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 Initiative (UASI) grant program. A total of $2,736,542 will be distributed across local fire and police departments as well as other public safety partners. 

Applications are due March 22 for programs that promote economic development, public services and transportation improvements throughout the County 

Researchers’ Analysis Reveals Homestead Exemptions Deepen Inequities in Some Cook County South and West Suburbs

The Department of Transportation and Highways urges residents to keep emergency kit in each car when driving during winter weather

Cook County could see up to eight inches of snow as a winter storm moves across the area starting tonight. The County’s Department of Transportation and Highways (DoTH) is monitoring conditions and has resources on standby to keep the 1,620 lane miles the County maintains, safe for drivers. 

Dangerously low temperatures are forecast over the next few days. Snowstorms throughout the week will give way to bitterly cold subzero temperatures starting this weekend. The frigid climate creates hazardous conditions for residents and their pets. The Cook County Department of Animal and Rabies Control reminds residents to take special precautions to keep their pets safe during this extremely cold and dangerous weather.

Today, President Preckwinkle joined Cook County elected officials, the Cook County Commission on Human Rights, and representatives from the Chicago Federation of Labor, Arise Chicago, and Shriver Center on Poverty Law to share information regarding the Cook County Paid Leave Ordinance.

New grant initiative provides Capacity Building support to organizations throughout Cook County

Medical Examiner’s Office Releases Preliminary 2023 Data

The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office is releasing preliminary statistics for cases it handled in 2023. The Office’s caseload continued to surpass pre-COVID levels, with 7,738 cases falling under the Office’s jurisdiction last year. This is a drop from a peak caseload of 16,047 in 2020. Before the pandemic began, the Office saw approximately 6,200 deaths in an average year. Much of the increase in caseload is attributed to opioid overdose deaths.

Reconstruction project designed to reduce street residential home flooding

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle joined Calumet Park Mayor Ronald Denson and other officials today to celebrate the completion of a $2.4 million stormwater management reconstruction project in Calumet Park that will greatly reduce flooding, increase water quality and improve drainage.

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle today unveiled an updated strategic plan for the next four years, the Cook County Policy Roadmap 2024-2027: Four-year Strategic Plan for the Offices Under the President.