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President Preckwinkle, Business Leaders and Cook County Commissioners Herald Repeal Of Stroger Sales Tax Increase
By Communications Staff at January 2, 2013 | 2:37 pm | 13 Comments
Video streaming by Ustream Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle stood with business leaders today to herald the final rollback of the Stroger sales tax in Cook County, which will result in an overall savings of $440 million for taxpayers. “I have worked hard since taking office to ensure that families and businesses can trust County government more...
Elected Officials , Featured News , President's Office , Property and Taxes
Increasing influenza-like illness activity in suburban Cook County
By Communications Staff at December 19, 2012 | 4:20 pm | 2 Comments
Everyone six months of age and older should get an influenza, or flu, vaccine, every year. Vaccine is readily available at your local pharmacy, family doctor and grocery stores throughout suburban Cook County. While influenza is a health concern for people of all ages, young children, pregnant women, individuals with a weakened immune system and people aged 65 years and more...
Cook County Health System Celebrates 10th Anniversary of John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital
By Communications Staff at December 19, 2012 | 4:08 pm | 0 Comment
Originally appeared in the December 12, 2012 edition of CookCountyHHS.org Cook County Health and Hospitals System Chief Executive Officer Dr. Ram Raju today celebrated the 10th Anniversary of the John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County. In its first decade of providing quality healthcare in the new Stroger Hospital, the flagship remains committed to fulfilling more...
Cook County, Illinois Treasurer Warns U.S. Homeowners And Retirees Of Local Debt Hazards
By Communications Staff at December 19, 2012 | 4:00 pm | 0 Comment
Originally appeared in the December 18, 2012 edition of Forbes.com Maria Pappas has been Cook County Treasurer since 1998. Her office oversees the finances of the 19th largest government in the United States and collects more than $11 billion annually from property taxes on 1.8 million parcels. She served two terms as a Cook County Commissioner before becoming more...
Chief Judge Evans enters order which prohibits cell phones in courthouses where criminal matters are heard
By Communications Staff at December 19, 2012 | 3:41 pm | 1 Comments
Originally appeared in the December 12, 2012 edition of CookCountyCourt.org Circuit Court of Cook County Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans today announced beginning January 14, 2013, the public will not be permitted to bring cell phones and other electronic devices into any Circuit Court of Cook County courthouse facility except for the Richard J. Daley more...
Agencies , Courts and Public Safety , Elected Officials , News
President Preckwinkle and Commissioner Gainer Introduce Ordinance Creating A Cook County Land Bank
By Communications Staff at December 18, 2012 | 3:04 pm | 2 Comments
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and Cook County Commissioner Bridget Gainer today introduced legislation creating a Cook County Land Bank Authority, an agency of the County tasked with acquiring vacant and abandoned properties throughout the region to seek to return them to productive use. The Cook County Land Bank Authority, created under the County’s more...
President Preckwinkle Announces Reduced Phone Call Rates at Cook County Jails and Detention Centers
By Communications Staff at December 18, 2012 | 2:32 pm | 12 Comments
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle today announced that Cook County Commissioners amended a contract with Securus Technologies, which will significantly lower the cost of telephone calls detainees in Cook County jails and detention centers place to their friends and families. The County has eliminated the highest-priced call option, $9.99 collect calls to more...
Lydia Murray Leads Collaboration in Cook County, Ill.
By Communications Staff at December 18, 2012 | 8:41 am | 0 Comment
Originally published in the December 18, 2012 edition of GovTech.com Since September, Cook County, Ill.'s new CIO, Lydia Murray, has taken the tech reins in the county, after former CIO Greg Wass left for a position as a senior adviser at the state governor's office. She's been in charge of financial reporting, revenue, email systems and the county's website, and more...
Cook County Assessor Berrios Certifies 2012 Assessment
By Communications Staff at December 11, 2012 | 10:07 am | 0 Comment
Originally published in the December 10, 2012 edition of CookCountyAssessor.com Cook County Assessor Joseph Berrios announced today that his office has certified all 2012 assessment values ahead of schedule and earlier than any other recent City of Chicago assessment. The 2012 assessment of the City of Chicago took 335 days to complete, 110 days less than the 2009 more...
Cook County Tax Bills Continue To Be Higher In 2013
By Communications Staff at December 11, 2012 | 10:02 am | 0 Comment
Originally appeared in the December 11, 2012 edition of CookCountyAssessor.com Homeowners will continue to pay $60 to $75 more when they get their second installment property tax bills in 2013, Cook County Assessor Joseph Berrios said on Wednesday. The announcement comes after the Illinois Senate again failed to pass a law that would allow assessors to go after people more...
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