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Cabonargi announces more property tax appeal seminars for Cook County residents
By Sebastian James at March 29, 2011 | 1:00 pm | 1 Comments
On Monday, March 28th over 150 taxpayers attended a workshop provided by Commissioner Michael M. Cabonargi. The property tax seminar was co-sponsored by State Senator John Mulroe (10th District), Alderman Tim Cullerton (38th Ward), Alderman John Rice (36th Ward), Alderman Pat Levar (45th Ward), and State Representative Joe Lyons (19th District) at the Copernicus Center more...
Cook County Board President Preckwinkle and Mayor-elect Emanuel announce joint committee on city-county cooperation
By Sebastian James at March 29, 2011 | 12:30 pm | 0 Comment
Today Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced the creation of a joint committee tasked with examining all areas of city and county operations and producing a report on how they can best work together to cut costs, improve service delivery and streamline residents' interactions with government. This diverse group of non-profit, more...
Early voting for April 5th elections ends March 31
By Sebastian James at March 29, 2011 | 11:11 am | 0 Comment
Participation is picking up in the final days of Early Voting, with 1,970 suburban voters casting ballots on Monday to mark the greatest single day turnout so far this voting period, Cook County Clerk David Orr announced Tuesday. Since Early Voting began March 14, 18,535 suburban Cook County voters have participated even though fewer than half of all races are more...
Results of the 3/22 3-day Poll: What should we do over our next 100 days?
By Sebastian James at March 28, 2011 | 3:43 pm | 0 Comment
We wanted to give you a look at the results of the poll we ran last week and provide you with some feedback as well. Thank you for your submissions. We read and reviewed each one of them. The poll ran from Tuesday, March 22 through Thursday, March 24 asked the question, “What should we do over our next 100 days?” More than 150 people responded with a wide more...
Cook County Department of Environmental Control “takes-back” prescription meds on April 2nd
By Sebastian James at March 28, 2011 | 3:20 pm | 5 Comments
On Saturday, April 2nd from 8 am to 1 pm, the Cook County Department of Environmental Control is sponsoring a medication take-back program. Area residents are encouraged to bring in their old and unused prescription medications for safe and secure destruction. The program is designed to keep potentially harmful medications out of the waste and water streams. The more...
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle discusses first 100 days in office in WBEZ 91.5 interview
By Sebastian James at March 28, 2011 | 1:54 pm | 4 Comments
From WBEZ, 91.5 fm: “I expected to find a lot of inefficiency and a lot of inappropriate behavior, and we’ve found it,” said new Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle with a laugh, speaking of her first 100 days in office. “I don’t know what to say. Am I surprised? No. I haven’t been surprised. But it is a little discouraging.” Preckwinkle spoke more...
Most suburban Cook County April 5th local elections unchallenged
By Sebastian James at March 28, 2011 | 1:42 pm | 0 Comment
Nearly 60 percent of election contests will be uncontested next Tuesday in suburban Cook County, Clerk David Orr announced Monday. In local races for offices including village trustee, school board member and park district commissioner, only 287 of 716 contests have more candidates than openings. Fifty-five seats are altogether without a candidate. Please also visit more...
Cook County Sheriff Unveils Website Redesign
By Sebastian James at March 25, 2011 | 9:33 am | 0 Comment
As part of an ongoing commitment to transparency and helping residents better understand office operations, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart is introducing several changes to the sheriff’s website, improving the flow of information to the public. Among the new features at www.cookcountysheriff.com are: Pictures and descriptions of the sheriff’s more...
General Business License Deadline Extended to May 1, 2011
By Sebastian James at March 24, 2011 | 2:31 pm | 1 Comments
By March 1, 2011, all businesses in unicorporated Cook County will be required to hold a General Business License, or GBL. The purpose of the GBL is to ensure businesses operating in Unincorporated Cook County, are in compliance with public health and public safety standards, as well as with all other County ordinances. This will prevent illegal businesses from more...
Cook County Hospitals, CDC and Rush collaborate to research and prevent healthcare-associated infections
By Sebastian James at March 21, 2011 | 2:50 pm | 0 Comment
From Medical News Today, March 21, 2011: The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is awarding researchers at the Cook County Health & Hospitals System and Rush University Medical Center a $2 million grant to continue a successful program aimed at preventing healthcare-associated infections, antibiotic resistance, and other adverse events more...
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