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The Housing Authority of Cook County to Open Wait List on May 8, 2013
By Communications Staff at May 7, 2013 | 2:16 pm | 0 Comment
The Housing Authority of Cook County (HACC) will be accepting applications for its site-based wait list for studio, one bedroom, and two bedroom project-based voucher (PBV) units at the Country Club Hills Wellness Center (CCHWC) located at 4411 Gatling Blvd in Country Club Hills, IL 60478. The CCHWC is a permanent supportive housing community serving the homeless. To more...
May 10, 2013 is Deadline to Participate in the Inner City Capital Connections Training Seminar
By Communications Staff at May 1, 2013 | 10:25 am | 0 Comment
A three day intensive Inner City Capital Connections Training has been announced by the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC). The actual training seminar, the Inner City Capital Connections (ICCC) program, is designed to help small businesses in economically distressed areas access capital, achieve sustainable growth, and connect with debt and equity more...
Using Performance Data to Revolutionize the Management of Cook County Government, Part 3: The Future
By Communications Staff at April 30, 2013 | 11:17 am | 0 Comment
The last in a series of 3 articles on how Cook County Government is embracing the idea of innovative leadership to provide fiscally responsible, improved government services. Starting at the end of Fiscal Year 2012 and continuing into Fiscal Year 2013, the STAR program will further engage with agencies to support the use of performance data as a management tool. more...
Cook County Assessor Joseph Berrios Outlines Plans to Help Homeowners After Recent Flooding
By Communications Staff at April 30, 2013 | 11:11 am | 0 Comment
Originally published in the April 30, 2013 edition of ChicagoTribune.com Cook County Assessor Joseph Berrios announced today that his office, in cooperation with local, township, and county elected officials, will host numerous outreach sessions to help taxpayers that suffered great losses as a result of the serious flooding. “Many Cook County residents have more...
Cook County Volunteers Repair Homes on National Rebuilding Day
By Communications Staff at April 30, 2013 | 11:02 am | 0 Comment
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced today that more than 100 volunteers, including Cook County employees, completed major repairs to the homes of two elderly residents in celebration of National Rebuilding Day. The non-profit agency Rebuilding Together Metro Chicago partnered with the County to fix the two homes, located in south suburban Harvey. more...
Dr. Ramanathan Raju Voted 50 Most Influential Physician Executives 2013
By Communications Staff at April 26, 2013 | 9:01 am | 0 Comment
Originally posted on the Cook County Department of Public Health Website Dr. Ramanathan Raju, M.D. and CEO of Cook County Health & Hostptals System was named one of 50 Most Influential Physician Executives in Healthcare. The honorees were chosen by readers and the senior editors of Modern Healthcare and Modern Physician for their leadership in the varied sectors more...
Thank You to Earth Day Volunteers!
By Communications Staff at April 26, 2013 | 8:49 am | 0 Comment
Originally published on the Cook County Sustainability blog April 23rd, 2013 Thank you to all of the volunteers and staff who partnered with the Department of Environmental Control to make the 2013 Earth Day clean-up events a success: Friends of the Park Forest Preserve District of Cook County Blue Island Bike Club National Park Service Major Taylor Bike more...
Using Performance Data to Revolutionize the Management of Cook County Government, Part 2: Current State
By Communications Staff at April 26, 2013 | 8:30 am | 0 Comment
The second in a series of 3 articles on how Cook County Government is embracing the idea of innovative leadership to provide fiscally responsible, improved government services. Each quarter, Cook County officials in the Public Safety, Property Tax, Economic Development, and Healthcare areas submit performance management data and hold meetings to review their more...
Using Performance Data to Revolutionize the Management of Cook County Government, Part 1: An Introduction
By Communications Staff at April 25, 2013 | 11:44 am | 0 Comment
The first in a series of 3 articles on how Cook County Government is embracing the idea of innovative leadership to provide fiscally responsible, improved government services. The County’s “Set Targets, Achieve Results” (STAR) Performance Management program strives to measure, report and manage performance to promote Cook County Board President Toni more...
Cook County’s early Medicaid expansion under way
By Communications Staff at April 19, 2013 | 5:19 pm | 0 Comment
Originally posted on the Cook County Health and Hospital System Blog April 15th, 2013 Cook County officials say 37,000 applications have been initiated in a new program that will provide insurance coverage without cost to patients. The CountyCare program expands Medicaid coverage a year ahead of what’s coming in many states under the Affordable Care Act. Cook more...
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