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Last month the Cook County Health & Hospitals System received word from the Federal Centers for Medicaid and Medicare that their request for an 1115 Waiver to the Illinois Medicaid system had been conditionally approved, pending the State of…
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle today laid out details of a $5 million fund to improve infrastructure in unincorporated Cook County.
Earlier this year, the Unincorporated Cook County Task Force described a number of barriers to annexing
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and Health and Hospitals System (CCHHS) Chief Executive Officer Dr.
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced today a compromise to the proposed firearm and ammunition tax and a $2 million dedicated to violence prevention, intervention and reduction programs that combat gun violence.
The County will imp
Cook County Department of Public Health (CCDPH) officials remind residents that everyone six months of age and older should get a flu vaccine.
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle today announced an adjustment to her proposed tax on gambling machines by creating a two-tiered system.
The tax rate would be $1,000 per electronic gambling device, such as a slot machine, and $200 per vi
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced today a modification to the proposed Buy Local Tax, which incentivizes businesses and residents to buy goods in Cook County by increasing the exemption from $2,500 to $3,500 in annual purchases.
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is pleased to announce G.A.
Originally published at the Cook County Economic Development website, Commit to Cook, October 24, 2012:
The Cook County Bureau of Economic Development rolled out their new website geared towards affordable housing in Cook County, IL.
Highlights of
Originally published Monday, October 22, 2012 at the Cook County Clerk's website:
More than 13,500 suburban Cook County voters cast ballots Monday, setting a new record for the first day of Early Voting, Cook County Clerk David Orr announced.
Turno
Originally published Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at the Cook County Sheriff's website:
The Cook County Sheriff's Office invites park districts throughout the county to sign up their baseball fields for Sheriff Dart's Play Ball program before the winte
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and Cook County Health and Hospitals System (CCHHS) CEO Dr. Ram Raju joined with local physicians and healthcare advocates at the Cook County Trauma and Burn Unit at John H. Stroger Jr.
I am here today to present my FY2013 Budget to the Cook County Board of Commissioners.
Two years ago, we began to chart a new course for the County.
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced today important changes to the Cook County Highway Department, renaming it the Department of Transportation and Highways, broadening the scope of the Department’s mission to take focus on regiona
Originally published Thursday October 11, at the Forest Preserve District of Cook County website:
Did you know all of the Forest Preserve District’s fishing lakes are man-made?
Originally published at the Cook County Assessor's website:
Cook County Assessor Joseph Berrios announced there have been numerous reports of people soliciting taxpayers and offering to file exemption applications on their behalf.
Join the Commission on Women’s Issues as we explore the frustrating and often dangerous cycle that women and girls find themselves in when they encounter our criminal justice system.
Originally published Thursday, October 11, at the Cook County Sheriff website:
On Thursday, October 11, the Cook County Sheriff's Office kicked off the new Jail Guitar Doors program at Division 11.
Cook County Board Toni Preckwinkle announced today the completion of the first significant phase of recommendations laid out in the comprehensive Bond Court study, furthering the County’s efforts to make sustainable and systemic changes to the crimin
Students in the Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice degree program are hosting a special program to encourage discussion and understanding of the adjustment problems facing women after incarceration.
Originally published at the Circuit Court of Cook County website:
Circuit Court of Cook County Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans and Juvenile Justice Division Presiding Judge Michael P.
It's Open Enrollment time again. Time to meet with health professionals, take health screenings, receive wellness materials and learn more about your benefits.
Originally published at the Forest Preserve District of Cook County's website
The Forest Preserve District of Cook County (FPDCC) filed its 2012 land acquisition plan with the Board of Commissioners October 3rd.
Originally published at the Cook County Health & Hospitals Website:
On Friday, October 5, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and Cook County Health and Hospitals System (CCHHS) CEO Dr.
Cook County’s Solid Waste Management Plan Update, approved earlier this year, tasks the County with continuing to decrease the amount of waste we are sending to landfills.
The Law Office of the Cook County Public Defender has received a $159,000 grant from the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority to hire experienced mitigators and create a mitigator internship program, in partnership with graduate programs t
The Cook County Board of Commissioners approved an agreement that creates a mutual aid relationship between Cook County and the Illinois Public Works Mutual Aid Network (IPWMAN).
As a member of IPWMAN, Cook County will have access to valuable statew
Residents in Lyons and Riverside have seen some big changes in the Des Plaines River.