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  Toni Preckwinkle · [email protected]
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…
  Toni Preckwinkle · [email protected]
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…
  Toni Preckwinkle · [email protected]
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…
  Toni Preckwinkle · [email protected]
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…
  Toni Preckwinkle · [email protected]
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…
  Toni Preckwinkle · [email protected]
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 …
  Toni Preckwinkle · [email protected]
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 …
  Toni Preckwinkle · [email protected]
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…
  Toni Preckwinkle · [email protected]
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…
  Toni Preckwinkle · [email protected]
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…
  Toni Preckwinkle · [email protected]
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…
  Toni Preckwinkle · [email protected]
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…
  Toni Preckwinkle · [email protected]
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…
  Toni Preckwinkle · [email protected]
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…
  Toni Preckwinkle · [email protected]
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…
  Toni Preckwinkle · [email protected]
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…
  Toni Preckwinkle · [email protected]
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…
  Toni Preckwinkle · [email protected]
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…
  Toni Preckwinkle · [email protected]
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…
  Toni Preckwinkle · [email protected]
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…
  Toni Preckwinkle · [email protected]
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…
  Toni Preckwinkle · [email protected]
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…
  Toni Preckwinkle · [email protected]
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…
  Toni Preckwinkle · [email protected]
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…
  Toni Preckwinkle · [email protected]
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…
  Toni Preckwinkle · [email protected]
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 …
  Toni Preckwinkle · [email protected]
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…
  Toni Preckwinkle · [email protected]
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 …
  Toni Preckwinkle · [email protected]
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 …
  Scott Kastrup · [email protected]
November 7, 2022 at 8:11 PM

See you in a few hours......

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…
  Judge Greg Mathis · [email protected]
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…
  Judge Mathis · [email protected]
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…
  Toni Preckwinkle · [email protected]
September 12, 2022 at 7:04 PM

Special Guest Announced: Women for Toni

You're invited!   Please join us for our annual Women for Toni event! We are honored to announce that our Special Guest for the event will be Hon. Delia Ramirez, Democratic Nominee for U.S. Congress, IL-3   With our luncheon Co-Chairs: Marion A. Batey, Marjorie Benton, Adele Simmons, an…
  Toni Preckwinkle · [email protected]
June 29, 2022 at 3:36 PM

We Did It!

    Dear John,   The ballots have been counted, and with receiving 75% of the votes, we can claim victory in the Democratic primary election! Thank you!   We built a strong campaign, with diverse endorsements from organizations and elected leaders throughout Cook County. And with having ra…
  Toni Preckwinkle · [email protected]
June 24, 2022 at 10:06 PM

4 Days Left!

  Dear John,   Election Day is in just 4 days! On Tuesday, June 28, Toni will be seeking re-election to her 4th term as Cook County Board President. We all know what she's accomplished throughout her leadership. She's been the progressive champion we need, fighting for expanded access to h…
  Toni Preckwinkle · [email protected]
June 24, 2022 at 4:32 PM

Take Action Now on Roe

    Dear John, Today is a devastating day with the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Let’s be clear what this decision will not do - it will not prevent women from seeking abortions. What this decision will do is force women to carry unwanted pregnancies to term, or seek dangerous and unregulated …
  Toni Preckwinkle · [email protected]
June 15, 2022 at 1:49 PM

WATCH: Our TV Commercial

  Dear John, Our campaign has released our TV commercial! Watch it here. Toni's not done fighting for progressive values that help all residents of Cook County, whether it's strengthening assistance for survivors of domestic violence and assault, or creating Cook County's first Mental Heal…
  Toni Preckwinkle · [email protected]
June 9, 2022 at 1:32 PM

LISTEN: Our Latest Radio Ad

  Dear John, Our latest radio ad is out on the airwaves! Listen here. The radio spot recounts the progressive policies and initiatives Toni has pushed her entire career to help working families throughout Cook County, including turning around Cook County's health and hospital system, and by …
  Toni Preckwinkle · [email protected]
June 7, 2022 at 3:43 PM

This Week: Toni, Terry, & Roe

    Dear John, Please join President Toni Preckwinkle and Terry Cosgrove, CEO & President of Personal PAC virtually this Thursday, June 9 from 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. for an important virtual conversation on the state of Roe and reproductive rights. Please see the flyer below for more in…
  Toni Preckwinkle · [email protected]
June 2, 2022 at 6:35 PM

