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Cook County Strengthens Commitment to Summer Jobs Program for Youth, “One Summer Chicago”

By Sebastian James at June 18, 2012 | 11:23 am | 1 Comments

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle today was joined by several Board Commissioners to announce the County is increasing its contribution to the One Summer Plus program, a targeted jobs program directed at youth in the city’s high risk communities, to $265,000. The County’s funding to One Summer Plus will aid in providing opportunities for 700 young more...

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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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