Larry Suffredin

Political Newcomer, Water District Candidate Todd Connor Is on a Roll

David Ormsby | Posted 05.25.2011

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David Ormsby

Connor is likely the hottest candidate who has stormed onto the 2010 Cook County political stage.

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Candidate, Former SEC Chairman Bash Water Deal that Flushed $68 Million Down the Sewer

David Ormsby | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Daniel Kaplan, Mariyana Spyropoulos, USS Bunker Hill, Chicago News, Johnson & Johnson, Arthur Levitt, Barbara McGowan, Gloria Alitto Majewski, Terry O'Brian, Illinois Poltics, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District, Todd Connor, Mesirow Financial, Kathleen Meany, Frank Avila, Patricia Horton, Bridget Gainer, Greg Harris, Heather Steans, Tom Tunney, Larry Suffredin, Mike Kreloff, Toni Preckwinkle, Susan Garrett, Carol Ronen, Sara Feigenholtz, Jeff Schoenberg, Roberto Maldonado, Debra Shore, Cynthia Santos, Bond Deal, Bond Deal Loss, Chicago News
David Ormsby

The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District got a pasting last Thursday over a botched bond deal that cost Cook County area taxpayers $68 million.

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Suffredin Not Running For Cook County Board President

Chicago Tribune | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cook County Board President Race, Cook County Politics, Cook County Board, Larry Suffredin, Chicago News

One potential Democratic primary candidate in an already large field for the post of Cook County Board president announced today he won't make the lea...

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A Cook in Congress

Shawn Healy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Paul Vallas, Danny Davis, Todd Stroger, Dorothy Brown, Cook County Board, Toni Preckwinkle, Cook County Board President Race, James Houlihan, Tom Dart, Larry Suffredin, Chicago News
Shawn Healy

Todd Stroger intends to seek reelection, but it's hard to see him weathering an ultra-competitive primary with such shaky credentials.

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Dorothy Brown Enters Race For Cook County Board President

Huffington Post | Tim Taliaferro | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Todd Stroger Reelection, Circuit Court Clerk Dorothy Brown, Todd Stroger, Dorothy Brown, Danny Davis, Cook County Board President Race, Terrence O'Brien, Larry Suffredin, Cook County Politics, Toni Preckwinkle, James Houlihan, Forrest Claypool, Tom Dart, Cook County Board, Chicago News

The race for the Cook County Board Presidency just got a little more crowded. Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Dorothy Brown announced Friday that she...

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Danny Davis Polling For County Board President Run

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cook County Board President Race, Dorothy Brown, Danny Davis Cook County Board, Toni Preckwinkle, Todd Stroger, Danny Davis, Jim Houlihan, Tom Dart, Cook County Board, Larry Suffredin, Chicago News

Another big local name is considering running for Cook County Board president. U.S. Rep. Danny Davis is forming an exploratory committee to weigh a r...

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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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Forrest Claypool Not Running For County Board President

Crain's Chicago Business | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Forrest Claypool, Cook County Board President Race, Cook County Board, Larry Suffredin, Chicago News

In a major political surprise, Cook County Commissioner Forrest Claypool has decided not to run for County Board president in next year's election....

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State Police Contradict Stroger As Commissioners Demand Answers In Hiring Scandal (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Tim Taliaferro | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Todd Stroger, Cook County Board, Donna Dunnings, Stroger Dunnings, Cook County Politics, Stroger Hiring Scandal, Tony Cole, Video, Tony Peraica, Larry Suffredin, Chicago News

On a day when the Chicago Tribune revealed that Todd Stroger's version of the events leading up to his firing of patronage worker Tony Cole didn't mat...

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Stroger Called On To Resign By Commissioner Suffredin

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Todd Stroger, Tony Peraica, Donna Dunnings, Stroger Dunnings Scandal, Stroger Resignation, Tony Cole, Larry Suffredin, Chicago News

Cook County Commissioner Larry Suffredin is calling on Board President Todd Stroger to resign following the abrupt departure of County Chief Financial...

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Cook County Commissioners' Back-Door Pay Raise

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cook County Politics, Cook County Expense Reports, Cook County Contingency Checks, Bill Beavers, Cook County Board, Cook County Corruption, Larry Suffredin, Chicago News

Cook County Commissioners are paid $85,000 per year in taxpayer-funded salary. But they also receive more than $1,200 a month in no-strings-attached ...

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County Commissioners Want Fund For Low-Income Homeowners

Chicago Sun-Times | Mark J. Konkol | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Todd Stroger, Chicago Property Tax Relief, Cook County Commissioners, Low-Income Homeowners Chicago, Chicago Property Taxes, Forrest Claypool, Cook County Assessor, Jim Houlihan, Mike Quigley, Richard Daley, Larry Suffredin, Chicago News

A band of Cook County Commissioners plan to introduce a proposal to create a so-called "circuit-breaker" fund that would give relief to low-income hom...

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