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Joe Orr Road Realignment Creates ‘Islands of Opportunity’
By mary.paleologos at January 31, 2013 | 11:18 am | 0 Comment
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced today that Joe Orr Road’s recent realignment and eventual extension into Indiana will yield economic benefits for the south suburban region. The first phase of the project, from east of Stony Island Avenue to Torrence Avenue in Lansing, moved and reconstructed Joe Orr Road further south and expanded it to more...
Cook County Approves Solid Waste Management Plan
By Sebastian James at April 3, 2012 | 3:14 pm | 12 Comments
Today the Cook County Board approved President Preckwinkle’s Solid Waste Management Plan (SWMP) for suburban Cook County, the first plan generated in 12 years. The SWMP outlines the county’s current level of waste generation, disposal and recycling, and makes recommendations for improvement. President Preckwinkle’s 2012 Plan reimagines traditional solid waste more...
Cook County Officials Launch “Rethink Your Drink” Media Campaign
By Sebastian James at January 9, 2012 | 3:48 pm | 1 Comments
As a new year begins and residents are considering resolutions to make healthy changes, the Cook County Department of Public Health launched a new campaign aimed at educating suburban Cook County (SCC) residents about the damaging health effects of consuming sugar-loaded beverages. The campaign, “Rethink Your Drink,” consists of radio, cable, transit, print and more...
Preckwinkle, Bank of America Highlight Financial Literacy Partnership
By Sebastian James at November 7, 2011 | 2:11 pm | 0 Comment
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, together with Bank of America, teamed up today to highlight their ongoing collaboration providing unemployed and underemployed residents the tools they need to find work and develop critical new skills in this difficult economy. These financial literacy workshops, designed to help people do more with less, are another more...
President Preckwinkle Speaks to the Cook County Urban Agricultural Network at 1st Annual Southland Harvest Festival
By Sebastian James at October 17, 2011 | 11:45 am | 2 Comments
Joined by Mayor Peloquin of Blue Island who hosted the Harvest Festival, President Preckwinkle spoke to a large crowd assembled at the Tommie Brown Sports Association in Blue Island, to kick-off the creation of the Cook County Urban Agricultural Network. Both President Preckwinkle and Mayor Peloquin urged those in attendance to learn about urban agriculture, as well more...
Cook County and Partners Launch Community Garden Network with Harvest Festival on Saturday, October 15 in Blue Island
By Sebastian James at October 5, 2011 | 8:45 am | 3 Comments
Join the new Cook County Bureau of Economic Development and our partners on Saturday, October 15 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. as we launch our Community Garden Network at the Harvest Festival, being held at Tommie Brown Sports Association, 2805 West 141st Street in Blue Island. Admission is free. Activities include: Gardening and fresh food more...
Public Safety Officials Announce $54 Million in Federal Funding to Protect Residents in Cook County
By Sebastian James at September 30, 2011 | 4:24 pm | 3 Comments
On Thursday, September 29th, officials from the State of Illinois, Cook County and the City of Chicago announced the award of $54.6 million in federal grant funds from the Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) to enhance the safety and security of residents in Chicago and Cook County. The grant, intended to increase preparedness efforts, will be used to undertake more...
Cook County Department of Public Health Releases Results of Youth Risk Behavior Survey
By Sebastian James at August 26, 2011 | 11:12 am | 0 Comment
The Cook County Department of Public Health (CCDPH), in collaboration with Children’s Memorial Hospital’s Child Health Data Lab and participating school administrators, conducted the first Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Survey (YRBS) for suburban Cook County (SCC). The SCC YRBS is a part of a nationwide surveying effort led by the Centers for Disease Control more...
Commission on Women’s Issues co-sponsors “Women’s Equality Day” on Friday, August 26th
By Sebastian James at August 8, 2011 | 4:36 pm | 6 Comments
Click here to listen to this event live, starting at Noon 8/26 Justice Joy V. Cunningham of the Illinois Appellate Court will be one of a number of speakers at the Women's Equality Day event on Friday, August 26th. Women's Equality Day celebrates the passage of the 19th Amendment to the U. S. Constitution, that guaranteed women the right to vote. The event will more...
Free Prescription Drug Take-back and Recycling Event in Hanover Township on Saturday, August 13th
By Sebastian James at August 3, 2011 | 9:44 am | 5 Comments
Do you have old prescriptions, electronics, car batteries, gently used clothing, and paper cluttering up your place? Bring them to the Hanover Township Building on Saturday, August 13th and recycle them at no cost. The Cook County Department of Environmental Control and Hanover Township are sponsoring a Free Recycling Extravaganza and Prescription Take-back event more...
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