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Cook County Department of Public Health Releases Results of Youth Risk Behavior Survey [1]
On Saturday, September 17th from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm the Cook County Department of Environmental Control and Village of Oak Park is sponsoring a free Prescription Drug Take-back program. This event is a low-cost, high-value opportunity to tackle a... Read more [1]
[1]
August 26, 2011
Health [2]
County Board Members, Healthcare Professionals & Community Leaders Support President Toni Preckwinkle on Oak Forest Decision [3]
Today, members of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, healthcare professionals, and community leaders joined President Preckwinkle in supporting the Illinois Health Facilities and Services 7-1-1 decision to transform Oak Forest Hospital into a... Read more [3]
[3]
August 17, 2011
Health [2]
Statement from Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle & CCHHS CEO Dr. Raju on Oak Forest Hospital Decision [4]
Today, the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board approved a request by the Cook County Health and Hospital Systems plan to transform Oak Forest Hospital into a Regional Outpatient Center. Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle... Read more [4]
[4]
August 16, 2011
Health [2]
Oprah Winfrey Network to Air Documentary on Sheriff's Anti-prostitution Program [5]
A two-hour documentary set to air Thursday, August 18th on the Oprah Winfrey Network details the unique approach the Cook County Sheriff’s Office uses when handling prostitution cases and the efforts made to help those women turn their lives around... Read more [5]
[5]
August 16, 2011
Public Safety and Jails [6]
Military Vets Finding Successful Careers as Cook County Sheriff's Police [7]
Five months after the Cook County Sheriff’s Training Academy was certified as an eligible site for benefits under the G.I. Bill, nearly one-third of those cadets graduating today are U.S. military veterans, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart... Read more [7]
[7]
August 10, 2011
Public Safety and Jails [6]
Commission on Women's Issues co-sponsors "Women's Equality Day" on Friday, August 26th [8]
Justice Joy V. Cunningham of the Illinois Appellate Court will be one of a number of speakers at the Women's Equality Day event on Friday, August 26th. Women's Equality Day celebrates the passage of the 19th Amendment to the U. S. Constitution,... Read more [8]
[8]
August 8, 2011
Community [9]
President Preckwinkle Unveils Budget Website [10]
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle today launched a new interactive website designed to show how Cook County residents’ tax dollars are being managed and to engage residents in the difficult budget choices we are facing. The 2012 Cook... Read more [10]
[10]
August 8, 2011
Budget and Financial [11]
Free Prescription Drug Take-back and Recycling Event in Hanover Township on Saturday, August 13th [12]
Do you have old prescriptions, electronics, car batteries, gently used clothing, and paper cluttering up your place? Bring them to the Hanover Township Building on Saturday, August 13th and recycle them at no cost. The Cook County Department of... Read more [12]
[12]
August 3, 2011
Community [9]
August 1st is an Air Pollution Action Day [13]
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 activities. The general public can help reduce ozone levels by... Read more [13]
[13]
August 1, 2011
Health [2], Public Safety and Jails [6]
Inmates Begin Cleaning Animal Shelter Cages on August 1st [14]
Almost a year after Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart initiated discussions about utilizing Cook County Jail inmates to clean animal cages at a city shelter, that program is set to begin on Monday morning. There are 16 minimum-security inmates who... Read more [14]
[14]
August 1, 2011
Public Safety and Jails [6]

Source URL: https://www.cookcountyil.gov/news/archive/2011-08

Links
[1] https://www.cookcountyil.gov/news/cook-county-department-public-health-releases-results-youth-risk-behavior-survey
[2] https://www.cookcountyil.gov/news-category/health
[3] https://www.cookcountyil.gov/news/county-board-members-healthcare-professionals-community-leaders-support-president-toni
[4] https://www.cookcountyil.gov/news/statement-cook-county-board-president-toni-preckwinkle-cchhs-ceo-dr-raju-oak-forest-hospital
[5] https://www.cookcountyil.gov/news/oprah-winfrey-network-air-documentary-sheriffs-anti-prostitution-program
[6] https://www.cookcountyil.gov/news-category/public-safety-and-jails
[7] https://www.cookcountyil.gov/news/military-vets-finding-successful-careers-cook-county-sheriffs-police
[8] https://www.cookcountyil.gov/news/commission-womens-issues-co-sponsors-womens-equality-day-friday-august-26th
[9] https://www.cookcountyil.gov/news-category/community
[10] https://www.cookcountyil.gov/news/president-preckwinkle-unveils-budget-website
[11] https://www.cookcountyil.gov/news-category/budget-and-financial
[12] https://www.cookcountyil.gov/news/free-prescription-drug-take-back-and-recycling-event-hanover-township-saturday-august-13th
[13] https://www.cookcountyil.gov/news/august-1st-air-pollution-action-day
[14] https://www.cookcountyil.gov/news/inmates-begin-cleaning-animal-shelter-cages-august-1st