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Cook County Environmental Control Co-sponsors Prescription Drug Take-Back Program at Bloom Township
By Sebastian James at August 16, 2012 | 10:59 am | 2 Comments
On Thursday, August 30th from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm the Cook County Department of Environmental Control and Bloom Township Senior Services are co-sponsoring a free Prescription Drug Take-back event. This event is a low-cost, high-value opportunity to tackle a critical environmental issue. The EPA has asked people not to flush old medications, as trace elements have more...
Cook County Health and Hospitals System Reminder: August is Cataract Awareness Month
By Sebastian James at August 15, 2012 | 9:41 am | 0 Comment
Cataracts are a common cause of vision loss as we age, but they are treatable. If you have a cataract, your vision can also worsen slowly over time. A cataract happens when the eye’s lens becomes cloudy. The lens must be clear in order to focus light properly onto the retina. As a cataract slowly begins to develop, you may not notice any changes in your vision at more...
Cook County Forest Preserve Eagle Young Take Flight
By Sebastian James at August 15, 2012 | 9:37 am | 0 Comment
When a nest of American bald eagles hatched this April, they made local and national news as the first observed bald eaglets to hatch in Cook County in more than a century. Now at least one has fledged and is flying around the eagles’ Tampier Slough home. After the eaglets hatched this spring, their parents immediately began to tend and feed them. In June, Forest more...
Olympic Alternate Honed Equestrian Skills in the Cook County Forest Preserves
By Sebastian James at August 15, 2012 | 9:12 am | 0 Comment
It’s official—the Forest Preserve District of Cook County offers an equestrian landscape rich enough to transform a thumb-sucking novice into a world-class athlete. Just ask Allison Springer, who a few weeks ago was an alternate on the USA equestrian team at the 2012 London Olympics, shortly after coming in second in the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, the United more...
Cook County Health System Board of Directors Names New Chair, David Carvalho
By Sebastian James at August 14, 2012 | 1:05 pm | 0 Comment
The Cook County Health and Hospitals System announced today that the independent governing board elected David Carvalho as Chair, and Jorge Ramirez as Vice-Chair of the Cook County Health and Hospitals System Board of Directors. “I would like to extend my sincerest congratulations to David who has a long history with the health system and brings a high level of more...
Clerk Orr Announces Lobbyists Paid Over $1 Million in First Half of 2012
By Sebastian James at August 14, 2012 | 12:53 pm | 0 Comment
Lobbyists were paid $1.15 million during the first half of 2012 as they attempted to influence Cook County elected officials and high-ranking employees, Cook County Clerk David Orr announced Tuesday. The 211 active lobbyists in Cook County earned $1,154,003 and reported 540 lobbying contacts from January to June. The number of reported lobbying contacts is the lowest more...
Des Plaines Valley Mosquito Abatement District: West Nile Virus Cases on the Increase
By Sebastian James at August 10, 2012 | 5:00 pm | 0 Comment
Our hot and dry climatic conditions have been ideal for the development of disease vector mosquitoes, primarily Culex pipiens. This mosquito is the main vector of West Nile Virus (WNV) in our area. The adult mosquito is not an aggressive biter, and its presence is typically not noticed by the public. Our District monitors WNV levels within the adult mosquito more...
Cook County Receives Budget Award
By Sebastian James at July 20, 2012 | 2:40 pm | 0 Comment
Cook County’s Department of Budget and Management Services has been recognized for meeting the highest principles of governmental budgeting, President Preckwinkle announced today. The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) has chosen Cook County for their annual Distinguished Budget Presentation Award. The award tracks more...
Preckwinkle Announces Council of Economic Advisors
By Sebastian James at July 19, 2012 | 3:17 pm | 3 Comments
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced today the creation of a Council of Economic Advisors, a group of more than 20 distinguished business and civic leaders from across the region who will advise Cook County on how to promote long-term economic growth within Cook County as well as the larger economic region. The Council will be co-chaired by John W. more...
President Preckwinkle Holds Public Hearing on the 2013 Preliminary Budget
By Sebastian James at July 19, 2012 | 2:34 pm | 0 Comment
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle held a public preliminary budget hearing on Wednesday night. Attended by President Preckwinkle, Commissioner Daley, and County department heads, the public hearing gave citizens the opportunity to voice questions, suggestions, and concerns regarding the proposed 2013 budget. The hearing is part of the administration’s more...
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