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Toni Preckwinkle’s chief of staff uses equity fund to uplift Black, brown communities
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoLanetta Haynes Turner gets choked up when she talks about family. Turner, 45, the chief of staff for Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, is emotional when recalling her childhood growing ...
New guaranteed income coalition led by Toni Preckwinkle aims to take cash assistance national
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle joined a coalition of other county leaders in Washington, D.C., on Monday to announce an organized push for federal support of guaranteed income ...
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson cites differences on migrant response for failure to pitch in on...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 3 months agoCHICAGO — Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle on Thursday pledged to...
Black Voters Could Pick The Next Mayor Of Chicago
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe two mayoral candidates competing in the runoff -- Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson (left) and former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas...
Praise, advice for Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson at his last Cook County Board meeting: ‘Don’t...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCook County commissioners old and new heaped praise on Brandon Johnson during his last county board meeting before he’s sworn in as Chicago mayor. Sitting on the dais in the cramped boardroom ...
Cook County moving to offer employees 12 weeks paid parental leave
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 11 months 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 ...
Removing brain-damaging lead from day cares is aim of new Cook County initiative
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThough efforts to replace potentially dangerous lead service lines across Illinois have been slow...
Chicagoans celebrate July Fourth with parades, barbecues and beach trips: ‘It’s really good to...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 10 months agoChicago’s largest Fourth of July parade kicked off in Hyde Park, much to the excitement of regular...
Rep. Jesús 'Chuy' García Announces Second Run For Chicago Mayor
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDemocratic Rep. Jesús “Chuy” García announced on Thursday that he is running again for Chicago...
Guaranteed income embraced by leaders of some of largest US counties
ABC News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCounty leaders from Los Angeles County, Chicago's Cook County, Houston's Harris County and more help...