Politics & Government
County Board President Vetoes Release Of COVID-19 Patients' Addresses
The resolution would have required the Cook County DPH to disclose the addresses of COVID-19 patients with 911 dispatchers.
CHICAGO (CBS) — In her first veto since taking office, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle has vetoed a resolution that would have required public health officials to share the addresses of confirmed coronavirus patients with first responders in suburban Cook County.
The resolution approved by the Cook County Board of Commissioners last week would have required the Cook County Department of Public Health to disclose the addresses of COVID-19 patients with 911 dispatchers in suburban Cook County for the next 60 days. At the time of the 9-7 vote, Preckwinkle said she was “profoundly disappointed.”
