On Tuesday, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced an emergency relief fund for businesses and 1099 workers in suburban Cook County.
Cook County will seed an initial $10 million for the fund, which will grant loans to gig workers and small businesses to weather the COVID-19 pandemic.
The creation of this fund comes days after Preckwinkle announced the county’s new technical assistance network with the American Business Immigration Coalition, the Illinois Restaurant Association and…
