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 ...

The Guaranteed Income Program is a social policy model where governments or organizations provide direct, recurring cash payments to individuals or families. These payments are often targeted at those ...

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 ...