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Kidney Screening Day is March 19th
By Communications Staff at March 13, 2013 | 5:36 pm | 1 Comments
Originally published at the Cook County Health & Hospitals website Date & Time: March 19, 2013 10:00 am - 4:00 pm Location: Stroger Hospital, Cafeteria, No appointment required. Kidney Screening Day, sponsored by the Stroger Hospital’s Department of Nephrology and the National Kidney Foundation of Illinois (NKFI – www.nkfi.org). All screenings are more...
Democratic party picked in ballot lottery
By Communications Staff at March 13, 2013 | 5:35 pm | 0 Comment
The Democratic nominee for the 2nd Congressional District will have the top ballot position in the April 9, 2013 Election following a drawing conducted on February 28th by Cook County Clerk David Orr and Deputy Director of Elections Noah Praetz. At 11 a.m., Orr displayed slips of paper with the parties' names written on them, one Democratic and the other more...
Berrios Proposes Property Tax Relief Measure
By Communications Staff at March 13, 2013 | 5:27 pm | 0 Comment
Cook County Assessor Joseph Berrios announced Tuesday that he has crafted pending legislation in the Illinois General Assembly to increase the amount of savings for the Homeowner and Senior Exemptions. The bill is designed to soften the blow caused by the sunset of the 7 Percent Expanded Homeowner Exemption, which was originally designed to provide relief from rising more...
Demolition Debris and Diversion Training Sessions
By Communications Staff at March 13, 2013 | 5:25 pm | 0 Comment
The Cook County Department of Environmental Control and The Rebuilding Exchange will host six free public workshops during March to educate contractors, municipal workers and the general public about the County’s Demolition, Debris and Diversion Ordinance, which came into effect last November. At each of the three-hour workshops, attendees will learn about: How more...
Cook County Health System CEO urges action against healthcare disparities
By Communications Staff at March 13, 2013 | 5:24 pm | 0 Comment
The head of the nation’s third-largest public healthcare system is calling on hospital leaders to aggressively promote inclusion and to reduce healthcare disparities, particularly among lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender patient populations. In a speech delivered before a packed ballroom at the annual meeting of the American College of Healthcare Executives, in more...
President Preckwinkle delivers Why Counties Matter message to Capitol Hill
By Communications Staff at March 7, 2013 | 4:32 pm | 0 Comment
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle delivered a strong Why Counties Matter message to Capitol Hill during the National Association of Counties’ (NACo) 2013 Legislative Conference, March 2-6, in Washington, D.C. With talk of fiscal cliffs and sequestration cuts dominating the headlines, more than 1,500 county officials from across the country more...
Former CPD Captain John J. Roberts Named Forest Preserve Chief of Police
By Communications Staff at March 7, 2013 | 3:02 pm | 0 Comment
Forest Preserve District of Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle has appointed former Chicago Police Department Captain John J. Roberts to be the District’s new Chief of Police. Roberts will start this position on March 5, 2013. The District’s previous Police Chief, Richard Waszak, retired in late 2012 after ten years in the role. Roberts retired from the more...
Statement from President Preckwinkle on the Passing of Dawn Clark Netsch
By Communications Staff at March 5, 2013 | 4:27 pm | 0 Comment
“Dawn Clark Netsch is without a doubt one of the most important women in Illinois political history. Her fighting spirit and unending pursuit for equality among the disenfranchised will remain a guiding principal for all who follow in her footsteps. Whether she was fighting for public education funding in Illinois; advocating that gay and lesbian couples be granted more...
Toni Preckwinkle’s Testimony on Illinois’ Proposed Conceal Carry Law
By Communications Staff at February 22, 2013 | 9:53 pm | 3 Comments
My name is Toni Preckwinkle. I am President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners. Chairman Nekritz, Vice-Chairman Williams and Minority Spokesman Reboletti — I appreciate the opportunity to testify before your committee this morning. I was a school teacher on the south side of Chicago and a Board Member of the Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence. I more...
Cook County Commission on Human Rights Public Forum – February 26th
By Communications Staff at February 22, 2013 | 1:09 pm | 0 Comment
The Cook County Commission on Human Rights would like to extend an invitation for you to attend a public informational forum. This forum is the first of several meetings the Commission will be convening throughout Cook County in 2013. Tuesday, February 26, 2013 from 7-9 p.m. Metropolitan Family Services – Calumet 235 East 103rd Street Chicago, Illinois 60628 The more...
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