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March is National Nutrition Month
By Sebastian James at March 13, 2013 | 5:37 pm | 0 Comment
Obesity has reached epidemic proportions in the United States, contributing to the increasing prevalence and costs of heart disease, diabetes, and stroke felt in communities all across the nation. The Food and Drug Administration recently revamped its food guidelines, focusing on what a well balanced plate of food should look like, honing in on portion size. This more...
Trauma & Burn Symposium: June 15-16, 2013
By Sebastian James at March 13, 2013 | 5:37 pm | 0 Comment
The 2nd Annual Cook County Trauma Symposium was conceived as a learning & teaching crucible for physicians and other health-care professionals interested in injury. The Trauma and Burn surgeons at Cook County Hospital firmly believe in an egalitarian model of learning. Evidence-based, cutting edge concepts taught by specialists in an interactive environment should more...
March is National Social Work Month
By Sebastian James at March 13, 2013 | 5:35 pm | 0 Comment
March is National Social Work Month and the 2013 theme is: “Weaving Threads of Resilience and Advocacy: The Power of Social Work.” Our health system social workers are often ‘behind the scenes’, working diligently to strengthen the social and medical safety nets for many of our patients. We salute their more...
President Preckwinkle Highlights Public Health Benefits Of Cigarette Tax
By Sebastian James at February 28, 2013 | 11:30 am | 1 Comments
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle was joined today by health professionals and anti-smoking advocates to highlight the public health benefits of the $1-a-pack cigarette tax increase set to take effect tomorrow, March 1. “By making cigarettes more expensive in Cook County, we are representing the societal cost of smoking,” President Preckwinkle said. more...
Chief Judge Evans Announces Women’s History Month Courthouse Tour Set for March 22nd
By Sebastian James at February 28, 2013 | 5:53 am | 0 Comment
Circuit Court of Cook County Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans announced the court will observe Women’s History Month on Friday, March 22, 2013, with tours of the Richard J. Daley Center courthouse, 50 West Washington Street, Chicago. The Women’s History Month Courthouse Tours will offer the public a sense of day-to-day operations in the Daley Center, which is the main more...
Clerk Brown remembers Chief Justice Mary Ann McMorrow
By Sebastian James at February 28, 2013 | 5:49 am | 0 Comment
"I am deeply saddened by the loss of Chief Justice Mary Ann McMorrow. She was an extraordinary person of great strength, courage and a friend to us all in the legal profession. Her courage allowed her to pave the way for all women in the legal profession, by becoming the first female Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court. We thank her for her wisdom and for more...
Reassessment Notices Mailed to Evanston Township Taxpayers
By Sebastian James at February 28, 2013 | 5:45 am | 0 Comment
Cook County Assessor Joseph Berrios announced that reassessment notices were mailed today to close to 22,000 residential property owners in Evanston Township. “Our goal at the Assessor’s Office is to ensure that all property owners are equitably assessed,” Assessor Berrios said. “I encourage all homeowners to review their reassessment notices carefully to be more...
Unofficial Elections Results Now Online
By Sebastian James at February 28, 2013 | 5:40 am | 0 Comment
Unofficial election results for the February 26, 2013 Consolidated Election and Special Election for the 2nd Congressional District are now available online by clicking more...
President Preckwinkle Welcomes Carlos Ponce as the New Deputy Chief of Staff of Operations
By Sebastian James at January 16, 2013 | 9:07 am | 0 Comment
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is pleased to welcome Carlos Ponce as her new Deputy Chief of Staff of Operations. Ponce, 62, has an extensive background in local government, most recently serving as the interim Chief Executive Officer of the Chicago Housing Authority. Ponce, who has been on the CHA board since 2003, was charged with the interim more...
President Preckwinkle, Business Leaders and Cook County Commissioners Herald Repeal Of Stroger Sales Tax Increase
By Sebastian James at January 11, 2013 | 3:46 pm | 0 Comment
Editor's Note: On Tuesday, we finished the process of lowering your taxes by $440 million dollars. It's an example of our commitment to fiscal responsibility. But our commitment doesn't end there. We want to know your thoughts on how we can be better stewards of your tax dollars? How can we responsibly serve the needs of our residents in an environment of more...
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