It’s official—the Forest Preserve District of Cook County offers an equestrian landscape rich enough to transform a thumb-sucking novice into a world-class athlete. Just ask Allison Springer, who a few weeks ago was an alternate on the USA... Read more
When a nest of American bald eagles hatched this April, they made local and national news as the first observed bald eaglets to hatch in Cook County in more than a century. Now at least one has fledged and is flying around the eagles’ Tampier Slough... Read more
Cataracts are a common cause of vision loss as we age, but they are treatable.
If you have a cataract, your vision can also worsen slowly over time. A cataract happens when the eye’s lens becomes cloudy. The lens must be clear in order to focus... Read more
The Cook County Health and Hospitals System announced today that the independent governing board elected David Carvalho as Chair, and Jorge Ramirez as Vice-Chair of the Cook County Health and Hospitals System Board of Directors.
“I would like to... Read more
Lobbyists were paid $1.15 million during the first half of 2012 as they attempted to influence Cook County elected officials and high-ranking employees, Cook County Clerk David Orr announced Tuesday.
The 211 active lobbyists in Cook County earned... Read more
As part of the preparations for employee blood drive on August 15th and 16th, President Preckwinkle took time to congratulate the team of volunteers responsible for coordinating donors in their bureaus and departments. She spoke of the importance... Read more
Our hot and dry climatic conditions have been ideal for the development of disease vector mosquitoes, primarily Culex pipiens. This mosquito is the main vector of West Nile Virus (WNV) in our area. The adult mosquito is not an aggressive... Read more
Learn about birds... Make a kite...Go fly a kite...Relax and enjoy a movie.
All in the great out of doors!
Activities begin at 6:30pm with the film being shown at dusk til 10:30pm.
In the movie, The Big Year, hilarious comedians Steve... Read more
Today, health officials and organizers from around the State of Illinois are partnering up to raise awareness about the importance of protecting children against deadly diseases by getting vaccinated. With kids headed home from overnight camp, and... Read more
The United States Supreme Court upheld the vast majority of the Affordable Care Act. This is a momentous decision for our patients and for healthcare in this Country.
In Washington D.C., they recently unveiled a beautiful monument to one of this... Read more
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