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President Preckwinkle, Forest Preserve Superintendent Randall announce sweeping reforms
By Sebastian James at April 4, 2011 | 10:17 am | 0 Comment
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, Forest Preserve District of Cook County General Superintendent Arnold Randall and Commissioners Gregg Goslin and Jeffrey Tobolski announced today the implementation of new reform measures and policies targeting the kind of behavior uncovered by the Office of the Inspector General last summer at the Cermak Family Aquatic more...
Cook County Forest Preserve’s Weekend Adventures for April 1-3
By Sebastian James at March 31, 2011 | 4:14 pm | 1 Comments
Hey, all you weekend adventurers! Please join us this weekend for any of the following activities! FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 2011 Morning Bird Walks Hal Tyrell Trailside Museum 10 a.m. Casual walks to look for resident and migratory birds. All levels of interest welcome! We have some binoculars to loan. Sand Ridge Audubon Society Meeting Sand Ridge Nature Center 7 more...
Cook County Forest Preserve Trout Season opens Saturday, April 2nd
By Sebastian James at March 31, 2011 | 2:50 pm | 0 Comment
The Forest Preserve District of Cook County is pleased to announce that catchable sized rainbow trout (1/2 – ¾ lbs. average) will be stocked into Axehead Lake, Belleau Lake, and Sag Quarry-East. The District will be purchasing and stocking approximately 3,000 pounds of rainbow trout between the three sites. The possession of any trout will be illegal from March more...
Vote for “In the Company of Dogs” a public health video featuring Cook County Animal & Rabies Control’s Dr. Donna Alexander
By Sebastian James at March 30, 2011 | 1:54 pm | 0 Comment
Dr. Donna Alexander, director of the Cook County Department of Animal & Rabies Control, is featured in the video, "In the Company of Dogs: How to Prevent Bites and Enjoy Man's Best Friend". Check out the video below: The video has been submitted to win a 2011 Tellyaward, in the category of Best Non-broadcast Production. If you like it, vote for it to win. more...
Preckwinkle, Tobolski visit local businesses in Cook County’s 16th District
By Sebastian James at March 30, 2011 | 1:26 pm | 0 Comment
From TribLocal for Oak Park/River Forest, March 30th: "On March 16th Seguin Services welcomed Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and Cook County Commissioner Jeffrey Tobolski (16th District) to Seguin’s Carr Center in Cicero. President Preckwinkle and Commissioner Tobolski toured the entire Seguin program complex, including the Portillo’s Learning more...
Cook County Commission on Women’s Issues to join Equal Pay Day Rally on April 12th
By Sebastian James at March 30, 2011 | 10:35 am | 7 Comments
April 12th is Equal Pay Day, the day that marks how far into the new year a woman must work on average to earn as much as a man earned the previous year. To show support for equal pay, hundreds will gather in Daley Plaza at noon for an Equal Pay Day Rally, sponsored by Women Employed and fourteen other organizations and government agencies. Despite many improvements in more...
3/29 Poll question: Where can Cook County and Chicago save money by sharing services and duties?
By Sebastian James at March 29, 2011 | 2:22 pm | 7 Comments
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Cook County, City of Chicago join forces to find ways to share services, cut costs
By Sebastian James at March 29, 2011 | 1:43 pm | 1 Comments
Today Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced the creation of a joint committee tasked with examining all areas of city and county operations and producing a report on how they can best work together to cut costs, improve service delivery and streamline residents' interactions with government. This diverse group of more...
Cabonargi announces more property tax appeal seminars for Cook County residents
By Sebastian James at March 29, 2011 | 1:00 pm | 1 Comments
On Monday, March 28th over 150 taxpayers attended a workshop provided by Commissioner Michael M. Cabonargi. The property tax seminar was co-sponsored by State Senator John Mulroe (10th District), Alderman Tim Cullerton (38th Ward), Alderman John Rice (36th Ward), Alderman Pat Levar (45th Ward), and State Representative Joe Lyons (19th District) at the Copernicus Center more...
Cook County Board President Preckwinkle and Mayor-elect Emanuel announce joint committee on city-county cooperation
By Sebastian James at March 29, 2011 | 12:30 pm | 0 Comment
Today Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced the creation of a joint committee tasked with examining all areas of city and county operations and producing a report on how they can best work together to cut costs, improve service delivery and streamline residents' interactions with government. This diverse group of non-profit, more...
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