The Chicago Food Policy Action Council and Cook County Department of Public Health (CCDPH) today announced the awardees of the second annual Metro Chicago Good Food Purchasing Initiative (GFPI) Community Fund.
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Mitigation Order 2021-5 Further Eases Mitigation Measures in Suburban Cook County in Response to Decreased Cases
Forest Park, IL — Today, the Cook County Department of Public Health issued COVID-19 Mitigation Order 2021-5 to continue easing mitigation measures in suburban Cook County. Effective immediately, Mitigation Order 2021-5 increases capacity limits in bars, restaurants...
CCDPH and MABAS Division 3 to Launch Pilot Vaccination Site for First Responders, Teachers, Other Essential Workers
FOREST PARK, IL—The Cook County Department of Public Health (CCDPH) has partnered with Mutual Aid Box Alarm System (MABAS) Division 3 to establish a pilot vaccination site for first responders, teachers, and other essential workers at New Trier High School in...
CCDPH Is Issuing COVID-19 Mitigation Order 2021-1 to Support Phase 4 Mitigation Enforcement
Forest Park, IL—Today, Governor Pritzker announced that Region 10, which includes suburban Cook County, will be moving into Phase 4 mitigations beginning Tuesday, February 2, 2021.  Learn more.
CANCELLATION – Cook County Department of Public Health Annual School Health Conference 2020
Due to the COVID -19 public health emergency, Cook County Department of Public Health is cancelling the 20/20 School Health Conference: Refining the Vision scheduled for Tuesday, April 21, 2020 at Moraine Valley Community College. We hope to reschedule for a future...
Public Health Officials Announce First Coronavirus Disease Cases Outside Chicago and Cook County
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), Kane County Health Department (KCHD), and the McHenry County Health Department (MCHD) today announced the first Illinois residents outside of Chicago and Cook County to test positive at the IDPH laboratory for...
Public Health Officials Report Four Additional COVID-19 Cases in Illinois
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) and Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) are reporting four additional people in Illinois have tested positive at the IDPH laboratory for novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Two of the cases, a woman in her 50s...
Public Health Officials Announce New Presumptive Positive Case of COVID-19 and Provide Updates on Ongoing Investigation and Response
A seventh case (presumptive positive) was announced by Chicago Department of Public Health on Mar. 8, 2020. View their press release, entitled Public Health Officials Announce New Presumptive Positive Case of COVID-19 and Provide Updates on Ongoing Investigation and...
Public Health and Chicago Public Schools Officials Announce New Presumptive Positive Case of Coronavirus
A sixth case (presumptive positive) was announced by Chicago Department of Public Health on Mar. 6, 2020. View their press release, entitled Mayor Lightfoot, Governor Pritzker, Public Health And Chicago Public Schools Officials Announce New Presumptive Positive Case...
Public Health Officials Announce Fifth Case of COVID-19
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) and Cook County Department of Public Health (CDPH) today announced a fifth Illinois resident has tested positive at the IDPH laboratory for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The specimens have been sent to the Centers for...