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September 24, 2023 at 1:30 PM

Week in Review: Toni Preckwinkle on Abolishing Cash Bail in Illinois

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle joins Lisa Dent to talk about the Pretrial Fairness Act   Stay Connected All Week Long Originally published on wgnradio.com 9/18/23  |  Photo: AP Photo / M. Spencer Green Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle joins…

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September 17, 2023 at 1:30 PM

Week in Review: Toni Preckwinkle Honored Sept. 14th at Chamber 57 Annual Breakfast

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is among those being honored at the 11th Annual Breakfast of Chamber 57   Stay Connected All Week Long Originally published on chicagodefender.com 9/11/23 Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is among those bei…

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September 11, 2023 at 2:52 PM

Save the Date! Toni's Annual Women's Luncheon

Join us on Thursday, November 2!Hi John, Please save the date for Toni's Annual Women's Luncheon! This year, the luncheon will be taking place on Thursday, November 2 at RPM Events located at 317 N Clark Street in Chicago. Please see the flyer below for more details.  Individual seats and Table Spon…

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September 10, 2023 at 1:30 PM

Week in Review: Cook County Announces Events for Racial Equity Week

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced Tuesday, Aug. 29, a number of events in the fifth annual Racial Equity Week, to be held Sept. 11-15.   Stay Connected All Week Long Originally published on chicagodefender.com 9/2/23  |  Photo: Chicago Defend…

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September 3, 2023 at 1:30 PM

Week in Review: Happy Labor Day Cook County!

Asylum-seekers in Chicago staying in shelters and sleeping at police stations or in tents have been getting a lot of help from advocates, volunteers and everyday Chicagoans who are driven by an urgent need to help.   Stay Connected All Week Long Originally published…

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August 27, 2023 at 1:30 PM

Week in Review: Cook County Receives Bond Rating Upgrade from Moody's Investors Service

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle today applauded Moody's Investors Service upgrading Cook County’s bond rating from A2 to A1. This marks the second ratings upgrade in less than two years.   Stay Connected All Week Long Cook County Board President Toni Preck…

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August 20, 2023 at 1:30 PM

Week in Review: Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle Joins WGN-TV Political Report

  Stay Connected All Week Long Landmark pension reform legislation backed by Cook County Board President Preckwinkle to responsibly ensure full funding of the County’s pension obligations was signed into law today by Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker.   "This i…

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August 13, 2023 at 1:30 PM

Week in Review: President Preckwinkle Awards Nearly $7.8 Million to Invest in Cook Projects

Invest in Cook grant program improves transit, pedestrian and bicycle paths as well as road and freight transportation across Cook County   Stay Connected All Week Long Invest in Cook grant program improves transit, pedestrian and bicycle paths as well as road and fr…

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August 6, 2023 at 1:30 PM

Week in Review: President Preckwinkle Launches Starting Block Grant Initiative for Cook County Organizations

Cook County has unveiled the Starting Block Grant initiative, aiming to furnish capacity building resources and assistance to community-based nonprofit organizations catering to Cook County residents.   Stay Connected All Week Long Originally published on chicagod…

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July 30, 2023 at 1:30 PM

Week in Review: Celebrate ADA Month in Cook County with Empowerment and Inclusion

Enacted in 1990, the ADA stands as a cornerstone against discrimination, ensuring equal access and opportunities for people with disabilities in vital areas like employment, transportation, public accommodations and state and local government programs.   Stay Connected All Week Long …

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July 23, 2023 at 1:30 PM

Week in Review: Illinois Becomes First State To Fully Abolish Cash Bail

  Stay Connected All Week Long Originally published on blockclubchicago.org 07/18/23  |  Photo: Maxwell Evans/Block Club Chicago   Instead of a judge assigning bail, the law would trigger hearings with the judge deciding whether a defendant should be held bef…

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July 16, 2023 at 1:30 PM

Week in Review: Booming ‘Burbs: Cook and Collar Counties Make Top 20 for Economic Development

  Stay Connected All Week Long Originally published on dailyherald.com 07/07/23  |  Photo: Daily Herald File Photo   If you've noticed new company headquarters in your town or a new manufacturing facility, you aren't alone.   Site Selection has taken note, too…

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July 9, 2023 at 1:30 PM

Week in Review: Preckwinkle: Chicago’s Minimum Wage Set to Increase in July: Preckwinkle Explains What to Know

