Lobbyists were paid nearly $1 million during the first half of 2011 as they attempted to influence Cook County officials, although the number of reported contacts dropped by nearly 10 percent, Clerk David Orr announced Monday.
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From the Cook County Department of Environmental Control:
Persons with heart or respiratory ailments are advised to limit activities and remain indoors.
Participants in the Partners for Clean Air Program are requested to initiate their... Read more
From the Cook County Department of Environmental Control:
Today, Wednesday, July 20, 2011, has been declared an Air Pollution Action Day. An Air Pollution Action Day is declared when weather conditions are such that levels of ozone/particulate... Read more
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle issued the following statement supporting Sheriff Tom Dart’s recent public comments on the Cook County Jail system.
I applaud Sheriff Dart’s recent public statements highlighting the troubling... Read more
Commissioner Joan Patricia Murphy was appointed in February to President Obama’s National Ocean Council Governance Coordinating Committee (NOCGCC) established under Executive Order 13547. As a local government representative for NOC Murphy joins a... Read more