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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...
Dorothy Brown remembers Jacoby Dickens
By Communications Staff at April 19, 2013 | 5:15 pm | 0 Comment
Originally published by on the Cook County Clerk site April 15th, 2013 “He was a great Chicagoan, a product of the South Side, who became a renowned businessman and later a major philanthropist,” said Dorothy Brown, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County, about Jacoby Dickens, Chairman of the Board of Seaway National Bank. Dickens, who was 81, had been in poor more...
Attend our “Justice Through Efficiency” Panel Discussion, April 29 at 3:00 pm
By Communications Staff at April 19, 2013 | 1:28 pm | 0 Comment
Efficiency is one of the cornerstones of justice. Efficient administration of justice promotes a speedy trial and all of its attendant benefits. While that constitutional right to a speedy trial should be reason enough to strive for greater efficiency, today’s economic climate compels us to work not only harder, but much smarter. Inefficiency, in all of its forms, more...
List of Closures at Cook County Forest Preserve Due to Flooding
By Communications Staff at April 18, 2013 | 12:47 pm | 0 Comment
Please be advised that the following Forest Preserve District of Cook County locations are closed due to heavy rains and flooding. Avoid any high-water areas, as these areas may be dangerous. Locations will be reopened as water levels recede. NORTHWEST COOK COUNTY Busse South, Groves 5-16 Busse North 1 – 3 Busse Central 4 Busse Reservoir 17 – 25 NORTH more...
County Board Introduces Lower Tax Rates For Vehicle Transfers Between Non-Retailers
By Communications Staff at April 18, 2013 | 11:45 am | 1 Comments
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle today introduced an amendment to lower tax rates on the transfer of motor vehicles between county residents. Beginning August 1, an individual transferring ownership of a motor vehicle nine years or older will be subject to a $90 tax. Vehicles four to eight years old will be subject to a $175 tax. Vehicles three years old more...
President Preckwinkle Announces BUILT in Cook Loan Fund
By Communications Staff at April 18, 2013 | 11:04 am | 0 Comment
President Preckwinkle today announced that Cook County received approval from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for a $30 million loan guarantee program to finance four types of sustainable development. They are: transit-oriented, mixed-use developments within a half-mile of passenger rail; cargo-oriented projects near freight rail lines and more...
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Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle Welcomes Kimberly Foxx as a New Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy and Planning
By Communications Staff at April 16, 2013 | 2:53 pm | 0 Comment
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is pleased to welcome Kimberly Foxx as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy and Planning. Foxx is a seasoned juvenile justice prosecutor with 15 years of experience conducting trials, managing teams of attorneys and developing partnerships with civic and advocacy organizations. She was most recently supervising attorney in more...
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