Officials continue to battle over who’s getting locked up in Cook County.
Tag: Cook County Board president
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Post-Stroger Politics
With everyone’s favorite punching bag out of the way, a look at the problems facing any new Cook County Board president
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The Preckwinkle Bandwagon Is Rolling
Toni Preckwinkle is getting help for her campaign from the kind of people who tend to back winners.
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More Microfinancing from Dorothy Brown
Dorothy “Bad Idea Jeans” Brown, candidate for Cook County Board President, continues to generate novel ideas for making small amounts of money.
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Todd Stroger Invests In the Future
Why is Todd Stroger moving his campaign cash into CDs?
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Cook County Needs Cojones
Which Dem candidate for county board president is most likely to take on Mayor Daley?
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More on Terrence O’Brien
Terrence O’Brien has improved the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District, but there’s obvious work to be done.
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In absentia, Stroger and Giannoulias take a beating on Devon Avenue
Candidates for Cook County board president, sheriff, and U.S. Senate make pitches to a Muslim group on West Devon—and rip on their opponents who didn’t show up.
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The TIF talk continues
Candidates for the county board presidency call for shining some daylight on the city’s TIF budget.
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Why Todd Stroger Is Hosed
In skipping a candidates’ forum, Todd Stroger confirms that he’s lost the ability to lead the county—if he ever had it.
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A Perk That Needs to Die
The CTA says employees can no longer drive on our dime if it’s not work-related. Who’s next?
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Meet the new Todd Stroger
The new Todd Stroger welcomes questions from the press, fires patronage employees, and favors lowering tax rates. Sounds like someone’s running for reelection.
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Toni the Tiger
Toni Preckwinkle is lining all her ducks up in her run for Cook County board president–including meeting with the mayor.
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Party planning
Tony Peraica welcomes Paul Vallas to the GOP and plots a takeover of the party’s state leadership.