State Board Votes To Allow Closure Of Oak Forest Hospital
A state board voted Tuesday to allow Cook County to close Oak Forest Hospital and turn the facility into a regional outpatient center.
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A state board voted Tuesday to allow Cook County to close Oak Forest Hospital and turn the facility into a regional outpatient center.
Those possessing small amounts of marijuana in Chicago may face citations or tickets instead of the county jail, Police Supt. Garry McCarthy said Saturday.
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle has outlined preliminary budget estimates that show county government still swimming in red ink.
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle has spoken directly with police Supt. Garry McCarthy ending low-level marijuana arrests in the city.
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle said Wednesday that more layoffs are coming to help cover the county's budget shortfall.
Chicagoans were celebrating Independence Day on a bit more modest scale on Monday. It's a day for family, fireworks, and fun; and for many, that means heading out for a parade.
Cook County is doing away with a 7-year-old program to, among other things, equip suburban police cars and fire trucks with cameras.
Several months after the Cook County Board pulled an all-nighter to craft a spending plan, Board President Toni Preckwinkle is setting new deadlines she hopes will avoid a repeat performance.
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, who has publicly labeled the nation's War on Drugs a failure, is now trying to turn the situation into something useful.
Top Cook County officials say they are using new methods to measure how well—and how efficiently—county government is working.
A report from a combined Chicago-Cook County committee found that increasing collaboration could save taxpayers from $66 million to $140 million per year by 2014.
Cook County officials are minimizing services at a charity hospital in Oak Forest, but keeping it open for now.
A state board meets Tuesday to decide the fate of Cook County-operated Oak Forest Hospital.
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is taking a strong stand urging state regulators to reverse a decision on planned changes at Oak Forest Hospital.
Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle are teaming up to make more jobs and summer programs available for young people in the City of Chicago.
The Cook County health system's clinics will be closed tomorrow as part of a plan to save millions.
Cook County has come up with a capital improvements program that puts the brakes on some big projects that once had a green light.
Cook County is now requiring public employees to publicly declare when politics is involved in the hiring process.
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle was on the hot seat in Palatine Monday night.
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle faces taxpayers in Palatine tonight.
"All of the liquor, none of the clothes!" the billboards promise. Take a drive across the south suburbs and you know: Strip clubs are big business.
The inspector general has detailed findings of an investigation into corruption at pools run by the Cook County Forest Preserve District.
Cook County is working with 13 local governments to help get tax delinquent properties back on the tax rolls.
It hardly seems like it, but Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle has been in office for 100 days, and on Wednesday, she issued a 100-day county report card.
Bellwood, Berwyn, Forest Park, Maywood and Oak Park are moving ahead with plans to renovate homes and apartment buildings for low- and moderate-income families.
