Cook County
A $298,000 parking-lot contract goes to the firm with the highest price tag and the longest list of campaign contributions. County commissioners say the company was more experienced than competitors.
2 months ago | By Paul Rock
A proposal by Commissioner Tony Peraica to reverse the county's 1 percent sales tax fails by a 10-7 vote with some of Peraica's colleagues accusing him of political grandstanding.
4 months ago | By Paul Rock
County officials tell health and hospital board members that revenues aren't keeping up with the expense of running the county's three hospitals and 16 clinics, where more patients are uninsured.
4 months ago | By Paul Rock
County commissioners agree to cut their losses and settle the case of a 77-year-old man whose lawsuit alleged he was dragged out of his car and beaten by hospital police in 2006.
4 months ago | By Paul Rock
Existing caps on property tax increases aren't enough, the mayor says. Tax bills are rising faster than paychecks, leading homeowners to default on their mortgages, he says.
5 months ago | By Jennifer Slosar
Warren Batts, 75, was named as the new Cook County Health and Hospitals System's first chairman of the board. He says his business experience may help the troubled system operate more efficiently.
5 months ago | By Paul Rock
County commissioners narrowly approve a plan to take out a short term loan against a sales tax increase that won't start flowing into county coffers until July 1.
5 months ago | By Paul Rock
Superior Ambulance of Elmhurst submitted the lowest offer to transport patients between the county's network of public hospitals and clinics. But county commissioners say bidding problems led then to ban the company.
5 months ago | By Paul Rock
Six people are in custody after a fracas erupted in a courtroom. Authorities say relatives of the deceased stormed the defendant after he was found not guilty.
5 months ago | By Jessica Pupovac
A Cook County juvenile detention center employee accused of using unnecessary force successfully appealed his firing. But the center director won't have him back.
6 months ago | By Paul Rock
The transitional administrator to the county's troubled juvenile detention center tells the county's criminal justice committee that a turnaround will take two years.
6 months ago | By Paul Rock
The head of Cook County's troubled juvenile detention center faced harsh criticism from county commissioners, who accused him of lying to them.
6 months ago | By John Greenfield
In an apparent response to Commissioner Tony Peraica's complaints about patronage abuses, the Cook County Board voted to require reporting of any information about patronage hiring.
7 months ago | By John Greenfield
County: reassessment not in the cards
9 months ago | By Jennifer Slosar
New exec has family ties to Rockwell Gardens project
11 months ago | By Jennifer Slosar
