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Cook County fails to curb overtime costs
As Cook County officials scramble to find ways to raise money — taxing guns, gambling machines and cigarettes — they have been unable to bring burdensome overtime costs under control. County officials for years have promised to rein in...Tags: Local Government, September 11, 2001 Attacks, NATO Summit, U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Toni Preckwinkle's chief of staff to depart
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: Elections, Interior Policy, Career and Workplace, Politics, Budgets and Budgeting
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CEO found a home here, keeps close ties to native Puerto Rico
Tribune staff reporterRoberto Herencia occasionally rides to work on one of the four Harley-Davidson motorcycles he keeps in his "man cave," a Glenview storage facility equipped with a red couch, a TV and a 6-foot lucha libre mask, an icon of Mexican wrestling. When headed...Tags: Harley-Davidson Inc., Corporate Officers, Baseball, Finance, Bank of America Corp.
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Dithering Dems give hope to indicted candidate
Change of SubjectDemocratic 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 (right), a lifelong Democrat,... -
Why are leading Dems neutral in Derrick Smith race?
Change of SubjectCarol Marin today notes with dismay that Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and other Democrats are remaining neutral in the 10th District state rep race between indicted former incumbent Derrick Smith and... -
Weeks in review
Change of SubjectA roundup of state and local news-review and weekly political chat shows. Descriptions provided by the broadcast outlets in most cases: Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review (WTTW-Ch. 11) Guest host Phil Ponce with Kerry Lester, Daily Herald; Mick Dumke,...... -
Toni Preckwinkle has not had it up to the Brim with incompetent judges
Change of SubjectUPDATE: Here's the mp3 audio clip: Preckwinkle: Vote "Yes" on ALL judges Scott Kastrup, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle's political director, confirms that those robo-calls from Preckwinkle urging a "yes" vote on all judges up for retention... -
Cook County medical examiner resigns amid office overhaul
WGN NEWSThe Cook County Medical Examiner who was the target of tough criticism for horrific conditions at the morgue will resign from her job. Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced that development on Tuesday, as well as several other changes...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Health, Cook County Board of Commissioners, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Cook County Government
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Cook County approves 2013 budget
WGN NewsBy an overwhelming 16 to 1 vote, the Cook County Board of Commissioners approved a $2.95 billion dollar budget for 2013. The only dissenting vote came from Commissioner William Beavers, staunch ally to former Board President Todd Stroger. In...Tags: Energy Saving, Environmental Issues, Todd H. Stroger, Cook County Government
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New Cook County budget includes $1-a-pack cigarette tax hike
Clout StreetThe cost of buying cigarettes and guns in Cook County will rise next year after commissioners today voted 16-1 to approve County Board President Toni Preckwinkle's $2.95 billion budget. In addition to the $1-per-pack increase on a pack of smokes and a...Tags: Republican Party, Juvenile Delinquency, Health Insurance, New York City, Budgets and Budgeting
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Election Day in Obama's neighborhood: Reporters, security and basketball
Tribune reportersIn the Kenwood neighborhood, President Barack Obama's neighbors went about their daily business today -- voting, running errands, and entertaining children who were off from school – as presidential security teams and an international news corps...Tags: O'Hare International Airport, Tour Operations Industry, Sidwell Friends School, Elections, Basketball
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Cook County commissioners give initial sign-off on tax hikes
Tribune reporterCook County commissioners on Friday endorsed a $41.7 million set of new and increased taxes that would hit the pocketbooks of smokers, some businesses, gun buyers, and the owners of gambling machines at casinos and bars. In a series of votes, the Finance...Tags: Elections, John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Politics, Lifestyle and Leisure, Cook County Government
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