Comm. Bridget Degnen (D-12), left, is pictured during a December 2022 meeting of the Cook County Board of Commissioners. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line] 

The county government could soon expand the paid parental leave it offers most of its non-union employees if a new proposal is approved by the board of commissioners next month. 

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and Comm. Bridget Degnen (D-12) sponsored the proposal, which was introduced by resolution at Thursday’s board of commissioners meeting and referred to the Finance Committee.