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Todd Stroger Reportedly Interested in Beavers' Seat
Former Cook County Board president wants to get back into the political game. Read »
Stroger Sales Tax Hike Rolled Back in Cook County
Todd Stroger's controversial 2008 sales tax hike is officially rolled back, his successor announced Wednesday. Read »
Ex-Commissioner Guilty of Destroying Rival's Signs
Tony Peraica sentenced to four months of courts supervision after one-day bench trial. Read »
Stroger Defends Record, Bashes Critics
The Stroger name once carried tremendous power in Cook County, but a year and a half after leaving office as Cook County Board President, Todd Stroger now finds himself out of the limelight and working multiple... Read »
Questions Remain for Project Shield
A Project Shield camera, which was supposed to aid first responders in times of crisis, was placed in a Stroger Hospital mobile mammography van, according to a 2006 Cook County government internal document. Read »
Cook County Finds $90M Bookkeeping Error
County's financial management team says it found duplicate journal entries in sales and cigarette tax revenues. Read »
Does Toni Preckwinkle Have Fun?
Toni Preckwinkle is a popular County Board president, but she tells the Reader it was more fun being an alderman. Read »
Preckwinkle Hits 100 Days in Office
Cook County Board President releases "report card" Wednesday. Read »
Stroger Wants Unemployment Benefits: Report
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is "protesting." Read »
County Approves Sales Tax Repeal by 2013
Vote fulfills campaign promise by Board President Toni Preckwinkle. Read »
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