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Cook County Board President Preckwinkle Unveils STAR Performance Management Report
By owen.kilmer at July 7, 2011 | 10:57 am | 1 Comments
In an unprecedented effort to implement long-term financial planning and instill a new culture of accountability in Cook County government, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle unveiled the first Set Targets, Achieve Results (STAR) performance management report today, joined by elected officials from across the county. This is the first time performance more...
President Preckwinkle Announces New Leadership and Focus for Criminal Justice Agency
By owen.kilmer at July 6, 2011 | 12:06 pm | 6 Comments
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced today the formation of the Judicial Advisory Council (JAC), an agency under the Office of the President charged with the coordination and reform on the Cook County criminal justice system. The JAC will pursue President Preckwinkle’s campaign promise and long-standing priority of reforming the criminal justice more...
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President Preckwinkle Announces Overhaul of Project Shield
By Sebastian James at June 30, 2011 | 7:20 pm | 3 Comments
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced today that her administration has identified wide-reaching problems with Project Shield and are taking immediate steps to correct the waste of tax-payer dollars and life-threatening risks the project poses. With federal grant funding under the Homeland Security Urban Area Security Initiative going towards more...
President Preckwinkle Issues Executive Order Calling for Annual Preliminary Budgets
By Sebastian James at June 29, 2011 | 7:05 pm | 2 Comments
Continuing her commitment to implementing long-term financial planning at the County, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle issued an executive order requiring annual preliminary budgets from all Cook County agencies and departments. Click here to read the Executive Order, or right click and "Save As" to download The executive order, which President more...
President Preckwinkle Partners with Suburban Mayors to Distribute Funds to Local Projects
By Sebastian James at June 28, 2011 | 10:21 am | 2 Comments
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle stood with mayors from the western suburbs in Maywood today to discuss the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding that will be used to improve their communities in the near future. President Preckwinkle said that the $1.4 million in CDBG projects in the western suburbs translates into real jobs for people in the more...
Standard & Poor’s affirms Cook County long-term bond rating
By Sebastian James at June 27, 2011 | 2:00 pm | 1 Comments
The Cook County Board President issued the following statement this morning in light of Standard & Poor’s affirming Cook County’s long-term rating and forecasting a stable financial outlook. “We are very pleased to see Standard & Poor’s affirm our AA rating. Government at every level is facing economic hardship. With the fiscal pressures related to more...
Partnership for New Communities
By Sebastian James at June 24, 2011 | 10:56 am | 0 Comment
During the month of July the Partnership for New Communities, a non-profit group of business, civic and foundation leaders focused on bringing economic opportunity to communities throughout Chicago, is offering all employees of Cook County government a $15,000 “Find Your Place in Chicago” incentive should they buy a home in one of five new developments in Chicago. All more...
Apps for Metro Chicago Illinois competition launched
By Sebastian James at June 24, 2011 | 9:52 am | 7 Comments
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Governor Pat Quinn announced today the launch of Apps for Metro Chicago Illinois, an application development competition. The competition, which will take place over the next six months, will continue the historic open data efforts taking place in Chicago, the Chicago metro area, and throughout more...
President Preckwinkle and Mayor Emanuel Announce Expanded Summer Program Opportunities for Cook County Youth
By owen.kilmer at June 22, 2011 | 12:43 pm | 5 Comments
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced expanded summer program opportunities for youth across Chicago. “We’re investing in our children’s safety and in their futures,” said Mayor Emanuel. “Through coordination between the city, county, business and foundation community, an additional 2,800 kids across the city will more...
President Preckwinkle Launches Cook County Works Summer Youth Employment Program
By Sebastian James at June 20, 2011 | 2:29 pm | 2 Comments
Reaffirming her commitment to broadening the County’s economic development efforts and creating employment opportunities for youth, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle today launched the Cook County Works Youth Employment Program, aimed at providing training and employment to youth throughout the region. “We are emerging from a time of terrible economic more...
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