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Preckwinkle orders 5 percent spending cut
Clout StreetCook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle today ordered a 5 percent spending reduction for the rest of this year as she tries to get a hold of what she estimates will be a $315 million shortfall next year. The short-term cut is a response to what...Tags: Cook County Board of Commissioners, Elections, Toni Preckwinkle, Politics, Health Insurance
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Chicago aldermen raise prospect of tobacco tax hike
Clout StreetTwo aldermen looking for last-minute ways to head off painful budget cuts proposed by Mayor Rahm Emanuel floated the idea Wednesday of extending the city’s cigarette tax to other tobacco products. Ald. Matthew O’Shea, 19th, and Leslie...Tags: Cook County Board of Commissioners, Budgets and Budgeting, Brendan Reilly, Leslie Hairston, Rahm Emanuel
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Preckwinkle's budget on track for easy approval
Clout StreetMore than a dozen fee and tax hikes sought by Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle sailed through a first test Monday, setting up final approval of her proposed budget at week’s end. Even Preckwinkle’s request to increase wholesale...Tags: Cook County Board of Commissioners, Budgets and Budgeting, Justice System, Republican Party, Craigslist, Inc.
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Preckwinkle previews Cook County budget
TribLocal - Tinley Park » NewsCook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle on Thursday gave a sneak preview of her new budget, saying there will be about 1,000 layoffs and another …... -
Preckwinkle defends hiring two former lawmakers
Clout StreetCook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle ran for the job as a reformer, but on Tuesday she found herself defending a decision to put two former southwest suburban state lawmakers on the county payroll. Michael Carberry and John O’Sullivan...Tags: Cook County Board of Commissioners, Illinois, Forestry and Timber, Justice System, Worth
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Red-light camera plan pits Cook County against suburbs
Arlington Heights Mayor Arlene Mulder paused for a long moment before finishing her suggestion about what Cook County can do with its recently announced plan to use red-light cameras to ticket suburban drivers.
"Cook County can just take their cameras,"...Tags: Cook County Board of Commissioners, Timothy O. Schneider, Palatine, Dwayne Johnson, Arlington Heights
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Budget OK'd: 10 unpaid days off for county workers
Tribune reporterCook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle won unanimous approval this morning of a budget plan that includes a deal with unions to have thousands of county workers take 10 unpaid days off during the rest of the year. It was one of Preckwinkle's first...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Cook County Board of Commissioners, Justice System, Job Layoffs, Elections
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Watchdog says possible fraud in county minority contracting
Clout StPosted by Hal Dardick at 4:33 p.m. Some Cook County contractors that are required to share their business with companies owned by minorities and women failed to do so and may have committed fraud, the county’s top watchdog alleges in...... -
Watchdog hits Stroger office suite as probe continues
Clout StPosted by Hal Dardick at 6:32 p.m. The watchdog agency conducting the investigation into alleged contract fraud by a top aide to Cook County Board President Todd Stroger made another foray into his office suite this week, officials said. “We...... -
Three candidates vie for Cook County’s 13th District commissioner
Northbrook » NewsA Republican and a Green Party candidate are challenging the Democratic incumbent for Cook County's 13th District commissioner, and addressing budget concerns is cited as …... -
Influential leader of UNO to co-chair Emanuel mayoral campaign
Clout StPosted by Hal Dardick and Kristen Mack at 7:05 p.m. Juan Rangel, the head of one of Chicago's most influential Hispanic organizations, has signed on to co-chair the mayoral campaign of Rahm Emanuel. Rangel, the CEO of United Neighborhood Organization,....... -
President candidates debate Cook County budget cuts
Clout StPosted by Hal Dardick at 8:21 p.m. Cook County might have to slash spending by as much as $450 million next year, the Democratic nominee for County Board president said tonight. Ald. Toni Preckwinkle, 4th, said Commissioner John Daley, D-Chicago,......
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