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Toni Preckwinkle

Toni Preckwinkle is the Cook County Board President. She was elected on Nov. 2, 2010.  Show more »
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    Mar 6, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  1. Netsch a true pioneer woman

    Dawn Clark Netsch seemed to have been around forever, and so it seemed as if she always would be.
    Dawn Clark Netsch seemed to have been around forever, and so it seemed as if she always would be. She must have been young once, but from the time she came into my consciousness, 20 or so years ago, she seemed old. I mean old in a good way, the kind...

    Tags: Government, Minority Groups, Elections, Dawn Clark Netsch, Crime, Law and Justice

    2. Mar 4, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  2. Joe Orr Road project may pave way for south suburban economic boon

    A $40 million roadway expansion is under way in southeast Cook County that will culminate in a new connection between Illinois and Indiana, and officials say the project provides a possible template for marrying transportation and economic development priorities across the two states.
    A $40 million roadway expansion is under way in southeast Cook County that will culminate in a new connection between Illinois and Indiana, and officials say the project provides a possible template for marrying transportation and economic development...

    Tags: Lansing, Economic Policy, Road Transportation, Highway Transportation, Science and Technology

    3. Oct 25, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  3. Toni Preckwinkle's chief of staff to depart

    <strong>Kurt Summers Jr.</strong>, chief of staff to Cook County President <strong>Toni Preckwinkle</strong>, will leave his post in early November to join Chicago-based investment firm Grosvenor Capital Management as senior vice president, Summers said in an interview this week.
    Kurt Summers Jr., chief of staff to Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle, will leave his post in early November to join Chicago-based investment firm Grosvenor Capital Management as senior vice president, Summers said in an interview this week. The...

    Tags: Illinois General Assembly, Investments, Melissa Harris, Elections, Mutual Funds

    4. Apr 26, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  4. Common sense locked out in Cook County Jail dispute

    Something extremely odd happened in the Cook County criminal court system in November: Suddenly, and without notice or explanation, judges all but stopped ordering pretrial detainees to be released on electronic home monitoring.
    Something extremely odd happened in the Cook County criminal court system in November: Suddenly, and without notice or explanation, judges all but stopped ordering pretrial detainees to be released on electronic home monitoring. Records show that from...

    Tags: Timothy Evans, Electronics, Science and Technology, Chicago Tonight (tv program), Crime, Law and Justice

    5. May 10, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  5. By the numbers, how Rahm could lose in 2015

    A new Tribune/WGN-TV poll shows that, halfway through his first term, Mayor Rahm Emanuel's overall disapproval rating is up 11 percentage points over a year ago. Four in 10 Chicago voters &mdash; and nearly half of the city's African-American voters &mdash; say they're dissatisfied with the job he's doing.
    A new Tribune/WGN-TV poll shows that, halfway through his first term, Mayor Rahm Emanuel's overall disapproval rating is up 11 percentage points over a year ago. Four in 10 Chicago voters — and nearly half of the city's African-American voters...

    Tags: Chicago Teachers Union, Karen Lewis, Elections, Chicago Elections, Cook County Government

    6. Feb 13, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  6. An exceptional victim of an everyday crime

    Now that two suspects have been charged in the slaying of Hadiya Pendleton, our focus turns from the extraordinary qualities of her life to the ordinary qualities of her death.
    Now that two suspects have been charged in the slaying of Hadiya Pendleton, our focus turns from the extraordinary qualities of her life to the ordinary qualities of her death. Hadiya, 15, was mourned at funeral services over the weekend as a young...

    Tags: Virginia Tech, Theft, Hadiya Pendleton, Firearms, Punishment

    7. Apr 25, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  7. Judge did right thing by banning cellphones in courtrooms

    Cook County Chief Judge Timothy Evans kept hearing complaints from his judges about street gangs in their courtrooms using cellphones to photograph witnesses.
    Cook County Chief Judge Timothy Evans kept hearing complaints from his judges about street gangs in their courtrooms using cellphones to photograph witnesses. "They're bold and they're brash," Evans told me the other day. "They think they can do it in...

    Tags: Timothy Evans, Murder, Electronics, Prosecution, Lisa Madigan

    8. Nov 30, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  8. Land bank would revitalize distressed properties

    A land bank that would acquire, manage and repurpose vacant and abandoned properties in Cook County is one step closer to reality.
    A land bank that would acquire, manage and repurpose vacant and abandoned properties in Cook County is one step closer to reality. Two months after its formation, an advisory committee appointed by Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is...

    Tags: Housing and Urban Planning, Services and Shopping, Online Advertising, Mortgages, Metropolitan Planning Council

    9. Oct 14, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  9. Taxing bullets criminal

    For urban politicians, gun control is like the bar in "Cheers" — a place of refuge they can seek out whenever things aren't going well. Things aren't going well on the crime front in Chicago, with homicides up 25 percent this year. So what else...

    Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, Al Capone, Firearms, Crime, Law and Justice, Criminals

    10. Sep 26, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  10. Dems give hope to indicted candidate

    Democratic Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle has her reasons for not endorsing Lance Tyson's bid for state representative.
    Democratic Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle has her reasons for not endorsing Lance Tyson's bid for state representative. For a year and a half — from December 2006 until May 2008 — Tyson, a lifelong Democrat, served as chief of...

    Tags: Bribery, Lisa Madigan, Parties and Movements, Jesse White, Springfield

    11. Jun 18, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  11. Burke, Rahm and pot

    <span style=&quot;font-size: small;">Ald. Ed Burke is not too keen on the mayor's proposal to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana, partly because because he is "very concerned with anything that gives kids the idea that this is not <a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/clout/chi-ald-burke-not-sold-yet-on-emanuel-pot-ticketing-idea-20120618,0,6868703.story">a bad thing to do."</a>&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: small;">But Mayor Emanuel and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle have by far the better of the argument. Treating simple pot possession as a crime is a pointless endeavor and a&nbsp;terrible waste of resources.</span>
    Ald. Ed Burke is not too keen on the mayor's proposal to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana, partly because because he is "very concerned with anything that gives kids the idea that this is not a bad thing to do." But Mayor Emanuel and...

    Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Edward M. Burke, Chicago Mayor, Punishment, Cook County Board of Commissioners

    12. Jan 12, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  12. Federal immigration official warns Preckwinkle about policy

    The nation's top immigration official has written a stern warning to Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle about her policy that allowed Saul Chavez to skip bail and run out on felony charges. "This ordinance undermines public safety in Cook...

    Tags: Government, Cook County, Immigration, Crime, Law and Justice, Criminals

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