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Stroger Vetoes Cook County Sales Tax Cut For 4th Time

Chicago Tribune | Posted 11.23.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Todd Stroger Sales Tax, Cook County Sales Tax, Todd Stroger, Stroger Veto, Cook County Board, Cook County Sales Tax Rollback, Chicago News

Less than a week after the Cook County Board voted yet again to roll back a portion of the county sales tax, Board President Todd Stroger today delive...

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Stroger Tells Peraica 'You Don't Know When To Shut Up' (WATCH)

Huffington Post | Posted 11.18.2009 | Chicago

Read More: John Daley, Tony Peraica, Todd Stroger, Video, Cook County Politics, Peraica Daley, Cook County Sales Tax, Cook County Board, Chicago News

Things got a little testy at the Cook County Board of Commissioners meeting Tuesday. First, Commissioner Tony Peraica tried to make the point that pe...

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Cook County Sales Tax Roll Back Passes In 12-5 Vote

CBS 2 | Posted 11.17.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Todd Stroger Sales Tax, Cook County Sales Tax, Chicago Sales Tax, Cook County Board, Cook County Sales Tax Rollback, Chicago News

The Cook County Board voted 12-5 Tuesday to roll back 0.5 percent of the county sales tax....

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Third Time's A Charm For County Sales Tax Rollback?

Chicago Public Radio | Tony Arnold | Posted 11.16.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Todd Stroger Sales Tax, Cook County Tax Rollback, Cook County, Cook County Sales Tax, Cook County Politics, Cook County Board, Todd Stroger, Chicago News

Cook County commissioners may once again try to cut the sales tax this week....

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O'Brien, Brown Campaigns Sharing Volunteers, Deny Collaboration

Chicago Sun-Times | TIM NOVAK | Posted 11.16.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Dorothy Brown, Terrence O'Brien, Cook County Board, Todd Stroger, Cook County Board President Race, Chicago News

Political double agents -- that seems the right phrase to describe some volunteers working on the Cook County Board president's race. Their true alle...

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Frivolous Lawsuits Costing Cook County Millions: Study

Daily Herald | Ted Cox | Posted 10.29.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Cook County, Cook County Frivolous Lawsuits, Cook County Board, Cook County Lawsuits, Cook County Corruption, Chicago News

An Illinois legal-reform group released a study Wednesday suggesting Cook County is squandering millions of dollars annually with a lax approach to fi...

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Lessons Learned From the Olympic Fiasco

Tom Tresser | Posted 10.19.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Mayor Daley, 2016 Olympics, No Games Chicago, Chicago 2016, Sears Tower, Todd Stroger, International Olympic Committee, Ioc, Chicago Budget, Cook County Board, Cook County Board President Race, Willis Tower Tifs, Tifs, Chicago Corruption, Chicago News
Tom Tresser

If citizens want to be protected from bad government and further rip-offs, we are going to have to rise to a new level of involvement. I have little hope that our elected representatives will truly represent us.

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Who Should Claypool Voters Choose? Probably Preckwinkle

Paras Bhayani | Posted 10.13.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Forrest Claypool, Todd Stroger, Mike Quigley, Cook County Board, Cook County Politics, Mayor Daley, Danny Davis, Tom Dart, Cook County Board President Race, Dorothy Brown, Toni Preckwinkle, Terrence O'Brien, Chicago News
Paras Bhayani

The voters who would have backed Claypool, many of whom live on the North Side and in suburban Cook County, might well be the swing votes in this election.

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County Gaming Ban Smacks of Insider Politics, Not Concern for the Public

Ray Hanania | Posted 10.09.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Campaign Disclosures, Casinos, Midwest Gaming, Cook County, Joan Patricia Murphy, Bridget Gainer, Casino Licenses, Illinois Gaming Board, Illinois Video Gambling, Cook County Video Gambling, Cook County Board, Chicago News
Ray Hanania

We have 10 casinos in Illinois, the lottery and churches rely on bingo for most of their free cash. That kind of gambling is OK, but a bill that would compete for casino revenues is not?

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Stroger and Madigan Meet Econ 101

Paras Bhayani | Posted 10.08.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Arthur Laffer, Tragedy of the Commons, Todd Stroger, Michael Madigan, Cook County Board, Mayor Daley, Mark Walker, Chicago Taxes, Illinois Taxes, Gregory Mankiw, Laffer Curve, Cook County Sales Tax, Chicago News
Paras Bhayani

Pity Todd Stroger, the embattled Cook County Board chief who, having served the machine faithfully, is now being tossed under the bus as voters turn their ire on tax-happy politicians.

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Video Gambling Ban Passes Cook County Board

Chicago Tribune | Hal Dardick | Posted 10.06.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Pat Quinn, Cook County Video Gambling, Illinois Video Gambling, Cook County Politics, Cook County Board, Cook County Video Gambling Ban, Chicago News

The Cook County Board today tweaked its ban on video gambling to ensure the betting machines won't be allowed in unincorporated areas under Gov. Pat Q...

