Cook County
Recent News About Cook County
-
Cook County Small Business and Supplier Diversity Commission met July 8
Cook County Small Business and Supplier Diversity Commission met Friday, July 8.
-
Cook County Alternative Health Intervention & Response (ALT-HIR) Task Force met July 6
Cook County Alternative Health Intervention & Response (ALT-HIR) Task Force met 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 6.
-
Morrison on tax bill delay: 'This is a serious financial situation that needs to be avoided'
Cook County's second-installment property tax bills are being delayed past the usual deadline of Aug. 1 to at least December, but they could possibly be pushed back even to January, a Chicago Sun-Times report said.
-
Cook County: 'We're having conversations on violence prevention'
Cook County is hosting several events to encourage violence prevention.
-
Cook County Board of Commissioners Health & Hospitals Committee met Dec. 14
Cook County Board of Commissioners Health & Hospitals Committee met Tuesday, Dec. 14.
-
"Racial Equity 101:” Preckwinkle announces mandated re-education curriculum for new Cook County employees
White Cook County employees will be required to acknowledge they are racist, that they behave in a biased way towards blacks and are responsible for blacks having lower average incomes than whites, according to Board President Toni Preckwinkle’s new mandated “racial equity” curriculum obtained by Chicago City Wire.
-
Census Bureau reports Cook County population was 5,198,275 in 2019
Cook County had a population of 5,198,275 people in 2019, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Chicago City Wire.
-
Court decides transit taxes aren’t obligated to support transportation projects in Cook County
A state appeals panel ruled Cook County officials are not required to spend transportation tax revenue on transportation projects.
-
Census Bureau reports Cook County population was 5,169,517 in 2020
Cook County had a population of 5,169,517 people in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Chicago City Wire.
-
Cook County GOP chairman states that 'Looting is never OK' no matter the context
Author Vicky Osterweil is quoted as writing that "a new energy of resistance is building across the country," in defense of looting and rioting that has gripped several American cities since June in response to police killings of Black Americans, the NPR reported in August.
-
Cook County Flag 2021 Advisory Panel met June 30
Cook County Flag 2021 Advisory Panel met 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 30.
-
Cook County Independent Revenue Forecasting Commission met July 1
Cook County Independent Revenue Forecasting Commission met 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 1.
-
Cook County Cannabis Commission met June 11
Cook County Cannabis Commission met Thursday, June 11.
-
Cook County Managed Care Committee met May 27
Cook County Managed Care Committee met Wednesday, May 27.
-
Cook county population decreases by 14,822 people between 2017 and 2018
Cook county population decreased by 14,822 people between 2017 and 2018, according to American Community Survey.
-
Cook county population decreases by 14,822 people between 2017 and 2018
Cook county population decreased by 14,822 people between 2017 and 2018, according to American Community Survey.
-
Q1 2019 Recap: Parolees in Cook County convicted of crimes involving weapons
There were 527 offenders convicted of crimes involving weapons released on parole in Cook County during the first quarter of 2019, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Chicago City Wire.
-
Q1 2019 Recap: Parolees in Cook County convicted of sex crimes
There were 22 offenders convicted of sex crimes released on parole in Cook County during the first quarter of 2019, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Chicago City Wire.
-
Q1 2019 Recap: Parolees in Cook County convicted of public safety violations
There was an offender convicted of a public safety violation released on parole in Cook County during the first quarter of 2019, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Chicago City Wire.
-
Q1 2019 Recap: Parolees in Cook County convicted of property crimes
There were 464 offenders convicted of property crimes released on parole in Cook County during the first quarter of 2019, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Chicago City Wire.