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Preckwinkle Launches Open Data Website, data.cookcountyil.gov

By Sebastian James at September 21, 2011 | 11:16 am | 10 Comments

On Wednesday, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, joined by Cook County Board Commissioner John Fritchey and Cook County Chief Information Officer Greg Wass unveiled the County’s new “Open Data” website today.  The website is an important step in the President’s continued efforts to bring transparency and accountability to County government by making more...

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Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle unveils 3 tools to increase transparency

By Sebastian James at June 14, 2011 | 9:15 am | 8 Comments

Broadening her efforts to make County Government transparent and accountable, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle unveiled three new tools to improve public access to Cook County Board meetings and open the doors of County Government The public can now listen to live broadcasts of Cook County Board meetings with streaming internet radio and can also watch more...

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How should Cook County Government measure its performance?

By Sebastian James at May 5, 2011 | 2:24 pm | 7 Comments

In the FY 2011 budget, we lay out how much we’re planning to spend and how much of your taxes are needed. To date, Cook County has never been able to tell you the correlation between services you get versus the taxes we collect. For the first time, the County President will report this summer what the County accomplishes.  The purpose of this performance report more...

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