The Fraying Safety Net Of Public Health Care
The Cook County Health and Hospitals System is providing a greater share of free care in the county, while other hospitals provide less.
Kristen Schorsch
Reporter, Health and County Government
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Cook County Commissioners Question Health Consultant Hire
Commissioners were surprised to learn their health system board had brought in a national consultant to fix a longstanding money issue.
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Cook County To Close Old Oak Forest Hospital Campus
The county-owned health system is moving its clinic for the poor and uninsured, but plans for the sprawling campus are still unclear.
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Double Threat: What’s Going On In Your Government Wednesday
High-dollar police settlements, suspicious death probes and marijuana could come up when Chicago and Cook County pols meet Wednesday.
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Cook County To Hire Sexual Harassment Watchdog
The county board funded a job to investigate sexual harassment last fall in light of the national #MeToo movement.
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Preckwinkle: $82M Budget Hole Means ‘Difficult Choices’ For Cook County
Cook County leaders might have to brace for more painful cuts, less than a year after hundreds of layoffs.