  Stay Connected All Week Long Originally published on nbcchicago.com 06/30/23  |  Photo: NBC Chicago    A yearly minimum wage increase is set to take effect in Chicago at the start of July, alongside updated provisions in the Fair Workweek Ordinance,…

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July 2, 2023 at 1:30 PM

Week in Review: Preckwinkle: No New Taxes, Fees Needed to Close Cook County’s Anticipated Budget Gap

  Stay Connected All Week Long Originally published on dailyherald.com 06/21/23  |  Photo: Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times file   Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle said no new taxes or fees are necessary to close an expected $86 million budget gap next fis…

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June 25, 2023 at 1:30 PM

Week in Review: Building Safe and Thriving Communities in Cook County

  Stay Connected All Week Long The Cook County Gun Violence Prevention and Reduction Grant initiative supports community-based organizations working to build the safe and thriving communities that all residents deserve. Since 2022, $110 million in fundi…

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June 18, 2023 at 1:30 PM

Week in Review: Cook County Says Employees and Pensioners Can Breathe a Little Easier with Long-Awaited Fixes

  Stay Connected All Week Long Originally published on chicagotribune.com 06/12/23  |  Photo: Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune   Following years of consternation about whether Cook County’s two main pension funds would fulfill its obligations to its 39,…

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June 11, 2023 at 1:30 PM

Week in Review: We Applaud the Bipartisan Passage of SB 424

  Stay Connected All Week Long Originally published on chicagotribune.com 06/05/23  |  Photo: Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune   With some Republican support, Illinois lawmakers approved a measure to expand and indefinitely extend a probation program fo…

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June 4, 2023 at 1:30 PM

Week in Review: Cook County Pension Funding Fix Approved by Illinois General Assembly

  Stay Connected All Week Long Today, President Preckwinkle joined the Cook County Justice Advisory Council (JAC) to announce an additional $10 million in grants to community-based service providers as part of the County’s Gun Violence Prevention and Reducti…

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May 28, 2023 at 1:30 PM

Week in Review: Spread the Word on How to Renew Medicaid Coverage

  Stay Connected All Week Long Originally published on chicago.suntimes.com 05/17/23  |  Photo: Chicago Sun Times / Adobe Stock   Federal estimates shows up to 15 million people — 700,00 here in Illinois — could be dis-enrolled from Medicaid when con…

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May 21, 2023 at 1:30 PM

Week in Review: Congratulations to Mayor Brandon Johnson!

  Stay Connected All Week Long Originally published on chicagobusiness.com 05/17/23  |  Photo: Jimmy Everson DVM/Flickr   By Toni Preckwinkle   Government pensions involve billions of taxpayer dollars, protect retirement nest eggs for public-sector employe…

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May 14, 2023 at 1:30 PM

Week in Review: Cook County To Erase $79M in Patient Debt

  Stay Connected All Week Long Originally published on chicago.suntimes.com 05/10/23  |  Photo: Catherine Odom/Sun-Times Cook County resident Amy Medina-Quevedo received what you might call the opposite of a bill recently.   The letter she was sent said Medin…

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May 7, 2023 at 1:30 PM

Week in Review: Happy Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month!

  Stay Connected All Week Long According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the vaccines currently available in the United States are more than 90% effective at preventing COVID-19. Getting vaccinated will protect yourself…

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April 30, 2023 at 1:30 PM

Week in Review: Cook County Funds Expansion of Road Home Program

  Stay Connected All Week Long Second Chance Month and Road Home Shine Light on Importance of Career and Support Services for Reentry Community   Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle today officially announced the expansion of its Reentry Navigation…

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April 23, 2023 at 1:30 PM

Week in Review: Cook County Partners with South Suburban College to Establish Center for Hard to Recycle Materials

  Stay Connected All Week Long Permanent recycling drop-off facility in the Southland hosts grand opening on Earth Day Saturday, April 22   Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced the grand opening of the Center for Hard to Recycle Materials …

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April 16, 2023 at 1:30 PM

Week in Review: Opinion: Cook County Health Mural Unveiled at Blue Island Health Center

  Stay Connected All Week Long Originally published on chicagobusiness.com 4/11/23    Small businesses across Illinois continue to face challenges hiring and retaining a ready workforce. While a recent poll from Small Business Majority revealed that 66% of …

