Katie Cliff

The Cook County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday approved a resolution calling for the county to develop an outreach strategy to encourage participation in the 2020 census.

Commissioner Stanley Moore (D-Chicago), who sponsored the resolution along with Commissioner Robert Steele (D-Chicago) and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, said the county would create a census bureau committee to meet the goals set out in the resolution.

Members of a City Club panel on Thursday convened to discuss UI Labs’ CityWorks initiative arguing Chicago is uniquely suited to be a leader in urban infrastructure collaboration and improvement.

Established in 2013, UI Labs is a Chicago-based research institute that utilizes partnerships to create innovative urban solutions. The institute created the CityWorks program with the goal of improving urban infrastructure through cross-collaboration with corporate, university and city leaders.

Twenty-five years after passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the bill’s sponsor, former U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), called on local business leaders to hire more individuals with disabilities.

During a City Club of Chicago event on Wednesday, Harkin told the audience that the ADA had benefitted people with disabilities in several ways. But he said the country was still falling short on providing employment and job training to disabled individuals.

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle on Monday announced her selection of Tanya Anthony as the next Cook County budget director.