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Watch Our “Justice Through Efficiency” Panel Discussion
By Communications Staff at May 16, 2013 | 12:24 pm | 0 Comment
On April 29, 2013 Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle was joined by distinguished jurists and the Chief of Police of Aurora, Illinois to discuss how to make the justice system more efficient. Efficient administration of justice promotes a speedy trial and all of its attendant benefits. While that constitutional right to a speedy trial should be reason enough more...
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Cook County Board Approves Lower Tax Rates for Vehicle Transfers Between Non-Retailers
By Communications Staff at May 9, 2013 | 9:03 am | 0 Comment
On May 8, 2013 the Cook County Board of Commissioners today approved an amendment to lower tax rates on the transfer of motor vehicles between county residents. The new rates, which take effect August 1, set a $90 tax on the transfer of motor vehicles nine years or older. Vehicles four to eight years old will be subject to a $175 tax. Vehicles three years old or more...
Preckwinkle Introduces Change to Parking Tax
By Communications Staff at May 9, 2013 | 8:45 am | 0 Comment
On May 8, 2013, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle introduced an amendment that would lower the rate for many individuals who park in garages and lots. After a change in state law, the County and the City of Chicago are able to implement a percentage-based rate, rather than a tiered structure. The County plans to impose a flat, 8.5% tax rate on parking more...
Cook County is Looking for Residents to Serve on the Employee Appeals Board
By Communications Staff at May 7, 2013 | 2:23 pm | 0 Comment
The Employee Appeals Board hears all appeals by any career service employee not represented by a union, of discharge, demotion, or suspension for a period of more than ten days upon request of the employee. In addition, the Employee Appeals Board may be requested by the President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners or by the Chief of Human Resources to prepare more...
President Preckwinkle Announces 2013 Roadway Projects
By mary.paleologos at May 2, 2013 | 10:54 am | 0 Comment
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle today kicked off the 2013 roadway construction season and marked the centennial anniversary of the County’s Department of Transportation and Highways. This year the department plans to allocate $35 million to improve nearly 49 lane miles of roadway in 19 municipalities across Cook County. When the department was more...
Cook County Volunteers Repair Homes on National Rebuilding Day
By Communications Staff at April 30, 2013 | 11:02 am | 0 Comment
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced today that more than 100 volunteers, including Cook County employees, completed major repairs to the homes of two elderly residents in celebration of National Rebuilding Day. The non-profit agency Rebuilding Together Metro Chicago partnered with the County to fix the two homes, located in south suburban Harvey. more...
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle Welcomes Kimberly Foxx as a New Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy and Planning
By Communications Staff at April 16, 2013 | 2:53 pm | 0 Comment
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is pleased to welcome Kimberly Foxx as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy and Planning. Foxx is a seasoned juvenile justice prosecutor with 15 years of experience conducting trials, managing teams of attorneys and developing partnerships with civic and advocacy organizations. She was most recently supervising attorney in more...
President Preckwinkle and the Council of Economic Advisors Release Report On Promoting Regional Economic Development
By Communications Staff at April 4, 2013 | 4:50 pm | 0 Comment
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle today announced a new Economic Growth Agenda outlining strategies to strengthen economic development throughout Cook County and the Chicago metropolitan region. President Preckwinkle and her Council of Economic Advisors (CEA), a group of business, non-profit and civic leaders who promote regional economic growth, offered more...
Watch: Cook County Jail Near Capacity
By Communications Staff at April 3, 2013 | 8:46 am | 1 Comments
Originally appeared in the Tuesday, April 2 edition of WTTW.com Cook County Jail is near capacity. With summer approaching, we talk with three top county officials about what can be done on Chicago Tonight at 7:00 pm. Joining us are Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, Circuit Court of Cook County Chief Judge Timothy Evans, and Cook County Sheriff Tom more...
We lock up too many people
By Communications Staff at April 2, 2013 | 8:55 am | 1 Comments
By Toni Preckwinkle, President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners. Originally published in the April 2, 2013 edition of ChicagoTribune.com As new policing strategies and legislation are being considered to address gun violence in Chicago, decisions can't be made solely through the lens of police response. Instead, they should be viewed through the broader more...
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