Cook County, State of Illinois Honors the Anniversary of the End of the War...
Bill Browne, Cook County Director of Veterans affairs, and Abundio Zaragoza, Superintendent of the Cook County Veterans Assistance Commission today joined Governor Pat Quinn, Erica Borggren, director...
View ArticleHomeland Security and Emergency Management Cautions Residents to Prepare for...
The Cook County Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, the Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways, and other county departments have been working to ensure that Cook...
View ArticleChief Judge Evans enters order which prohibits cell phones in courthouses...
Originally appeared in the December 12, 2012 edition of CookCountyCourt.org Circuit Court of Cook County Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans today announced beginning January 14, 2013, the public will...
View ArticleCook County, Illinois Treasurer Warns U.S. Homeowners And Retirees Of Local...
Originally appeared in the December 18, 2012 edition of Forbes.com Maria Pappas has been Cook County Treasurer since 1998. Her office oversees the finances of the 19th largest government in the United...
View ArticleCook County Health System Celebrates 10th Anniversary of John H. Stroger, Jr....
Originally appeared in the December 12, 2012 edition of CookCountyHHS.org Cook County Health and Hospitals System Chief Executive Officer Dr. Ram Raju today celebrated the 10th Anniversary of the John...
View ArticleIncreasing influenza-like illness activity in suburban Cook County
Everyone six months of age and older should get an influenza, or flu, vaccine, every year. Vaccine is readily available at your local pharmacy, family doctor and grocery stores throughout suburban...
View ArticleForest Preserve District of Cook County Releases its Camping Master Plan
Originally published January 12, 2012 at FPDCC.com Forest Preserve District of Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and General Superintendent Arnold Randall today released the District’s new...
View ArticleCook County Environmental Control and Delta Institute Host Demolition...
On March 13th and 14th, Cook County and Delta Institute will host two free public workshops during March to educate employees of Cook County municipalities about the County’s Demolition, Debris and...
View ArticleToni Preckwinkle’s Testimony on Illinois’ Proposed Conceal Carry Law
My name is Toni Preckwinkle. I am President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners. Chairman Nekritz, Vice-Chairman Williams and Minority Spokesman Reboletti — I appreciate the opportunity to...
View ArticleChief Judge Evans Announces Women’s History Month Courthouse Tour Set for...
Circuit Court of Cook County Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans announced the court will observe Women’s History Month on Friday, March 22, 2013, with tours of the Richard J. Daley Center courthouse, 50...
View ArticleFormer CPD Captain John J. Roberts Named Forest Preserve Chief of Police
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...
View ArticleDemocratic party picked in ballot lottery
The Democratic nominee for the 2nd Congressional District will have the top ballot position in the April 9, 2013 Election following a drawing conducted on February 28th by Cook County Clerk David Orr...
View ArticleMarch is National Social Work Month
March is National Social Work Month and the 2013 theme is: “Weaving Threads of Resilience and Advocacy: The Power of Social Work.” Our health system social workers are often ‘behind the scenes’,...
View ArticleKidney Screening Day is March 19th
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...
View ArticleTrauma & Burn Symposium: June 15-16, 2013
The 2nd Annual Cook County Trauma Symposium was conceived as a learning & teaching crucible for physicians and other health-care professionals interested in injury. The Trauma and Burn surgeons at...
View ArticleMarch is National Nutrition Month
Obesity has reached epidemic proportions in the United States, contributing to the increasing prevalence and costs of heart disease, diabetes, and stroke felt in communities all across the nation. The...
View ArticleApril 9th Election Information
Originally published on the Cook County Clerk Website March 13th More than 2,700 candidates will be running for municipal, school, park, library and fire district offices in suburban Cook County on...
View ArticleBureau Chief Speaks at Conference on Regional Economic Growth
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...
View ArticleLocal Habitat for Humanity affiliate looking for volunteers
Post originally published on March 21st on the Economic Development Blog Local Habitat for Humanity Chicago South Suburbs affiliate is looking for volunteers. On Saturday, March 23rd, they will...
View ArticleMajor New Technology Announcement: You can now access the Clerk’s office on...
In saying, we are the 4th in the country, and the largest Clerk of the Circuit Court in the State, Dorothy Brown, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County today announced a major new technological...
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