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Danny Davis Hedging On Run For County Board President

Huffington Post | Posted 10.01.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Danny Davis, Cook County Board President Race, Todd Stroger, Cook County Board, Terrence O'Brien, Dorothy Brown, Toni Preckwinkle, Chicago News

Congressman Danny Davis may be backing away from a run for Cook County Board president in order to keep his seat in Washington. Davis has said repeat...

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Shining Light On County Lobbyists

Huffington Post | Tim Taliaferro | Posted 10.01.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Lobbyist Sunshine Initiative, David Orr, Bridget Gainer, Cook County Politics, Cook County Lobbyists, Todd Stroger, Lobbying, Lobbyists, Cook County Board, Chicago News

UPDATE: The Lobbyist Sunshine Initiative passed the finance committee unanimously on Thursday. It goes to a full vote at the Board's Oct. 6 meeting. ...

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Shedding Sunshine on Cook County Lobbyists

David Orr | Posted 11.21.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Cook County Clerk, Cook County Board, Cook County Politics, Lobbyists, Lobbyist Sunshine Initiative, Bridget Gainer, Todd Stroger, Cook County Lobbyists, Chicago News
David Orr

There is no reason why we cannot bring our lobbyist records into the 21st Century. We can and should do more to connect the dots between million dollar contracts and lobbyists who stand to profit from their approval.

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Stroger Says Subpoenas Won't Hurt Re-Election Bid

Chicago Public Radio | Hunter Clauss | Posted 11.21.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Todd Stroger Reelection, Cook County Board President Race, Todd Stroger, Cook County Board, Stroger Subpoenas, Todd Stroger Investigation, Chicago News

Cook County Board President Todd Stroger says he thinks an investigation into the county's finances won't have a huge impact on his re-election bid....

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Stroger Calls Out Commissioners For Leaking Investigation Memo

Chicago Tribune | Dan P. Blake | Posted 11.18.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Stroger Investigation, Todd Stroger, Cook County Board, Todd Stroger Investigation, John Daley, Chicago News

Cook County Board President Todd Stroger today suggested that commissioners leaked a confidential letter about an investigation into his administratio...

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Prosecutors Subpoena Stroger Administration Financial Records

Chicago Tribune | Hal Dardick | Posted 11.17.2009 | Chicago

Read More: John Daley, Stroger Investigation, Todd Stroger, Cook County Board, Chicago News

Cook County prosecutors have recently subpoenaed 2008 financial records from the administration of County Board President Todd Stroger, the Tribune ha...

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Sunlight Proposed For County Lobbyists And Politicians

Chicago Tribune | Hal Dardick | Posted 11.14.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Cook County Board, David Orr, Chicago Lobbyists, Bridget Gainer, Cook County Lobbyists, Cook County Politics, Chicago News

Cook County lobbyists would have to disclose new clients within two days of landing them under new ethics rules proposed Monday by county Clerk David ...

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Stroger Blames Zell, Bad Data For Low Poll Numbers

Huffington Post | Tim Taliaferro | Posted 11.10.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Sam Zell, Todd Stroger, Danny Davis, Dorothy Brown, Stroger Tribune Poll, Cook County Politics, Toni Preckwinkle, Stroger Approval Rating, Stroger Poll, Terrence O'Brien, Cook County Board, Chicago News

Cook County Board President Todd Stroger downplayed his dismal approval rating in a Tribune/WGN poll Thursday and alleged that the low numbers were pa...

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County Sales Tax Hike Stays As Board Again Fails To Block Veto

Chicago Tribune | Hal Dardick | Posted 10.17.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Todd Stroger Sales Tax, Sales Tax Rollback Fails, Deborah Sims, Cook County Sales Tax, Cook County Sales Tax Repeal, Cook County Sales Tax Rollback, Todd Stroger, Cook County Politics, Cook County Board, Chicago News

Cook County commissioners today couldn't make their roll back of the county's controversial sales tax stick, failing by one vote to override Board Pre...

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John Fritchey Plans Run For Claypool's Cook County Board Seat

Huffington Post | Tim Taliaferro | Posted 10.17.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Forrest Claypool, John Fritchey, Mike Quigley, Cook County Board, Fritchey Reform, Fritchey Cook County Board, Cook County Politics, Chicago News

State Rep. John Fritchey announced Tuesday he intends to give up his seat in the state legislature to run to replace retiring Commissioner Forrest Cla...

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State Trooper Appointed Cook County Commissioner

Chicago Sun-Times | ABDON M. PALLASCH | Posted 10.16.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Edwin Reyes, Commissioner Edwin Reyes, Cook County Politics, Cook County Board, Chicago News

Democratic committeemen on Chicago's Northwest Side voted for Edwin Reyes, 46, a state trooper, to replace Roberto Maldonado on the county board....

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Stroger Names New County CFO Four Months After Firing Cousin

STNG | Posted 09.21.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Jaye Williams, Cook County Chief Financial Officer, Cook County Board, Todd Stroger, Donna Dunnings, Chicago News

Cook County Board President Todd Stroger is appointing Jaye Williams, wife of one-time Chicago Public School Board Chief Rufus Williams, to the county...

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Suffredin Not Running For Cook County Board President

Chicago Tribune | Posted 09.17.2009 | Chicago

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

AP | Posted 08.23.2009 | Chicago

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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