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Medical Examiner Reports Deaths from Powerful Opioids

The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office has confirmed two recent deaths due to powerful opioids never before seen in Cook County.

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Statement from President Preckwinkle on County Board Approval of the Sweetened Beverage Tax

I am grateful to Chairman Daley and the Commissioners who supported the revenue proposal we brought today before the Finance Committee.

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Budget and Financial, Health, Taxes

CCHHS Opens New Center to Provide 24/7 Behavioral Health Stabilization and Support

The Community Triage Center is the first clinic of its kind in the Chicago region. 

 

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Community, Health, Public Safety and Jails

Cook County Health to Increase Access to Care for Uninsured Residents

The Cook County Health & Hospitals System (CCHHS), with support from Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and Commissioners Bridget Gainer, Jesús "Chuy" Garcia and Robert Steele and the county wide Healthy Communities Cook…

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Cook County Honors World-Renowned Trauma Center, Nation’s First, on its 50th Anniversary

CHICAGO – Pioneers, angels, lifelong friends -- just a few of the words used by grateful patients and Cook County leaders to describe the 50-year legacy of the Cook County Trauma Unit. A special program was held September 9 at John H. Stroger Jr…

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