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Cook County Assessor Berrios Certifies 2012 Assessment
By Communications Staff at December 11, 2012 | 10:07 am | 0 Comment
Originally published in the December 10, 2012 edition of CookCountyAssessor.com Cook County Assessor Joseph Berrios announced today that his office has certified all 2012 assessment values ahead of schedule and earlier than any other recent City of Chicago assessment. The 2012 assessment of the City of Chicago took 335 days to complete, 110 days less than the 2009 more...
Cook County Tax Bills Continue To Be Higher In 2013
By Communications Staff at December 11, 2012 | 10:02 am | 0 Comment
Originally appeared in the December 11, 2012 edition of CookCountyAssessor.com Homeowners will continue to pay $60 to $75 more when they get their second installment property tax bills in 2013, Cook County Assessor Joseph Berrios said on Wednesday. The announcement comes after the Illinois Senate again failed to pass a law that would allow assessors to go after people more...
December Marks National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month
By Communications Staff at December 11, 2012 | 9:49 am | 0 Comment
Originally appeared in the December 9, 2012 edition of CookCountyHHS.org With the Holiday season in full force, it is timely to encourage everyone to enjoy celebrations with family and friends, but to do so responsibly. Impaired driving is a serious public health threat. In one year, nearly 1.5 million drivers were arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol or more...
President Preckwinkle Discusses 2 Years in Office on WTTW-11′s “Chicago Tonight”
By Communications Staff at December 6, 2012 | 2:38 pm | 0 Comment
Orignially appeared on December 5, 2012 at more...
Toni Preckwinkle calls for fair phone rates for inmates
By Communications Staff at December 4, 2012 | 1:08 am | 2 Comments
Originally published in the December 3, 2012 edition of the Chicago Sun-Times.com For too long, inmates in Cook County have faced a significant barrier to communicating with their loved ones: high-priced phone calls. Inmates and their families have been asked to pay incredibly high rates to talk on the phone, as much as $15 for 15 minutes. Overcharging families for more...
Become a Forest Preserve Holiday Volunteer
By Communications Staff at December 1, 2012 | 9:32 am | 0 Comment
We often think of the holiday season as a time for giving-to our families, our friends and our larger communities. But what about giving back to the earth? The tallgrass prairies and savannas of Cook County are rarer and more threatened than the tropical rainforests. After nearly two centuries of urban development and farming in the region, they've been reduced to a more...
2012 Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony
By Communications Staff at November 30, 2012 | 1:32 pm | 0 Comment
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, the Commissioners, Agency heads and Bureau chiefs all gathered in the lobby of 118 N . Clark St. to light the Cook County Holiday Tree. The event was hosted by Robert Jordan of WLS-TV Channel 7. Click on the image above to view the entire more...
Cook County Launches DUI Memorial Program
By mary.paleologos at November 19, 2012 | 4:00 pm | 1 Comments
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle today announced the launch a program that will let families purchase a memorial marker near the site of a DUI fatality to commemorate the loss of a loved one. Under the new DUI Memorial Program, families can acquire the marker online for fatal DUI crashes on or after January 1, 1990 on highways under the jurisdiction of the more...
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Court ordered parenting class now available online
By Communications Staff at November 13, 2012 | 1:52 pm | 2 Comments
Originally appeared in the November 13, 2012 edition of CookCountyCourt.org Circuit Court of Cook County Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans and Domestic Relations Division Presiding Judge Grace G. Dickler announced the court today will begin offering court ordered parenting education classes online through a new interactive program, Children in Between Online more...
Hyde Park Township Property Tax Assessment & Community Forum
By anthony.anderson at November 5, 2012 | 3:29 pm | 0 Comment
Commissioner Larry Rogers, Jr. Holds Property Tax Assessment Appeal and Community Forum in Hyde Park Township to Address Exorbitant Property Tax Bills and Crime Prevention Chicago, IL. (November 1, 2012) - Commissioner Larry Rogers, Jr. of the Cook County Board of Review will be hosting a free property tax assessment appeal and more...
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