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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...
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...
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...
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...
Agencies , Economic Development , President's Office , Property and Taxes
Cook County Department of Public Health Launches “Nothing to Kid About” Campaign
By Communications Staff at April 11, 2013 | 12:49 pm | 0 Comment
This week, Cook County Department of Public Health officials launched a new campaign aimed at suburban Cook County (SCC) residents who smoke. The campaign, “Nothing to Kid About,” features ads depicting young children who are exposed to secondhand smoke through their daily activities and their desire to “quit smoking.” The campaign is a multipronged approach more...
2013 Trout Fishing Season Opens Saturday, April 6
By Communications Staff at March 28, 2013 | 2:35 pm | 0 Comment
Experienced fishermen and novices alike can enjoy trout fishing at the Forest Preserve District of Cook County’s three trout fishing locations – Axehead and Belleau Lakes in Park Ridge and Sag Quarry-East in Lemont – when the 2013 season opens on Saturday, April 6. From Monday, April 1 through dawn on Saturday, April 6, the three lakes will be closed to all more...
Cook County Health & Hospitals System CORE Center Announces $150,000 Grant for Project CONNECT
By Communications Staff at March 28, 2013 | 2:17 pm | 0 Comment
Originally published on the CCHS website on March 22, 2013 The Ruth M. Rothstein CORE Center announces that Project CONNECT was refunded by The Chicago Community Trust (CCT) under its Improving Access to Care initiative. Project CONNECT transitions HIV positive patients to outpatient care services at the CORE Center. “Project CONNECT creates a personal more...
Investments in Chicago Heights on Tour
By Communications Staff at March 28, 2013 | 1:58 pm | 0 Comment
Originally published on the Bureau of Economic Development website on March 26th Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, along with Chicago Heights Mayor David A. Gonzalez, local elected officials and top leadership from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Authority (HUD), on Friday, March 22nd, toured nearly $11 million of federal and county-funded more...
Bureau Chief Speaks at Conference on Regional Economic Growth
By Communications Staff at March 22, 2013 | 1:32 pm | 0 Comment
Bureau Chief Herman Brewer, Cook County Bureau of Economic Development was a featured speaker at the ACG (Association for Corporate Growth) Chicago conference, which took place at the Standard Club in downtown Chicago on March 19. The meeting brought together corporate executives investors, senior advisors, academic and government leaders to explore the full range more...
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