Feds Indict Top Aide To Cook County Commissioner Tobolski
Tobolski’s chief of staff had a side job as a “sales agent” for a Chicago-based red-light camera company.
Tobolski’s chief of staff had a side job as a “sales agent” for a Chicago-based red-light camera company.
The county-run health system, Cook County Health, says plans for the new South Side hospital are on hold as it searches for a new CEO.
The health system board also wants more money from the county to cover the rising cost of medical care patients don’t pay for.
County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and some commissioners question the perk common in the competitive health care industry.
The chairman of the county-run health system board issued a warning Wednesday: It could be hard to find someone who wants this job.
County leaders on Thursday approved a new, 3% tax on recreational marijuana sales in Cook County.
The proposed move by the the Cook County Board president follows a tumultuous year for one of the country’s largest public health systems.
Cook County Board commissioners are set to consider whether to tack on a 3% tax on recreational marijuana.
The Cook County Board president also addressed local politicians ensnared in corruption probes and her goals for 2020 on WBEZ’s Reset.
The move could impact the more than 300,000 people enrolled in the county’s Medicaid health insurance plan.