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Cook County Invites Residents to Review 2024 Hazard Mitigation Plan Draft

Plan helps communities prepare for natural disasters and makes County eligible for FEMA hazard mitigation grant fund

July 8, 2024

Cook County Department of Emergency Management and Regional Security Awards Over $2.7 Million for Urban Area Security Initiative Projects

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle along with the Cook County Department of Emergency Management and Regional Security (EMRS) today announced the recipients of 17 grants to fund projects under the 2023 Urban Area Security Initiativ

January 17, 2024

Emergency Management

President Preckwinkle Joins Calumet Park Officials to Celebrate Completion of $2.4 Million Stormwater Management Project

Reconstruction project designed to reduce street residential home flooding

December 27, 2023

Economic Development, Emergency Management

Cook County Cooling Centers Open During Excessive Heat

The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat warning for Cook County between 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday with heat indexes between 110 – 115 degrees expected.

August 23, 2023

Emergency Management

Cook County Opening Three Additional Cooling Centers During Excessive Summer Heat

Hot, humid and potentially stormy weather conditions will move across Cook County starting on Wednesday and ending Friday, according to the National Weather Service.

July 25, 2023

Emergency Management