cook county board president toni preckwinkle

Improved financial operations have been driven by a willingness and ability to raise revenue, robust growth in sales tax receipts, operational improvements and an influx of federal aid. #cookcounty

Governor Quinn, Commissioner Donna Miller, and Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle gave remarks highlighting the importance of this unique way to remember those who lost their lives defending our country... #cookcounty #iraqwar

“Bridging these gaps in access provides more residents the opportunity to consider the economic benefits of electric vehicle ownership.” #evcharging

The Promise Pilot is the largest publicly-funded guaranteed income pilot in American history and will send monthly payments of $500 to 3,250 Cook County residents for two years... #promisepilot

"This is going too far, we are telling people from all over the world, ‘come to Cook County, we will give you free housing and cash’ yet we can’t take care of our own," he said. The last count of homeless veterans estimated that there were more than 500 homeless veterans in Chicago alone.  #BobFioretti

These changes will result in cost savings for the county and a step forward toward reaching the County’s goal of 100% carbon neutrality by 2030

The Bridge Fund Program was launched at the beginning of August to offer local taxing jurisdictions a lower-cost borrowing option for local taxing bodies. Qualifying taxing bodies such as municipalities, park districts, schools, etc. have been able to apply for a short-term loan with the County.