Applications for Cook County’s $42 million direct cash assistance program will open this fall, officials said Wednesday while outlining new details on the initiative they say they plan to make ...

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In a significant development for social policy in the United States, Cook County, Illinois, has made a bold decision to transform a pandemic relief pilot into a permanent initiative. This move marks a ...

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