Todd Stroger has resigned his 8th Ward committeeman position and says he's done with politics for now. (Daily Herald)
The county has finally resolved a long-standing - and expensive - wrongful prosecution suit. (Trib)
As the county works its way out of the Duran and Harrington decrees, it's hiring 600 new corrections officers. (Trib) Read more...
Nostalgia, it seems, means little to Cook County Health and Hospitals System board members, who this morning expressed concerns about an expenisve project to rehab old Cook County Hospital.
The aging and empty structure at 1901 W. Harrison may still be turned into office space for the health system administration, but today board members signaled their disapproval of the $107 million project by voting against moving into old Cook County Hospital if it were to be renovated.
However, they also agreed to move into any building on the Stroger Hospital campus the county might provide for them, but cited reservations about migrating to the old hospital. Read more...
The hulking building at 1900 W. Harrison is a Chicago landmark, without a doubt.
For 95 years, old Cook County Hospital has served as a center for health care, a tribute to architecture and a set for TV shows and movies, such as “E.R.” and “The Fugitive.”
But its future was uncertain when the gleaming John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital opened in 2002. What would happen to the old hospital? It could have been torn down or renovated for condos. Anything, really, was better than having it stand surrounded by cold iron fences, a home to pigeons, with vines creeping up the sides of the building. Read more...
