Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. COOK COUNTY, Ill. — Cook County is moving to the next phase of its guaranteed income program after the pilot launched in 2022. The ...

Cook County is at the center of a national debate over how local governments should respond to deep, persistent economic insecurity, but whether it has locked in guaranteed income as a permanent ...

Officials in Cook County, Illinois crafted rules for a permanent guaranteed income program, building on pilot that provided 3 ...

Cook County on Monday launched of Cook County CannaBiz Pathways, a no-cost advising program for entrepreneurs working in the cannabis industry. The program will offer participants an opportunity to ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Cook County it will continue funding the medical debt forgiveness program next year, once funds run out, Board of Commissioners President Tony Preckwinkle announced Tuesday. The ...

CHICAGO — Several veteran homeowners received some much-needed help with repairs under a new program. Cook County used $1,250,000 in federal grants in the last three years to get 30 veteran homes in ...

Cook County’s pilot program to provide guaranteed income to more than 3,000 people did what it was intended to do, early findings suggest — it helped provide some economic stability. “We got to make ...

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The second-largest county in the United States has established a permanent guaranteed basic income program after the success of a previous pilot version. The Cook County Board of Commissioners ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CHICAGO — Several veteran homeowners received some much-needed help with repairs under a new program. Cook County used $1,250,000 ...