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April 9, 2023 at 4:03 PM

Week in Review: Affordable Senior Housing Renovations Complete in Harvey

  Stay Connected All Week Long Originally published on thesouthlandjournal.com 3/30/23    It is clearly a new – and better – day in Harvey” said Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, speaking at a ribbon cutting at an affordable senior building. “Aft…

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April 2, 2023 at 1:30 PM

Week in Review: Chicago Runoff Election 2023: Everything You Need To Know About Voting On (Or Before) April 4

  Stay Connected All Week Long Originally published on blockclubchicago.org 3/13/23  |  Photo: Jim Vondruska/Block Club Chicago   Chicagoans will head to the polls April 4 to vote in the 2023 municipal runoff election.   The initial election was held Feb. 28…

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March 26, 2023 at 1:30 PM

Week in Review: Cook County Announces Digital Terrorism and Hate Interactive Report

  Stay Connected All Week Long The Simon Wiesenthal Center Digital Terror Report warns of increased online antisemitic, racist, anti-LGBTQ hate and violence against Black, immigrant and Jewish residents    Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle an…

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March 19, 2023 at 1:31 PM

Week in Review: Personal PAC Proudly Endorses Brandon Johnson for Mayor

  Stay Connected All Week Long Personal PAC's Board of Directors is proud to endorse Brandon Johnson for Chicago mayor.   After meeting with both Paul Vallas and Brandon, it is clear to us that Brandon Johnson is the only candidate who will protect and…

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March 12, 2023 at 1:30 PM

Week in Review: Toni Preckwinkle Backs Brandon Johnson for Chicago Mayor

  Stay Connected All Week Long Originally published on chicagotribune.com 03/07/23  |  Photo: Chicago Tribune   Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle endorsed Brandon Johnson’s bid for Chicago mayor against Paul Vallas on Tuesday morning, describing Jo…

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March 5, 2023 at 2:30 PM

Week in Review: In Celebration of Women's History Month

  Stay Connected All Week Long Cook County Health is proud to partner with Chicago ARC to bring innovative solutions to safety net patients.   Through the signed Healthcare Partner Memorandum of Understanding, Chicago ARC will source global-best di…

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February 26, 2023 at 2:30 PM

Week in Review: How to Vote in Chicago’s 2023 Municipal Elections

  Stay Connected All Week Long Originally published on wbez.org 01/26/2023  |  Photo:  Manuel Martinez / WBEZ   Chicago voters can begin casting their ballots for the next mayor. In-person early voting kicks off Thursday in the highly anticipated competit…

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February 19, 2023 at 2:31 PM

Week in Review: New Guaranteed Income Coalition Led by Toni Preckwinkle

  Stay Connected All Week Long Originally published on chicagotribune.com 02/14/2023  |  Photo:Shanna Madison / Chicago Tribune   Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle joined a coalition of other county leaders in Washington, D.C., on Monday to ann…

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February 12, 2023 at 2:30 PM

Week in Review: Nonviolence Center Named for Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., Opens: ‘Englewood Can Breathe’

  Stay Connected All Week Long Originally published on chicago.suntimes.com 02/01/2023  |  Photo: Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times   Dozens of organizations and local leaders gathered on Wednesday in Englewood to celebrate and promote the legacy of two fierc…

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February 5, 2023 at 2:31 PM

Week in Review: University of Chicago Events Planned in Honor of Black History Month

  Stay Connected All Week Long Originally published on chicagodefender.com 01/27/2023  |  Photo: Chicago Defender   Tyre Nichols should still be with us.   Instead, he fell victim to yet another instance of horrific violence perpetrated by those swo…

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January 29, 2023 at 2:30 PM

Week in Review: Toni Preckwinkle’s Chief of Staff Uses Equity Fund to Uplift Black, Brown Communitie

  Stay Connected All Week Long Originally published on chicagotribune.com 01/25/2023  |  Photo: Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune   Lanetta Haynes Turner gets choked up when she talks about family.   Turner, 45, the chief of staff for Cook County Board Pr…

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January 22, 2023 at 2:30 PM

Week in Review: President Preckwinkle Announces $23 Million for Rental Assistance

  Stay Connected All Week Long Originally published on nbcchicago.com 01/16/2023  |  Photo: Getty Images / NBC Chicago   "What I always say is his life work and our life’s work has to be trying to make this country a better place, and it’s the life’s work o…

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January 15, 2023 at 2:30 PM

Week in Review: Thousands of Cook County Residents May See Medical Debt Disappear Under New Program

  Stay Connected All Week Long Originally published on news.wttw.com 01/10/2023   Cook County has teamed up with RIP Medical Debt to erase the debt of thousands of people.   Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle said the U.S. needs universal healt…

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January 8, 2023 at 2:30 PM

Week in Review: Gen Z in the House

Stay Connected All Week Long Originally published on chicagotribune.com 01/05/2023  |  Photo: Antonio Perez / Chicago Tribune   When Nabeela Syed and Brad Fritts are sworn in as Illinois state representatives this month, both will be 23 years old, recent co…

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January 1, 2023 at 2:30 PM

Week in Review: Happy New Year Cook County!

