County
County Board re-sets the levy to 11.21 percent increase
-At the end of a marathon session, the Cook County Board settled on a levy increase of 11.21 percent.
Commissioner Frank Moe resigns from county board
Joe Friedrichs-Following a grueling meeting focused on the 2017 budget, and shortly after the levy was set at 11.21 percent, Cook County Commissioner Frank Moe abruptly resigned from the county board.
WTIP hosts program on proposed county levy
-On December 1st the Commissioner’s Room in the Cook County Courthouse exploded with angry taxpayers attending the Truth in Taxation public meeting.
With lower levy, county may need to cut non-mandated programs
-The Cook County Commissioners this week substantially reduced the proposed levy increase they’d been considering for many weeks.
State declares health and human services worker day
-Cook County, along with communities across the State, will be recognizing County, Tribal, and State Health and Human Services Worker Day in Minnesota on Wednesday, December 14, following a proclamatio
County board decreases proposed levy
Joe Friedrichs-In a move County Administrator Jeff Cadwell said will make the budgeting process very challenging, the Cook County Board of Commissioners voted on Tuesday, Dec.
Sheriff discusses the drug investigation process in Cook County
-How does the county handle drug investigations and what are the common drugs we encounter here?
Truth in Taxation meeting draws large crowd to Cook County Courthouse
-It was a packed house at the Cook County Courthouse Thursday night Dec.
Commissioner asks citizens to "take your county back"
-The Truth in Taxation meeting may bring out angry taxpayers.
County Board reverses course on review committee regarding county adminstrator
Joe Friedrichs-One week after it voted in favor of forming an advisory committee to review comments made by and the conduct of the county administrator, the Board of Cook County Commissioners voted Tuesday, Nov.