Endorsed! Chicago Tribune

    Dear John, I'm proud to announce that I have earned the endorsement of the Chicago Tribune! In their endorsement, they state that I have a "record of fiscal stability, reasoned reform and, not least, a reputation for ethical, competent management". Read the full endorsement article here.…
  Toni Preckwinkle · [email protected]
May 31, 2022 at 8:02 PM

Date Change: A conversation with Toni & Terry Cosgrove of Personal PAC

    Dear John, Due to a scheduling conflict, we are changing the date of our virtual conversation with President Toni Preckwinkle and Terry Cosgrove, CEO & President of Personal PAC. The event will now be taking place on Thursday, June 9 from 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. We hope you will join u…
  Toni Preckwinkle · [email protected]
May 24, 2022 at 6:16 PM

A conversation on Roe, with Terry Cosgrove of Personal PAC

    Dear John, Please join Toni Preckwinkle and Terry Cosgrove, CEO & President of Personal PAC, on Tuesday, May 31 for an important virtual conversation on the state of Roe and reproductive rights. Please see the flyer below for more information.   A virtual link will be provided…
  Toni Preckwinkle · [email protected]
May 3, 2022 at 8:39 PM

My Statement on Roe

    Dear John, I remember a time before Roe v. Wade and know that we cannot go back. Let’s be clear: by overturning Roe, the Supreme Court is not decreasing abortion, we are decreasing safe and accessible access to healthcare as people will turn to unsafe and unregulated means to end pregnan…
  Toni Preckwinkle · [email protected]
March 31, 2022 at 7:53 PM

Help us keep up our momentum!

    Dear John, We’ve had a successful first quarter and are off and running for campaign season!   Last month, I filed 28,000 signatures to get on the ballot. Thank you to our volunteers who helped us meet this goal!    I’m proud of the coalition we’re building – this quarter, we receive…
  Toni Preckwinkle · [email protected]
March 29, 2022 at 4:25 PM

Endorsed by Personal PAC

    Dear John, I am honored to share that I have once again been endorsed by Personal PAC, one of Illinois' strongest advocates for reproductive rights.     I have always believed that reproductive rights is an issue of women's rights and human rights. That's why I have fought to make su…
  Toni Preckwinkle · [email protected]
March 21, 2022 at 3:29 PM

Join Toni Virtually This Wednesday!

    Dear John, Register today for a virtual campaign discussion with Toni! Join us this Wednesday, March 23 from 5:00 pm. - 6:00p.m. for an important campaign update from Toni and have your questions answered. Submit a question online by clicking here. Please see the flyer below for more deta…
  Team Toni · [email protected]
March 17, 2022 at 4:20 PM

Sign Toni's Birthday Card!

    Dear John, Today, Toni celebrates another milestone Birthday! We can't help but think how fitting it is that her birthday falls on St. Patrick's Day, because we are so lucky having someone like Toni fighting for us and all of Cook County. Her lifelong dedication to improving the lives o…
  Toni Preckwinkle · [email protected]
March 7, 2022 at 7:19 PM

I filed for re-election!

  Dear John, We did it!  Today, I was proud to file over 28,000 petition signatures to run for re-election as Cook County Board President. Thank you to everyone who knocked on doors, visited train stops, and helped us collect signatures. We could not have accomplished this without the s…
  Toni Preckwinkle · [email protected]
February 23, 2022 at 4:46 PM

You're Invited: Important Campaign Update

    Dear John, Register today for a virtual campaign discussion with Toni! Join us on Wednesday, March 23 from 5:00 pm. - 6:00p.m. for an important campaign update from Toni and have your questions answered. Submit a question online by clicking here. Please see the flyer below for more detail…
  Team Toni · [email protected]
February 14, 2022 at 4:39 PM

Love, Team Toni

  Dear John, You may be surprised to learn that Valentine's Day is one of Toni’s favorite holidays. It is one of the few days of the year she is not wearing her trademark blue power suit but instead, wears a red jacket. Read more about her Blue Suits of Power here! Toni enjoys this day not …