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Article: As you and your readers may know, Cook County performs a variety
- Article from:
- Courier-News (Elgin, IL)
- Article date:
- February 7, 1997
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As you and your readers may know, Cook County performs a variety of services to the public, largely in the areas of public safety and health care.
But like many other counties throughout the state and nation, Cook County's responsibilities are growing while its funding remains static.
Now more than ever, this is caused by an increasing number of mandates imposed by state government that force the county to expend more resources without financial support.
Moreover, local administrators are not at the table when these new laws and responsibilities are developed.
That means these changes are made without input regarding their impact at the local level.
As mandated by the state, Cook County ...