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President Preckwinkle, commissioners issue statements regarding restructure of Oak Forest Hospital
By Sebastian James at May 12, 2011 | 10:42 am | 4 Comments
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle on Tuesday released the following statement in response to the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board’s denial of a request by the Cook County Health and Hospitals System (CCHHS) to discontinue inpatient care at Oak Forest Hospital: “Despite the Board’s decision, I remain committed to the comprehensive more...
Elected Officials , Hospitals and Health Care , President's Office
President Preckwinkle adds top state employment agency official to head County personnel department
By Sebastian James at May 9, 2011 | 1:02 pm | 1 Comments
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle today announced the appointment of Maureen O’Donnell as the County’s new Director of Human Resources. O’Donnell most recently served as the Director of the Illinois Department of Employment Security, a post she held since 2008. “Maureen O’Donnell has managed one of the state’s most critical agencies. She knows more...
How should Cook County Government measure its performance?
By Sebastian James at May 5, 2011 | 2:24 pm | 7 Comments
In the FY 2011 budget, we lay out how much we’re planning to spend and how much of your taxes are needed. To date, Cook County has never been able to tell you the correlation between services you get versus the taxes we collect. For the first time, the County President will report this summer what the County accomplishes. The purpose of this performance report more...
President Preckwinkle names new Director of County Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management
By Sebastian James at May 5, 2011 | 12:15 pm | 0 Comment
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle today announced the appointment of Michael Masters as Director of the Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. Masters, a Captain in the United States Marine Corps, was the Chief of Staff to Chicago Police Department Superintendent Jody Weis from April 2008 to April 2011. Prior to that, he served as more...
Cook County President Preckwinkle and Mayor-elect Emanuel announce anti-violence collaboration
By Sebastian James at May 4, 2011 | 2:40 pm | 0 Comment
Today, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel announced a new partnership between the City, Cook County and the civic community to increase access to summer programs for young people throughout the City and County. “Summer programs provide an incredible service to our children. They open their eyes to new worlds and they are safe more...
President Preckwinkle adds to County budget, finance teams
By Sebastian James at May 2, 2011 | 12:59 pm | 0 Comment
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle on Monday announced the addition of long-time City of Chicago budget planner Andrea Gibson to her budget team. Gibson most recently served as the City of Chicago’s First Deputy Budget Director in the Office of Budget and Management, a post she held since 2007. Preckwinkle said her administration places a priority on more...
Preckwinkle announces reform of Cook County boards and commissions appointment process
By Sebastian James at April 27, 2011 | 11:22 am | 0 Comment
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced a plan to reform the process by which her Office selects individuals to serve on the dozens of boards and commissions that affect critical County functions. Preckwinkle said she is making good on an important promise to make Cook County more accessible to residents. “In my inaugural address, I said that a lack more...
Cook County Works restructures President’s Office of Employment Training (POET), streamlines County workforce training operations
By Sebastian James at April 26, 2011 | 12:43 pm | 2 Comments
The President’s Office of Employee Training (POET) will be rebranded as Cook County Works under a restructuring announced today by Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and Cook County Works Director Karin Norington-Reaves. Preckwinkle said the name change comes as the agency initiates a major restructuring that will see it refocus its mission, reduce staff more...
President Preckwinkle names Frontline Award winner
By Sebastian James at April 20, 2011 | 4:32 pm | 0 Comment
Earlier this year, the Office of the President announced the creation of the first annual Frontline award. The award provides employees of Cook County with a formal system to suggest ideas that will help the county meet its four goals—fiscal responsibility, innovative leadership, transparency and accountability, and improved services. The goal of this award is to more...
Preckwinkle, Cook County announce 2011 Capital Improvement Program
By Sebastian James at April 20, 2011 | 10:02 am | 1 Comments
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle released today a 2011 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) that empahasizes a new structure for the organization charged with planning. The proposed program deferred approximately $80 million worth of previously approved projects. Preckwinkle said the road toward an efficient long-term financial planning starts with the more...
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