, deadline to apply for mail ballot
By Sebastian James at March 14, 2012 | 1:23 pm | 0 Comment
Cook County Clerk David Orr reminds voters tomorrow is the last chance to participate in Early Voting before Tuesday's Presidential Primary. "If you are at all concerned that you won't make it to your polling place on Tuesday, visit an Early Voting site before 5 p.m. tomorrow," Orr said. Tomorrow is also the deadline for the Clerk's office to receive mail ballot more...
Preckwinkle Urges Passage of “Market Fairness Act” Championed by U.S. Senator Durbin
By Sebastian James at March 6, 2012 | 9:28 am | 1 Comments
At the National Association of Counties (NACo) Legislative Conference this past weekend, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle passed a resolution in support of the “Marketplace Fairness Act,” a bipartisan proposal aimed at leveling the playing field between local retailers with a physical presence in a community and online retailers. United States Senator more...
Mail voting now available for all voters
By Sebastian James at February 27, 2012 | 9:06 am | 4 Comments
For the first time in a Presidential Primary Election, all voters in Illinois may request a mail ballot to cast their vote, Clerk David Orr announced Thursday. “In the past, you needed an absentee excuse to vote by mail,” Orr said. “All voters are now eligible for a mail ballot, bringing one more convenient option for participating in the more...
Suburban Cook County’s Early Voting starts Monday at 43 locations
By Sebastian James at February 24, 2012 | 3:53 pm | 0 Comment
Early Voting for the March 20 Presidential Primary Election is set to start Monday, February 27 at 42 locations in suburban Cook County and one in downtown Chicago, according to Cook County Clerk David Orr "You don't have to wait until March 20 to cast a vote in this election," Orr said. "Take advantage of the convenience of Early Voting." Early Voting runs through more...
New County Web Portal Offers One-Stop Property Tax Information
By Sebastian James at February 16, 2012 | 1:20 pm | 8 Comments
President Toni Preckwinkle and Treasurer Maria Pappas were joined by Assessor Joseph Berrios, Clerk David Orr, Recorder of Deeds Eugene Moore and Board of Review Commissioners Michael Cabonargi, Larry Rogers, and Dan Patlak in announcing the creation of a consolidated website that will offer one-stop shopping for property tax information. “We are making one of more...
Cook County’s Vacant Building Ordinance Takes Effect
By Sebastian James at February 14, 2012 | 12:42 pm | 4 Comments
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced that the County’s Vacant Building Ordinance goes into effect today. The ordinance is aimed at eliminating blight in communities hit hard by the foreclosure crisis by requiring owners and mortgagees to register their properties with the County and maintain the interior and exterior of the buildings to certain more...
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