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Since its inception, the dedicated unit has found 1,158 children declared missing from the foster care system. #missingchildren

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

One of the main pillars of Cook County’s Policy Roadmap and American Rescue Plan Act initiatives is to promote healthy communities by addressing food insecurity and food access. #foodinsecurity

Cook County Jail’s men’s team finished 1st in group play in the competition’s first day on Thursday, advancing to Friday’s championship round. #chess

"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

At the time of his arrest on Oct. 4, Jason Jeffries, 41, of the 5700 block of South Green Street, was on parole for a 2017 child pornography conviction, and he was a registered sex offender. Jeffries was also previously convicted of aggravated sexual abuse of a minor in 2001 in Will County. #CookCountySheriff

These vital projects boost economic development, build up regional transportation and improve the quality of life throughout Cook County. #cookcountyboard

"The county has budgeted $491 million for pensions in 2023." #cookcounty

Preckwinkle provided a snapshot of some of the many programs that are moving forward in this budget and future years using federal relief funding. #cookcounty

Cooper was killed during a carjacking allegedly committed by two men while they were on court-ordered electronic home monitoring while they awaited trial on charges for other crimes. #cookcountyboard