Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Declaring it a keystone achievement in their public safety reform efforts to reduce the jail population and right-size facilities, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart announced today that several jail buildings on the Department of Corrections campus are being demolished. Reducing the[Read More…]

Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle today announced that Cook County is upgrading its mapping system to better improve efficiency and services to residents and facilitate graphic representations of what would otherwise be available only as statistical data. Previously, only County employees who were experts in Geographic Information Systems[Read More…]

New Initiative to Attract Industrial Businesses, Accelerate Job Growth and Drive Neighborhood Investment CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 19, 2016.  Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle today launched an unprecedented effort to generate new industrial investment in Chicagoland neighborhoods. The Industrial Growth Zones program will accelerate neighborhood development in seven[Read More…]

Funding is meant to stop violence and provide alternatives to jail Chicago, IL –(ENEWSPF)—August 4, 2015. Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and Commissioner Chuy Garcia will visit the offices of the Woodlawn Restorative Justice Hub a project of Southside Together Organizing for Power’s on Wednesday August 5th at 8:30am[Read More…]

Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle today hailed a federal court’s ruling that the County has reached substantial compliance in a federal lawsuit involving conditions at the Juvenile Temporary Detention Center (JTDC), and that control of the facility should be transferred to the Chief Judge of Cook County[Read More…]

Program Designed to Encourage Chicago’s Leading Institutions to Support Neighborhood Small Businesses; Potential to Drive $80 Million in Additional Revenue to Small Businesses CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 19, 2015.  Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and World Business Chicago announced today an expansion of the Chicago Anchors for a Strong[Read More…]

City and County Exceed Goal Ahead of Schedule While Delivering Service Improvements CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 8, 2013.  Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and Mayor Rahm Emanuel today announced that at the two-year mark of the City-County Collaboration, the City and County have identified more than $70 million in savings or new[Read More…]

Goal of 22,000 Available One Summer Chicago Job Opportunities for Youth Set for 2014 CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 19, 2013.  Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle today celebrate the success of the One Summer Chicago program. For the second year under their leadership, One Summer Chicago 2013 exceeded expectations,[Read More…]