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President Preckwinkle addresses the Board of Commissioners on October 15, 2020.

Toni Preckwinkle Announces $1.5 Million Investment to Address Root Causes of Crime and Violence in Cook County

$180,000 in grants to go to North Lawndale Employment Network and Sankofa Foundation to support Cook County’s underserved communities. Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- President Preckwinkle joined Commissioner Dennis Deer, Congressman Danny Davis, and community leaders to announce a $1.5 million investment to community-based organizations through the Justice Advisory Council (JAC). The investment[Read More…]

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Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle Announces $7 Million to Expand COVID-19 Recovery Resident Cash Assistance Program

Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, the Cook County Bureau of Economic Development and the Family Independence Initiative (FII) announced an additional $7 million in funding to expand and re-open the Cook County COVID-19 Recovery Resident Cash Assistance program to help suburban Cook County residents experiencing financial insecurity due to[Read More…]

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Executive Orders from Toni Preckwinkle Related to COVID-19 Limiting Official Meetings, Restricting Official Employee Travel

Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle issued two executive orders related to the current COVID-19 virus pandemic and County operations. The orders are made “out of an abundance of caution,” according to a statement from Cook County. Using her statutory authority as the County’s chief executive officer, the[Read More…]

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President Toni Preckwinkle Releases Report and Findings Commissioned from the Cook County Anti-Harassment Working Group

Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle today released the report from the Cook County Anti-Harassment Working Group. President Preckwinkle convened the group in October 2018 to review and enhance policies for preventing and prohibiting harassment in the workplace. Her office also conducted a Culture of Reporting Harassment survey,[Read More…]

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Toni Preckwinkle Calls For Resignation Of Sharon Brannigan

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle Calls for Resignation of Women’s Commission Member Sharon Brannigan Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Cook County Board President called for the resignation of Woman’s Commission Member Sharon Brannigan in the wake of revelations about a public Facebook post Brannigan made in January 2015. Preckwinkle said, “I was made[Read More…]

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Toni Preckwinkle Will Neither Endorse Nor Promote Proposal That Clerk of Circuit Court be Appointed

Commentary, Report By Gary Kopycinski Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle released a statement indicating that she is “neither endorsing nor promoting” a proposal by Commissioner Peter Silvestri that the Clerk of the Circuit Court be appointed, not elected. The current clerk, Dorothy Brown, was recently dubbed “Dorothy the[Read More…]

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Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle Lauds Advancement of Marriage Equality Legislation

Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle issued the following statement on the Illinois Senate passage of Marriage Equality Legislation on February 14: "I applaud the members of the Illinois Senate for taking the first step towards marriage equality in our state. Gay and lesbian couples deserve full recognition[Read More…]

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