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Todd Stroger

Stroger Plans 11th Hour Veto Of Sales Tax Cut

Chicago Sun-Times | LISA DONOVAN | Posted 11.19.2009 | Chicago

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

A defiant Cook County Board President Todd Stroger says he'll wait until the 11th hour to veto a sales tax rollback commissioners approved this week....

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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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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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Stroger Rehires Political Ally's Brother He Fired

Chicago Tribune | Hal Dardick | Posted 11.13.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Commissioner Robert Steele, Todd Stroger Patronage, Byron Steele, Todd Stroger, Bobbie Steele, Chicago News

Two months ago, Cook County Board President Todd Stroger fired the brother of a wayward political ally from a high paying patronage job....

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Cook County Veto Override: Quinn Signs Bill Weakening Stroger

Chicago Tribune | Posted 11.07.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Todd Stroger, Cook County Board President Veto Power, Cook County Veto Override, Pat Quinn, Stroger Veto, Chicago News

Gov. Pat Quinn today signed into law a measure making it easier for Cook County commissioners to override County Board President Todd Stroger, who has...

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Danny Davis: Todd Stroger Would Make A Good Board President

Chicago Public Radio | Posted 11.03.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Todd Stroger, Danny Davis, Cook County Board President Race, Chicago News

U.S. Illinois Congressman Danny Davis is keeping his options open. Davis has submitted petitions to run for re-election and is a candidate for Cook Co...

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Stroger Was For Override Reform Before He Was Against It

Huffington Post | Posted 10.29.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Todd Stroger Veto, John Fritchey, Stroger Veto Override Reform, Mike Quigley, Stroger Veto, Stroger Veto Override, Todd Stroger, Chicago News

Cook County Board President Todd Stroger, who vehemently opposes legislation to reduce the number of votes needed to override his vetoes, supported th...

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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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Tom Tresser, No Games Chicago Founder, Plans Cook County Board President Run

Huffington Post | Posted 10.16.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Todd Stroger, Cook County Board President Race, No Games Chicago, Chicago Olympics, Tom Tresser, Chicago 2016, Chicago News

The man who helped thwart President Obama, Mayor Daley and the rest of Chicago's powerful Olympics proponents is setting his sights on a potentially t...

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Black Ministers Back Stroger For Re-Election, Urge Racial Unity

Chicago Sun-Times | Abdon M. Pallasch | Posted 10.13.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Todd Stroger Reelection, Clergy for a Better Chicagoland, Cook County Board President Race, Todd Stroger, Chicago News

About 100 African-American ministers gave embattled Cook County Board President Todd Stroger their much-anticipated endorsement for re-election today,...

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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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Quinn Backs Repeal Of Stroger's Sales Tax Increase

Crain's Chicago Business | Greg Hinz | Posted 10.09.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Cook County Sales Tax, Pat Quinn, Cook County Sales Tax Repeal, Todd Stroger, Chicago News

Add Gov. Pat Quinn to the list of those backing a Springfield move to dump Cook County Board President Todd Stroger's controversial penny-per-dollar s...

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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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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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Less Than Sacred Hoops

Matt Farmer | Posted 09.29.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Oprah Winfrey, John Calipari, Todd Stroger, Arne Duncan, Chicago Public Schools, Olympics, Mayor Daley, Tony Cole, Ray Lahood, Jacques Rogge, 2016 Olympics, Chicago Olympic Bid, Chicago Olympics, Obama Olympics, Chicago 2016, Chicago News
Matt Farmer

Why is Arne Duncan going to Copenhagen? Maybe the IOC will want to hear what steps he is taking to ensure that the rest of our nation's public schools begin performing at the level of those in Chicago.

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Shedding Sunshine on Cook County Lobbyists

David Orr | Posted 09.21.2009 | 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 09.21.2009 | 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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Byron Steele: Stroger Had Me Fired As Political Payback

Chicago Sun-Times | CAROL MARIN AND LISA DONOVAN | Posted 11.14.2009 | Chicago

Read More: James D'Amico, Todd Stroger, Cook County Politics, Bobbie Steele, Stroger Sales Tax Veto, Byron Steele, Robert Steele, Chicago News

At 9 o'clock Monday morning, Byron Steele, First Deputy Director of Cook County's Department of Facilities Management was called downtown and given th...

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Stroger Rebuffed As Democrats Don't Endorse For County Board President

Chicago Tribune | Posted 11.11.2009 | Chicago

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

In a major disappointment for Cook County Board President Todd Stroger, the county's Democratic leaders today have declined to endorse him for re-elec...

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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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Todd Stroger's Approval Rating At 10 Percent: Tribune Poll

Chicago Tribune | Hal Dardick | Posted 11.10.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Cook County President Race, Stroger Approval Rating, Todd Stroger Reelection, Todd Stroger, Cook County Politics, Chicago News

Battered for championing Cook County's sales tax increase and for hiring friends and relatives, Board President Todd Stroger heads into the election s...

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