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President Preckwinkle Announces Distribution of Laptops to Low-income, Housing Authority Households with School-age Children across Suburban Cook County

Today, President Preckwinkle joined the Housing Authority of Cook County (HACC) to mark Digital Inclusion Week by announcing a new initiative to provide laptops for all school-age HACC residents who are still in need of e-learning devices for the…

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From left: HACC Executive Director Rich Monocchio, Robbins Mayor Tyrone Ward and President Preckwinkle distribute laptops to Flowers residents following the announcement on October 7, 2020.
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Cook County Named Top Ten Digital County by the Center for Digital Government

The Center for Digital Government (CDG) named Cook County one of America's…

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Housing Authority of Cook County and Comcast Announce Partnership to Provide Free Internet Service to School-age Housing Authority Residents across Suburban Cook County

Today, the Housing Authority of Cook County (HACC) and Comcast announced a partnership to provide in-home, high-speed Internet service to Housing Authority residents with school-age children through the Internet Essentials Partnership…

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Housing and Property, Technology
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Cook County Earns URISA Exemplary System Recognition for Medical Examiner Online Data Portal

The Cook County Medical Examiner Maps and Data Portal today received the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA) Exemplary System recognition.

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Open Data and Transparency, Technology