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Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office Surpasses 10,000 Cases for 2020

Another grim milestone was addressed today by Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and Cook County Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Ponni Arunkumar.

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Cook County Health Patients Experience Major Delays in Mail Deliveries for Daily Medical Prescriptions

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin, U.S. Congressmen Bobby Rush and Sean Casten, and Cook County Commissioner Dennis Deer Discuss the Impact U.S. Postal Service Delays Have on At-Risk Communities

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Cook County Addresses Rise in Suicide Deaths Among Black Residents

The alarming rise in suicides among African American residents in Cook County was addressed today by Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, Cook County Chief Medical Examiner Dr.

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Cook County Addresses Dramatic Increase in 2020 Opioid Overdose Deaths

Today, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, Cook County Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Ponni Arunkumar, and physicians from Cook County Health addressed the exponential increase in opioid overdose deaths this year.

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Cook County Announces $41 million COVID-19 Contact Tracing Grant Award

CHICAGO — Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and the Cook County Department of Public Health (CCDPH) today announced that

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