Under Illinois law, the Treasurer's Office is required to conduct a Scavenger Sale every two years.

This court-ordered 2011 Supplemental Scavenger Sale, at which property taxes delinquent for two or more years will be sold, has been scheduled to commence on October 22, 2012. It will begin at 9:00 a.m. Seat selection is first-come, first-served. At the discretion of the Treasurer's Office, these hours may be extended or shortened to accommodate the sale schedule. The sale is expected to be completed on October 22, 2012.

The U.S. Justice Department has announced that it will renew a federal grant that supports the Cook County State’s Attorney’s efforts to combat human trafficking and the sex trafficking of minor children, according to State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez.

The $500,000 grant will provide funding over the next two years and will assist in enabling the State’s Attorney’s Human Trafficking Initiative to continue to provide training, programming and help link at-risk children and the victims of trafficking to agencies providing essential services.

A FREE hearing screening is being offered at the Oak Forest Health Center on Tuesday, September 18th.

Untreated hearing loss can affect your life in many ways, creating barriers in speech and language communication in the home,  employment, educational, and other and social settings.

A free hearing screening is scheduled for Tuesday, September 18, from 8:30AM until 11:30AM, in the Outpatient Rehab Area, H2400. For more information, call Dr. Roger Tharp at (708) 633-3373.

On August 23rd, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed Senate Bill 3386 allowing the Cook County Board of Review to modernize operations and making it easier and more convenient for property owners to file appeals of the assessed values of their homes and businesses.  The signing ceremony took place at the Cook County Board of Review, where Governor Quinn was a Commissioner from 1982 to 1986.

Coming off the heels of her inaugural E-Court advisory Committee meeting, Dorothy Brown, Clerk of the Circuit Court says she is “optimistic” about an August 23, 2012 letter from Chief Justice Thomas Kilbride, in which he notes that the Illinois Supreme Court’s statewide plan to create uniform e-filing principles and standards is expected to be concluded “within the near future.”

Fall is the perfect time of year to get out and explore the Forest Preserve District of Cook County. In addition to daily programs at the District’s six Nature Centers; the autumn season also includes a number of special events taking place in locations throughout the County. All events are family-friendly and most are free.