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County Officials Announce New Legal Assistance Initiative: Cook County Legal Aid for Housing and Debt

COOK COUNTY, IL – Today, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle joined Chief Judge Timothy Evans, Cook County Commissioners Alma Anaya and Scott Britton, Chicago Bar Foundation Executive Director Bob Glaves, and Chicago Department of Housing
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Courts and Legal

Cook County and University of Chicago Office of Civic Engagement to offer a second round of Open Lectures for Residents

CHICAGO — Today, Cook County and the University of Chicago Office of Civic Engagement are excited to announce an additional seven weeks of Open Lectures for Residents, curated educational content for the public during the COVID-19 pandemic. 
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Pets and Animals

President Preckwinkle Launches $4 Million Covid-19 Recovery Job Training and Placement Program for Residents and Employers in Suburban Cook County

Today, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, the Cook County Bureau of Economic Development, and the Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership announced the launch of the $4 million Cook County COVID-19 Recovery Job Training and
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Economic Development

Cook County Animal and Rabies Control Celebrates Groundbreaking of South Suburban Humane Society’s New Shelter

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, Congresswoman Robin Kelly, Village President of Matteson Sheila Chalmers-Currin along with administrators from Cook County Animal and Rabies Control, South Suburban Humane Society (SSHS) and other elec
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Pets and Animals