Toni Preckwinkle and Bridget Gainer: Growing homeownership will lower property taxes for everyone
Here's how Cook County is helping homeowners manage unexpected increases in property taxes to protect homeownership.
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Toni Preckwinkle and Dr. Erik Mikaitis: Medicaid work requirements threaten a critical health care system
Advocates of Medicaid work requirements overlook a plain truth: A healthy population is essential to a productive national workforce.
Toni Preckwinkle: We are driving transformative change in Cook County through the American Rescue Plan Act
President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan Act is reshaping our communities and laying a foundation for future growth.
Op-ed: Toni Preckwinkle: We can create a more equitable Cook County if we imagine it — and then act
Imagine. Intersect. Act. What do these words mean to you? We have chosen these words as the theme this year for Cook County's annual Racial Equity Week, which is happening...
Op-ed: Toni Preckwinkle: Why I will take the COVID-19 vaccine
On Dec. 17, I had the honor of witnessing Cook County Health's first COVID-19 vaccination at John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital. Tracy Everett, an emergency nurse, was first to receive...
Commentary: Toni Preckwinkle: Our monuments and symbols reveal our values
Trauma drove me to learn our nation's history. I experienced racial trauma, like all Black children do, from an early age. I was bullied and harassed. White students routinely spewed...
Valois Restaurant
In our spring fashion special—“Diners, Dresses, & Dives”—killer cocktail attire brings a dose of glam to a few storied local spots.
Preckwinkle, Garcia op-ed: Why Anita Alvarez should resign
Public order can be maintained while justice is served, and every community can be safe. Our experienced and dedicated police officers and staff of the Cook County state's attorney merit...
Toni Preckwinkle op-ed: Why we must raise the sales tax
Let's start with simple math: One million dollars a day. It's a startling number. Cook County's pension reform plan has been stalled in Springfield for almost two years, but the...
Cleaning up the murky world of gun ownership
Cook County and Chicago are adopting a tag-team approach on gun ownership. Our goal is to increase coordination between the city and the county, step up enforcement and reduce the...