Cook County Department of Public Health
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Oak Forest, IL 60452
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Retiree accused county of shirking regulatory duty on millions in federal public health grants
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A lawsuit asserted Flossmoor District 161 violated a family's due process rights when it ordered a fourth grader to stay home because she had been exposed to Covid
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Parents are asking a Cook County judge to declare Flossmoor District 161 overstepped its authority in ordering an elementary school student to stay away from school for 10 days after administrators said they believed the child had been exposed to Covid at school
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A Cook County judge ruled public health agencies need to be able to prove their quarantine orders are actually needed and backed by evidence. This will be used in other court fights, says Mark Glennon, of Wirepoints
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A Cook County judge last month rejected the attempt by the Cook County Department of Public Health to force a seventh grader to be excluded from school for 10 days, even though the student had tested negative, saying the health officials needed to do more than merely insinuate the student might be contagious