Stay Connected All Week Long Originally published on chicagodefender.com 12/24/22  |  Photo: Chicago Defender   U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), a member of the House Committee on Appropriations and Chair of the Financial Services and General Gover…

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December 25, 2022 at 2:31 PM

Week in Review: Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah Cook County!

Stay Connected All Week Long President Preckwinkle today announced a major update to the Cook County 2010-2020 Census Demographics App. The updated interactive map makes it easier to identify a variety of demographic changes that took place in Cook County on a cen…

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December 18, 2022 at 2:30 PM

Week in Review: Jane Byrne Interchange Substantially Complete; Gov. Pritzker Attends Ribbon Cutting

Stay Connected All Week Long Originally published on abc7chicago.com 12/14/22   There was a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the long-awaited completion of the Jane Byrne Interchange on Wednesday.   The original Circle Interchange was built in the late 1950s an…

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December 11, 2022 at 2:30 PM

Week in Review: Cook County Announces $5.5M To Enhance EV Charging Across Suburbs

Stay Connected All Week Long Originally published on vfpress.news 12/07/22 | Photo: Village Free Press   Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle recently announced $5.5 million in funding for the Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Program, an initiative…

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December 4, 2022 at 2:30 PM

Week in Review: Justice Joy Cunningham Becomes 2nd Black Woman to Serve on Illinois Supreme Court

Stay Connected All Week Long Originally published on abc7chicago.com 12/01/22   Illinois has a new Supreme Court Justice who was sworn in Thursday morning. Joy Cunningham became the second Black woman to serve on the state's highest court.   She takes …

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November 27, 2022 at 3:29 PM

Week in Review: County Enrolls First Recipients into Largest Guaranteed Income Program in US

Stay Connected All Week Long Originally published on blockclubchicago.org 11/21/22  |  Photo: Maia Pandey/Block Club Chicago   The first $500 monthly checks will roll out next month for the 3,250 pilot program recipients.   Jailyn Brown might soon be able…

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November 20, 2022 at 2:31 PM

Week in Review: Cook County Board Unanimously Approves Preckwinkle’s $8.8 Billion Budget for 2023

Stay Connected All Week Long Originally published on chicagotribune.com 11/17/22  |  Photo: Erin Hooley / Chicago Tribune   Fresh off her reelection to four more years leading the Cook County Board, President Toni Preckwinkle received unanimous support Thursday …

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November 13, 2022 at 2:30 PM

Week in Review: Preckwinkle, Yarbrough Win Easily over Republican Challengers

Stay Connected All Week Long Originally published on cbsnews.com 11/08/22   Democrats swept the elections for Cook County officials Tuesday night.   Toni Preckwinkle was elected to a fourth term as Cook County Board President, capturing 67 percent of …

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November 7, 2022 at 8:11 PM

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Dear Friend, We have collected signatures, won the primary and are once again running against Bob Fioretti.  Please join us for our Final Event before we all go to the polls and vote for Toni Preckwinkle! We all know what she's accomplished throughout her leadership. She's been the progressive ch…

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November 7, 2022 at 3:15 PM

Join me TODAY in supporting my good friend, Toni Preckwinkle!

Paid for by Preckwinkle for President. A copy of our report filed with the State Board of Elections is (or will be) available on the Board's official website (www.elections.il.gov) or for purchase from the State Board of Elections, Springfield, Illinois. Preckwinkle for President1332 E. 47th S…

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November 4, 2022 at 1:44 PM

Pleae join me in supporting my good friend, Toni Preckwinkle

Paid for by Preckwinkle for President. A copy of our report filed with the State Board of Elections is (or will be) available on the Board's official website (www.elections.il.gov) or for purchase from the State Board of Elections, Springfield, Illinois. Preckwinkle for President1332 E. 47th S…

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