This dataset provides the list of vendors to be recommended for award at the Cook County Board Meetings and are posted below for public viewing.

M/W/DBE Participation Types
MBE = Minority Business Enterprise
WBE = Women Business Enterprise
DBE = Disadvantaged Business Enterprise
Native American (4)
African American (5)
Female (7)
Asian (8)
Hispanic (9)

Pursuant to the Employment Plan, the OIIG prepares quarterly reports listing the total number of hires, promotions, transfers and terminations involving employees during the preceding three month period, including: (i) the number and type of each such employment action; (ii) the dates of each employment action; (iii) the title of the position; and (iv) whether such employment action was pursuant to a posted or emergency hire.

The following page lists the final disposition sites of the indigents buried by the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office. Homewood Memorial Gardens Cemetery provides Latitude and Longitude coordinates. Mount Olivet provides Grave, Lot, and Block locations.

The Independent Inspector General submits a Quarterly Report to the President and the County Board. The Quarterly Report is released the 15th day of January, April, July, and October of each year. Quarterly Reports chronicle the number and type of investigations initiated, concluded or pending since the date of the last report. The Quarterly Report identifies the number and type of investigations (corruption, fraud, waste, mismanagement, unlawful political discrimination or misconduct) of any County employee, appointed officials, elected officials, contractors, subcontractors, persons seeking County Contracts, or persons seeking certification of eligibility for County contracts or other County Programs. The Quarterly Report identifies the number and type of investigations conducted by the OIIG regarding employees under the separately elected officials. The Quarterly Report identifies the number and type of recommendations made to any department heads or elected officials and whether or not the recommendation was followed.

The Independent Inspector General submits Quarterly Reports to the MWRD Board of Commissioners and Executive Director. The Quarterly Report is released the 15th day of January, April, July, and October of each year. Quarterly Reports chronicle the number and type of investigations initiated, concluded or pending since the date of the last report and whether any recommendations for remedial action were made and whether or not the recommendations were followed by the MWRD.

In order to ensure Cook County’s commitment to transparency, reports on employment actions and monitoring activities are available.

As required under the Employment Plan, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle hired a Compliance Officer whose primary responsibilities include the following:

1. Overseeing compliance with the Employment Plan

2. Maintaining and reviewing the Exempt List

3. Accepting, investigating, and reporting on complaints related to Employment Actions and the Employment Plan

4. Taking steps to evaluate, eliminate, remedy and reporting instances of Political Contacts and Unlawful Political Discrimination; and

5. Training on Employment Plan and reviewing Policies and Procedures.

If you would like to make a complaint alleging non-compliance with the Employment Plan, a Complaint Form is available or you can contact the Compliance Officer directly.

Letitia Dominici, Compliance Officer 118 N. Clark Street, 8th Floor Chicago, IL 60602 Letitia.dominici@cookcountyil.gov

Archive of budget PDFs starting with fiscal year 2002.

Pursuant to Section 2-573 of the Cook County Code of Ethics, officials that hold employment outside their elected office shall disclose such employment, or any change in employment to the Ethics Director and the Board of Ethics within 30 days of engaging in such employment or change in employment. Such disclosures by officials should be posted and made publicly available on the Ethics Departments web-page.