The Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways recently released its 2026 Transportation and Highways construction project map. The interactive map, created by the Cook County Bureau of Technology’s Geographic Information Systems Division, includes all construction projects underway or scheduled to begin this year. Projects that preserve, modernize and expand the[Read More…]
Tag: Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle
Cook County Board unanimously approves $10.12B balanced budget
On Nov. 20, the Cook County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a balanced $10.12 billion budget for fiscal year 2026. The budget includes billions of dollars in public health, public safety and economic development funding and continues pandemic recovery efforts without layoffs, tax increases or cuts to essential services. “This[Read More…]
Cook County unveils preliminary 2026 budget forecast
Cook County unveiled the preliminary forecast on Wednesday, June 18, for the 2026 fiscal year, showing a projected gap of $211.4 million across the County’s General and Health funds. Despite the fiscal pressures and economic instability created by federal actions, this represents a decrease from last year’s $218.2 million[Read More…]
Preckwinkle vetos effort to share COVID info with first responders
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle issued a veto Tuesday striking down the Cook County Board resolution that would provide addresses of COVID-19 positive patients to suburban Cook County first responders.
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