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County appoints insider as new inspector general
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 18 hours agoA new watchdog will be taking over the Cook County Office of the Independent Inspector General, responsible for rooting out waste, fraud and corruption...
Cook County moving to offer employees 12 weeks paid parental leave
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWorkers across Cook County government could soon be eligible for 12 weeks of paid parental leave under a proposal from Cook County Commissioner Bridget Degnen and Board President Toni Preckwinkle ...
Cook County’s guaranteed income plan draws 206,000 applicants
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMore than 200,000 people put their names in for Cook County’s guaranteed income pilot program. Cook...
Cook County chips in to help buy hotels in Evanston and Oak Park for people who are homeless; also...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 9 months agoUsing some of the federal dollars Cook County received to assist with the COVID-19 pandemic, county...
Cook County aims to restart small business grant program it halted after a white business owner sued
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 12 months agoTen months after announcing but then stalling a grant program to help small businesses that...
Brandon Johnson has spent four years on the Cook County Board. Does his record there stand up to the...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoOn the mayoral campaign trail, Brandon Johnson leans heavily on his tenure on the Cook County Board of Commissioners. It’s an important chapter in his background as a candidate who’s otherwise ...
Editorial: For the Cook County Board. Deer, Gordon, Podgorski, Daley, Hu, Morita, Britton,...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDemocrats have a stranglehold on Cook County governance. From Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle on down, every executive office is held by a Democrat.On the current county board, ...