FY 2008 First Quarter Performance Report Released
The budget performance report for the first quarter is now available online from the Department of Budget and Management. This document provides information about budgetary performance measures and the first quarter reports from all reporting bureaus.
Click to view the FY 2008 - Q1 Cook County Performance Report (PDF - 3.7 MB)

Public Administrator Public Auction
April 30, 2008, the Office of the Public Administrator will hold public auction to settle the estates for people who die in Cook County intestate (without a will), or where there is no person in Illinois with the right or desire to administer the estate.
Click to link to more information about this sale.

Board Approves 2008 Budget
Cook County Board President Todd Stroger publicly announced a budget agreement late Friday night that prevented a possible government shut-down and will increase the County’s revenue stream over the long term to heal a chronic structural deficit.
• View the Floor Amendments Budgetary Amendment book with all submissions received through February 29, 2008 NEW 3-6-08
• View the full 2008 Executive Budget Recommendation (October 2007)
• View the February 29 press release regarding the final budget approval.

Stroger Hospital Wins Full Accreditation from Joint Commission
Cook County Board President Todd H. Stroger was joined by Bureau of Health Services leadership to announce Stroger Hospital’s recent full accreditation by JCAHO – the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, which serves as the nation’s premier accrediting body for U.S. hospitals and medical facilities.
The President also released the Health Bureau’s 2007 Progress Report, which identifies a range of significant improvements in various areas throughout the bureau that have enhanced the delivery of healthcare services.
Link to the February 11, 2008 press release on this annoucnement and links to the 2007 Progress Report.

Police, Community Representatives Urge County Commissioners to Adequately Fund Medical Examiner
Cook County Board President, Todd H. Stroger, joined Cook County Medical Examiner, Dr. Nancy Jones, local law enforcement, religious leaders and medical examiner investigators and staff to stress the need for the 2008 budget be passed without any proposed cuts that would severely affect the facility. The group stressed how drastically police investigations, funeral preparations and organ donor practices would be adversely affected.
Click to read the January 30, 2008 press release on this event.
Click to view video coverage of the event.

2008 Forest Preserve District Picnic Permits Now Available
Picnic permits for 2008 dates are now available through the Forest Preserve District of Cook County for their 110 groves throughout the district. Permits can be obtained in person or online.
Click to link to the Forest Preserve District web site (fpdcc.com) for more information.

County Introduces Prescription Drug Discount Card Program
Cook County, in partnership with Caremark and the National Association of Counties (NACo), introduced a new Cook County Prescription Drug Discount Card.
This free card is available to all county residents and can provide significant savings on prescription drugs with no income requirements, no age requirements, and unlimited use for the whole family.
Learn more about the new Prescription Drug Discount Card.
Link to the press release and photos from President Stroger's launch of the Prescription Drug Discount Card program.

County's Online Procurement System
The Office of the Purchasing Agent's online enhancements to their web site allow all contract bid and quotation documents to be obtained online. The site also allows interested vendors to register and be notified of new postings on a regular basis.
Link to the Purchasing web site to view these new features.