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County hospital system makes Shannon permanent CEO

Fri, 06/27/2014 - 3:57pm

The Cook County Health and Hospitals System Board unanimously approved Friday Dr. John Jay Shannon’s appointment as the health system’s CEO.

Shannon, who served as interim CEO for the past three months, will begin as permanent hospital-system CEO on Sunday, according to a CCHHS press release. He has held a number of different positions with CCHHS since first joining the health system in 1991, including Adult Asthma Clinic director and associate chair of the Department of Medicine.

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Preckwinkle outlines 2015 county budget at City Club

Thu, 06/26/2014 - 4:39pm

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle at a Thursday City Club of Chicago event spoke of her efforts to balance the county’s 2015 budget.

The county has projected a 2015 budget shortfall of $169 million, according to Preckwinkle. Despite the gap, next year’s proposed budget marks a stark improvement compared to years past. The county has shrunk its projected deficit by $300 million from Preckwinkle’s first budget four years ago, the county board president said.

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Cook County Health to name new CEO

Tue, 06/24/2014 - 4:21pm

City property-tax bills to rise about 1 percent, county clerk says

Thu, 06/19/2014 - 4:16pm

Preckwinkle to try for pension reform again after fall election

Thu, 06/19/2014 - 11:33am

County morgue to offer grief counseling to families

Wed, 06/18/2014 - 4:17pm

County lobbyist out after failure of Preckwinkle's pension bill

Wed, 06/18/2014 - 4:16pm

County commissioners: Tighten reins on home-run businesses

Wed, 06/18/2014 - 3:39pm

An application for a permit to operate a business in a residential area sparked a conversation among members of the Cook County Board Zoning and Building Committee Wednesday about keeping a closer watch on home-run businesses.

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Cook County AFSCME employees to hold a lunchtime picket

Tue, 06/10/2014 - 3:39pm

Report: No 'Council Wars' with Cook County Board for Preckwinkle

Tue, 06/03/2014 - 4:21pm

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