Articles filed under Cook County Board
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Cook Co. Board President to discuss issues facing county at BenedictineFeb 11, 2016 10:00 pm - Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle will discuss progress made in public safety, public health and economic development, Chicago politics and the issues facing ...
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Cook County cuts vehicle fleet, centralizes maintenanceDec 20, 2015 12:00 am - Cook County is streamlining its vehicle fleet operations for more efficient purchase, use and maintenance. Among steps in an updated Vehicle Use Policy is designation o...
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Preckwinkle outlines Cook County hotel tax plan to replace cable tax ideaNov 06, 2015 12:00 am - Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle on Friday outlined a plan for a 1 percent hotel and motel tax that replaces earlier efforts to add a 3 percent surcharge ont...
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Schneider: Preckwinkle abandoning cable TV taxNov 05, 2015 12:00 am - Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is scrapping efforts to add a 3 percent "amusement tax" to cable TV bills to help close a nearly $200 million budget shortfa...
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Preckwinkle proposes tax on cable TV, golf, bowlingOct 14, 2015 1:00 am - Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle wants to add a 3 percent tax to cable TV bills, a "tough sell" that she says nevertheless is modest compared to a penny-on-t...
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New chief of Cook County Bureau of Asset Management namedOct 11, 2015 1:00 am - The Cook County Board of Commissioners has approved Elaine Lockwood Bean's nomination as chief of the Bureau of Asset Management. According to a news release from Cook C...
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Cook County receives $26.5 million in anti-terrorism grantsOct 09, 2015 1:00 am - Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle has announced the county will receive nearly $26.5 million in federal grants to assist with security programs that combat te...
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Preckwinkle appoints Hispanic woman as key aideAug 21, 2015 1:00 am - Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle has named Anel Ruiz, currently community outreach liaison coordinator in her office, as her new deputy chief of staff. Ruiz ...
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Morrison picked for 17th District seat on Cook County BoardJul 22, 2015 1:00 am - A Palos Park businessman was picked to replace Elizabeth "Liz" Doody Gorman to represent the 17th District on the Cook County Board. Sean M. Morrison, 47, CEO of Alsip-b...
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Tony's Finer Foods could get tax break to fill Schaumburg Dominick's siteJul 15, 2015 1:00 am - Schaumburg officials are backing a proposed tax break for Itasca-based Tony's Finer Foods, if it moves into the vacant Dominick's store at the southwest corner of Schaum...