Comm. Bridget Degnen (D-12) speaks at a news conference about a 2025 budget amendment funding wraparound services for reproductive health patients on Nov. 21, 2024. [Livestream]

The Cook County Board of Commissioners approved its 2025 budget during a special meeting Thursday. The $9.94 billion adopted budget – which includes $2 million for patients’ reproductive health services – represents a roughly 7.3 percent increase over last year’s $9.26 billion adopted budget.