Larry Suffredin

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

David Ormsby | Posted 11.11.2009 | Chicago


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.

Suffredin Not Running For Cook County Board President

Chicago Tribune | Posted 09.17.2009 | Chicago


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...

A Cook in Congress

Shawn Healy | Posted 08.08.2009 | Chicago


Shawn Healy

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

Dorothy Brown Enters Race For Cook County Board President

Huffington Post | Tim Taliaferro | Posted 07.27.2009 | Chicago


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...

Danny Davis Polling For County Board President Run

Huffington Post | Posted 07.25.2009 | Chicago


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...

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

Huffington Post | Tim Taliaferro | Posted 07.21.2009 | Chicago


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...

Forrest Claypool Not Running For County Board President

Crain's Chicago Business | Posted 07.19.2009 | Chicago


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

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

Huffington Post | Tim Taliaferro | Posted 05.24.2009 | Chicago


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...

Stroger Called On To Resign By Commissioner Suffredin

Huffington Post | Posted 05.19.2009 | Chicago


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

Cook County Commissioners' Back-Door Pay Raise

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 ...

County Commissioners Want Fund For Low-Income Homeowners

Chicago Sun-Times | Mark J. Konkol | Posted 12.01.2008 | Chicago


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...