(Getty Images) Cook County, Ill., officials hope ‘Everyone Counts’ map will close gaps in access to services The Chicago-area county published an interactive map that shows socioeconomic changes based on five years of Census Bureau data. Dec 19, 2022 By Keely Quinlan
(Getty Images) VOIP upgrade ‘isn’t sexy, it’s just good government,’ CIO says Cook County, Illinois, recently completed a five-year, $25 million upgrade from traditional phone lines to voice-over-IP. May 9, 2022 By Benjamin Freed
(Pepi Stojanovski / Unsplash) County CIOs say Rescue Plan money should be used ‘realistic’ IT projects The CIO of Cook County, Illinois, said he's been looking for "shovel-ready projects" as spending from the American Rescue Plan begins. Feb 14, 2022 By Benjamin Freed
(Getty Images) Cook County, Illinois, moves out of ‘stone age’ with tax software The county, which includes Chicago, expanded a new software platform that makes tax collections on a range of goods more efficient. Jul 22, 2021 By Ryan Johnston
Getty Images Code for America’s pot-conviction clearance program heads to Illinois Cook County will use an automation tool to identify criminal records eligible to be overturned under Illinois' new marijuana legalization law. Aug 27, 2019 By Benjamin Freed
Getty Images New crime-data dashboard illuminates trends in Cook County, Ill. The tool's creators are hopeful more detailed information on regional felony cases will inform smarter policy in the nation's second-largest county. Jul 19, 2019 By Colin Wood
(Getty Images) Cook County overcomes ‘tremendous amount of skepticism’ to complete $75 million ERP upgrade Officials of the Chicago-area municipality tick off the benefits of combining eight outdated systems into a single modern solution for all 22,000 county employees. Oct 4, 2018 By Colin Wood
Cook County, Illinois, hires first chief data officer, puts new CIO on deck Dessa Gypalo, a former data director for D.C. nonprofits, is charged with advancing the local government's use and governance of data. Jul 12, 2018 By Ryan Johnston
State elections officials stress the importance of paper trails The secretaries of state from three states told a Senate committee they're making progress in securing elections, slowly. Jun 21, 2018 By Benjamin Freed
Tax analytics show county government who’s gaming the system New policies and data tools are helping Cook County, Illinois, enforce tax codes and recover tens of millions in losses and unpaid taxes. Sep 28, 2017 By Jason Shueh