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  Cook County Tax Incentives Help 126-Year Old Company Create 40 Jobs

  May 10, 2012

  Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle today visited Gonnella Baking Company’s newly expanded facility made possible by a Class 6B tax credit that kept the company more...

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  Statement from President Preckwinkle on the 2011 Cook County Pension Fund Actuary Report

  May 3, 2012

  “The Cook County Pension fund released figures today showing that the funded ratios for Cook County and the Forest Preserve District as of December 31, 2011 are 57.5% and more...

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  President Preckwinkle Unveils 2012 Cook County Highway Plan

  May 3, 2012

  President Toni Preckwinkle unveiled the 2012 Cook County Highway Plan today, offering motorists a roadmap for construction season and all-new online information about ongoing more...

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  Preckwinkle, Berrios Urge Passage of Exemption Fraud Legislation

  May 1, 2012

  Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and Cook County Assessor Joseph Berrios on Tuesday urged the Illinois Senate to pass legislation that would target property more...

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  Task Force Recommends Eventual Elimination of Unincorporated Cook

  April 30, 2012

  The Cook County Unincorporated Task Force has completed its initial findings, and recommends that all unincorporated areas of the county be eventually annexed into more...

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  Cook County Joins with Rebuilding Together Metro Chicago for National Rebuilding Day Project

  April 30, 2012

  Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and more than 100 volunteer county workers showed their support for community revitalization by repairing two homes in Harvey more...

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  Grant Helps Cook County Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

  April 20, 2012

  In furtherance of the administration’s sustainability goals, Cook County’s Clean Diesel Program has been awarded $633,135 in grants to install pollution control more...

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  Cook County’s Provident Hospital Earns Important LEED Environmental Rating

  April 19, 2012

  Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced today that Provident Hospital has been awarded LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) Silver more...

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  Cook County Defeats Chicago In “Battle of the Bulbs” Environmental Challenge

  April 19, 2012

  Cook County is the new champion of the kilowatt-crushing “Battle of the Bulbs” competition, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced today. The energy more...

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  Cook County Announces Summer Fellowship Program

  April 18, 2012

  Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle today announced the Cook County Government Fellowship Program, a partnership with the Civic Consulting Alliance to provide summer more...