Earlean Collins

Aldermen On Board With Ticketing, Not Arresting Low-Level Marijuana Offenders

Posted 12.27.2011

Read More: Marijuana Prosecution, Marijuana, Pot Tickets, Chicago Drugs, Garry McCarthy, Cook County Drug Laws, Drugs, War on Drugs, Pot, Chicago Police, Earlean Collins, John Fritchey, Richard Mell, Cook County Pot Tickets, Walter Burnett, Marijuana Tickets, Toni Preckwinkle, Marijuana Arrests, Ariel Reboyras, Chicago Marijuana, Chicago News

Four Chicago lawmakers on Thursday are expected to announce their support of ticketing individuals caught with small amounts of marijuana in Cook Coun...

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Cook County Commissioners Say 'No' To Mandated Furloughs

Posted 11.21.2011

Read More: Earlean Collins, Constance Kravitz, Cook County Commissioners, Cook County Furloughs, Cook County Politics, Toni Preckwinkle, Cook County Employee Furloughs, William Beavers, Cook County Board, Cook County Budget, Cook County Illinois, Cook County Budget Deficit, Chicago News

Two Cook County commissioners lashed out Tuesday against a County Board mandate requiring them to join the majority of the county's employees in takin...

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Will Guzzardi

As Teen Unemployment Crisis Worsens, Youth Tell Legislators Their Stories

HuffingtonPost.com | Will Guzzardi | Posted 07.03.2011

Read More: Toni Berrios, Chicago Teen Unemployment, Illinois, Illinois Teen Unemployment, Earlean Collins, Teen Unemployment, Chicago Impact, Chicago Gang Violence, Chicago, Chicago News

Four legislators, several Chicago-area service providers and dozens of high-school and college-aged youth sat down on the South Side Monday for a summ...

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Stroger 'Fine' With Marijuana Decriminalization Legislation, No Veto Planned (VIDEO)

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Marijuana Decriminalization, Cook County Marijuana, Earlean Collins, Todd Stroger, Todd Stroger Marijuana, Marijuana, Mayor Daley Pot, Cook County Pot Laws, Cook County Board, Video, Chicago News

CHICAGO (AP) -- The president of the Cook County Board says he doesn't plan to veto a new ordinance that allows $200 tickets to be issued to those fou...

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A Ticket For Marijuana Possession In Cook County? Reduced Pot Penalty Proposed As Budget Woes Deepen

Huffington Post | Tim Taliaferro | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tom Dart, Marijuana Decriminalization, Cook County Marijuana, Earlean Collins, Marijuana Laws, Allen St. Pierre, Cook County Pot Laws, Chicago Heights Marijuana, Cook County Board, Larry Suffredin, War on Drugs, Chicago News

Getting caught with a small amount of marijuana would not automatically lead to arrest if a Cook County Commissioner gets her way. An ordinance propo...

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