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Preckwinkle backs Berrios, doesn't like him putting relatives on public payroll
Clout StPosted by Hal Dardick and John Byrne at 5:39 p.m. Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle made it clear Thursday that she and Assessor Joseph Berrios remain political allies, even if sheâs not keen about him putting relatives on the...... -
Preckwinkle targets Cook County's 'non-essential' contracts
Clout StPosted by Hal Dardick at 2:29 p.m. Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle said today she will halt spending on ânon-essentialâ construction, equipment and service contracts in a move that could end up saving tens of millions of dollars during...... -
Preckwinkle names new leadership for forest preserves
Clout StPosted by John Byrne at 2:53 p.m. New Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle today named a onetime member of the Chicago 2016 Olympic bid effort to be superintendent of the Cook County Forest Preserve District. Arnold Randall also served...... -
Report: Cook County highway department a haven for loafers
Clout StPosted by Hal Dardick at 5:44 p.m. Cook County government executives dumped problematic employees at the Highway Department, a haven for loafers with political connections, according to a new report by county Inspector General Patrick Blanchard. The... -
Preckwinkle names new aides on county contracts
Clout StPosted by Hal Dardick at 5:55 p.m. Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle today continued to replace key executives from the administration of her predecessor, Todd Stroger. Out are Carmen Triche-Colvin â the former purchasing agent who is the... -
Preckwinkle: Born to be mild
Change of SubjectAs one who was critical of the way former Gov. Rod Blagojevich constantly picked fights with legislators -- particularly legislators in his own party -- and framed issues with gratuitously defiant rhetoric, I suppose I should be hailing the serenely...... -
Preckwinkle makes change at troubled county job training program
Clout StPosted by Hal Dardick at 2:15 p.m. Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle has changed the leadership of a jobs-training agency beset by scandal during previous administrations. Karin Norington-Reaves, a former deputy director in the state Department... -
Preckwinkle, state to sit down and talk about botched flood relief program
Clout StPosted by Hal Dardick at 3:25 p.m. Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle today said she will meet with state officials on Monday to discuss what went wrong with a $10.3 million federal grant program meant to help repair homes...... -
Preckwinkle says budget reckoning coming
Clout StPosted by Hal Dardick at 3:20 p.m.; updated at 7:09 p.m. Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle today made it clear all county officials will soon have to make significant budget cuts â or see their budgets cut. Discussions between...... -
Fired aide asked employees for $100 to Stroger campaign fund
Clout StPosted by John Byrne at 1:10 p.m. A Cook County Human Resources Department manager pressured employees to contribute at least $100 each to a fundraiser last fall for outgoing County Board President Todd Stroger, county Inspector General Patrick... -
Cook County forest preserves could spend more on buying land
Clout StPosted by Hal Dardick at 3:35 p.m. Cook County Forest Preserve District President Toni Preckwinkle today introduced a $160.2 million spending plan that slightly differs from the one introduced last fall by predecessor Todd Stroger. She cut $1.5 million... -
Preckwinkle criticizes Sheriff Dart on payroll, spending
Clout StPosted by Hal Dardick at 6:50 p.m. New Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle criticized Sheriff Tom Dart today, suggesting his payroll is bloated and saying she will try to force him to cut his budget more than he contends......
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