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Cook County Expands Opportunities for Veterans
By mary.paleologos at March 22, 2013 | 12:41 pm | 0 Comment
Cook County’s commitment to expand opportunities and programs for veterans moved another step forward today when the Board of Commissioners granted preference to veterans applying for County employment positions. Veterans who meet the minimum qualifications of a position will automatically be interviewed for a job opening, under a newly amended ordinance. Previously, more...
Animal Control Director Outlines Success of County’s Feral Cat Program
By mary.paleologos at March 20, 2013 | 9:36 am | 0 Comment
The director of Cook County’s Department of Animal and Rabies Control reported Tuesday that the County’s Managed Care of Feral Cats Program has effectively reduced the population of feral cats in the most humane manner and assured their protection against rabies. Dr. Donna Alexander reviewed the success of the program during an open public forum hosted by the more...
County Doubles Funding to Make Intersection Safer
By mary.paleologos at March 14, 2013 | 10:54 pm | 1 Comments
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle today announced the County has doubled its funding to make an Oak Lawn intersection safer for motorists and children crossing from nearby schools. The County will pick up the entire $1.6 million in construction costs to widen Central Avenue at Southwest Highway and add left turn lanes at the intersection. A previous more...
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...
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...
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...
Medical Examiner’s Office Launches Expanded Website
By mary.paleologos at March 7, 2013 | 10:11 am | 0 Comment
On Wednesday, March 6, 2013, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced that the Medical Examiner’s Office has launched an improved and expanded website that will include a link to unidentified remains aimed at helping family members find a missing loved one. The website also explains how to obtain records and reports from the ME’s office, provides more...
Autopsy of Poisoned Lottery Winner Yields No Clues to How the Toxin Entered His Body
By mary.paleologos at March 3, 2013 | 9:55 pm | 0 Comment
The post-exhumation autopsy of cyanide poisoning victim Urooj Khan could not confirm how the toxin entered his body, according to Cook County Medical Examiner Dr. Stephen Cina. “Cyanide has a short half-life and may be lost over the postmortem period unless tissues are adequately preserved,” Dr. Cina said. “In this case, due to advanced putrefaction of the more...
Homeland Security Launches Community Emergency Response Program to Assist Resident Preparedness
By monica.heth at February 26, 2013 | 3:22 pm | 0 Comment
Cook County Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management Executive Director Michael Masters today announced the launch of the Cook County Community Emergency Response Program in a speech at the City Club. The United States Department of Homeland Security and the Cook County Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management recommend that 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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