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Comptroller reports $236.7 million favorable variance; Cook County Health reports cash shortfall
Summary
Comptroller Cyril Thomas reported a $236.7 million favorable General Fund variance for the two-month period ending Jan. 31, 2026, while Cook County Health reported an $81.7 million unfavorable cash position driven by uncompensated care and Medicaid changes.
Cyril Thomas, Cook County Comptroller, told the Finance Committee on March 11 that for the two-month period ending Jan. 31, 2026 the General Fund had a $236,700,000 favorable net budget variance driven largely by higher-than-forecast county sales tax and cigarette tax receipts. The health fund had a favorable cash-basis variance of $81,700,000, Thomas said, while noting that accrual-based reports are a better indicator of…
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