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Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle today announced a new Economic Growth Agenda outlining strategies to strengthen economic development throughout Cook County and the Chicago metropolitan region. Nine strategies highlight need for cooperation throughout the metropolitan area.
President Preckwinkle spoke at the Contractor “Meet and Greet” on March 28. Joined by the management team from the Bureau of Economic Development and Procurement, over 100 pre-qualified Architects, Engineers and Consultants were welcomed to network and find out about upcoming Capital projects with Cook County. The focus was on why working with Cook County is now [...]
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Cook County Board of Commissioners Approve First Ten Members of the Cook County Land Bank Authority
On February 8, at a special meeting of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, the first 10 individuals nominated by President Preckwinkle to serve on the Cook County Land Bank Authority Board of Directors were approved. The new Land [...]
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President Preckwinkle attends ribbon-cutting at the Auto Show on February 9th, kicking-off this year’s show.
Joined by Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White, Dave Sloan, General Manager, Chicago Auto Show and other dignitaries, the ribbon was cut opening the doors for the 105th Auto Show, making it the oldest and largest exhibit in the country.
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President Preckwinkle attended a Roundtable sponsored by the Metropolitan Planning Council (MPC) on the Cook County Land Bank Authority on February 7. The panel was moderated by Mary Sue Barrett, President, MPC. Also on the panel along with President Preckwinkle were: Scott Goldstein, Chair, Urban Land Institute Chicago Public Policy Committee; Jim Rokakis, Director, Thriving [...]
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President Preckwinkle Names Cook County Land Bank Authority Board Of Directors
Some funding already secured
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Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced today the members of the Cook County Land Bank Authority’s Board of Directors, which will oversee the work of the land bank’s efforts to return [...]
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President Preckwinkle, speaking to a full house, was the featured speaker at the West Suburban Chamber “Toast with the Most” Legislative Action Council Breakfast to kick-off their year.
Major highlights of her speech included the final rollback of the sales tax which is critical to support retail development in the western suburbs,resulting in an overall savings [...]
Continue Reading →President Preckwinkle Speaks at the Chicago Southland Economic Development Commission (CSEDC) Quarterly Forum
Speaking to a packed auditorium of elected officials, business owners and planning officials, President Toni Preckwinkle spoke about economic development in Cook County and some of the milestones of her administration at the January 25th Chicago Southland Economic Development Commission (CSEDC) Quarterly [...]
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President Preckwinkle, Business Leaders and Cook County Commissioners Herald Repeal Of Stroger Sales Tax Increase
Taxpayers saved $440 million as a result of the tax cut
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle stood with business leaders today to herald the final rollback of the Stroger sales tax in [...]
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Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and Cook County Commissioner Bridget Gainer today introduced legislation creating a Cook County Land Bank Authority, an agency of the County tasked with acquiring vacant and abandoned properties throughout the region to seek to return them to productive use. The Cook [...]
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