4 COVID-19 Takeaways From Chicago’s Public Health Chief
Dr. Allison Arwady won’t say how many cases Chicago expects. But she says there’s a plan for patients who can’t quarantine at home.
Dr. Allison Arwady won’t say how many cases Chicago expects. But she says there’s a plan for patients who can’t quarantine at home.
Public health officials and hospitals are hustling to figure out everything from how many hospital beds to ventilators patients will need.
NorthShore University HealthSystem is the first medical network in the state with the ability to test its patients for the virus.
It’s a double-whammy for taxpayers: The county’s public health system suffers, while other hospitals enjoy big property tax breaks.
Tobolski hasn’t been charged, though the FBI raided his suburban office last fall and recently indicted his top aide.
The infusion comes after county leaders last year decided not to put a referendum to voters asking for a tax hike to fund the Preserves.
Critics say the proposed changes don’t address the root causes of problems at Cook County Health.
The four Democratic candidates vowed to boost transparency in the office and end private debt collection practices.
“In the last several years we’ve seen what’s called the suburbanization of poverty,” said a top county Housing Authority official.
Tobolski’s chief of staff had a side job as a “sales agent” for a Chicago-based red-light camera company.