An Illinois legal-reform group released a study Wednesday suggesting Cook County is squandering millions of dollars annually with a lax approach to fi...
STNG | Posted 10.08.2009 | Chicago
As part of an ongoing investigation into financial corruption, a Cook County Circuit Court clerk was arrested Wednesday for allegedly accepting a brib...
Daily Herald | Rob Olmstead | Posted 08.06.2009 | Chicago
A joint investigation by the Daily Herald and the Better Government Association has found that the companies that received the 11 contracts worth $11....
WBBM Newsradio | Posted 05.17.2009 | Chicago
[Cook County Sheriff Thomas] Dart has formed a new Financial Crimes/Public Corruption Unit, the first of its kind in the sheriff's office, to investig...
James Warren | Posted 05.14.2009 | Chicago
When a committee gathered Saturday to fill the Cook County Board vacancy created by spirited reformer Mike Quigley's ascension to the U.S. Congress, it was no surprise that talk of a fix was rampant.
AP | ANDREA ZELINSKI | Posted 04.30.2009 | Chicago
As taxpayers look down the barrel of a major income tax increase, another tax already is draining their wallets. But this one isn't found anywhere in ...
Craig Newmark | Posted 04.06.2009 | Chicago
"Frankly, Sheriff Dart's actions mystify me," said craigslist CEO Jim Buckmaster, referencing the private civil suit filed against the online service Thursday by the Cook County (Illinois) Sheriff.
Chicago Sun-Times | Mark J. Konkol | Posted 02.09.2009 | Chicago
Last winter, Cook County Highway Department maintenance employees called in sick, took vacation or put in for paid time off on the same days they earn...
Mike Quigley | Posted 01.18.2009 | Chicago
Short of absolute dictatorships, my staff and I couldn't find an example of a more powerful veto anywhere in the world. Why does the president of the Cook County Board have this much power?
Posted 12.12.2008 | Chicago
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 ...
Posted 10.27.2008 | Chicago
"Cook County will pay more than $100,000 each to four victims of illegal political patronage as part of 108 awards announced Thursday by a court-appoi...
Posted 10.23.2008 | Chicago
Want to know who owes whom in Chicago politics? Connecting the dots just got a lot easier with the creation of CloutWiki, an interactive reference sit...
Chicago Sun-Times | Mark J. Konkol | Posted 10.18.2008 | Chicago
Can the attorney who defended Cook County against allegations of illegal political hiring be an independent inspector general? That depends on how yo...
Mike Quigley | Posted 09.25.2008 | Chicago
Since I joined the Cook County Board in 1998, I've tried to illuminate the outdated practices, blind acceptance of the status quo, and improper political influence over hiring and contracting that have historically defined Cook County government.
Daily Herald | Ted Cox | Posted 10.29.2009 | Chicago