A new partnership with Cook County and the National Association of Counties offers those without prescription insurance, or who have maxed out on their insurance coverage, a chance to save money on their medications.Constituent Resources
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A new partnership with Cook County and the National Association of Counties offers those without prescription insurance, or who have maxed out on their insurance coverage, a chance to save money on their medications.
This program is free to any Cook County resident. Medications that are included average a savings of 20% on many prescription purchases, with extra savings on mail order medications. There is no registration or enrollment fee. To check if your pharmacy is participating and if your medications are included, call 1-877-321-2652 or click here to check on-line for more information.
Cards are available through your commissioner’s office. Residents of the 14th District can call 847-729-9300 for the closest location.
"Staycation" is the latest trend describing those of us planning to enjoy the sites and amenities right here at home. To help you plan for an memorable time, Commissioner Goslin has information about many of our area's outstanding resources. Call for information about the Brookfield Zoo and Chicago Botanic Garden exhibits, the Forest Preserves "Discover Nature" programs and bike trail maps, fishing and boating areas and more - 847-729-9300.
Also, check out the Cook County Forest Preserve's informative website: fpdcc.com
Controlled Burns in our Forest Preserves
The spectacular forest preserves in our area add much to our community’s quality of life and are so valued by all of us. That can make it particularly distressing when we see smoke – or fire – doing what looks like damage to this precious resource. But there is more to the story. The Forest Preserve District of Cook County, along with a grant from the USDA Forest Service explains prescribed burns are essential for the health of the forest preserves.
Just like human beings, ecosystems have special requirements for staying healthy. Ecosystems need food, air, water, and as strange as it may sound, our local woodlands also need fire to survive. A prescribe burn, also called a controlled burn, is the process of using fire under tight restrictions to burn the ground cover in the native ecosystems found in our forest preserves.
More than 200 scientific institutions and land management agencies support and use prescribe fire to maintain natural areas across the United States.
Preserve burns are safe, and the coordinators do extensive planning. One of the most important tools of a prescribe burn is up-to-date weather information. Proper weather conditions ensure that the smoke will lift upward into the atmosphere, and burns are canceled if conditions are not adequate for safety. The Cook County Forest Preserve District notifies the local fire department, police department, Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, as well as other agencies. Additionally, personnel are on site to talk with residents during each burn to answer questions.
The Forest Preserve District of Cook County has developed an excellent publication with detailed information about the operations of prescribed burns. For your copy of the Prescribe Burn publication, please call Commissioner Goslin at 847-729-9300
Commissioner Goslin receives award from
Little City Foundation
Northbrook Star
- With a packed crowd of more than 300 in attendance, Little City Foundation presented Cook County Commissioner Gregg Goslin with its first "Ambassador of Little City Foundation" award on Feb. 24 during the agency's "Night on the Red Carpet" fund-raiser that coincided with the Academy Award gala in Hollywood.
Goslin was selected for the award for his "longtime, dedicated service to not only Little City Foundation but the many communities he represents in the 14th District," said Fred G. Lebed, board president of Little City Foundation, who presented Goslin with the award along with Shawn Jeffers, executive director of the agency.
"Gregg has always shown great compassion toward people with disabilities," said Lebed, who is a principal in the consulting firm of Burris and Lebed LLC in Chicago. "I believe at least a part of that influence has come from his wife, Victoria, who has been a special education teacher for many years."
"I am very appreciative to receive this honor from Little City Foundation," Goslin said. "Reaching out and finding ways to help people with disabilities is simply the right thing to do, and it's my hope that more and more people will see the changing needs of this community, including a growing senior population that doesn't receive much support right now." (March 20, 2008)