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    Sep 26, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  1. Dems give hope to indicted candidate

    Democratic Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle has her reasons for not endorsing Lance Tyson's bid for state representative.
    Democratic Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle has her reasons for not endorsing Lance Tyson's bid for state representative. For a year and a half — from December 2006 until May 2008 — Tyson, a lifelong Democrat, served as chief of...

    Tags: Politics, Illinois Governor, Jesse White, Bribery, Political Corruption

    2. Sep 18, 2012 |Story| WGNTV-LTV

  2. Cook County Board of Review employees investigated

    You might call them the second chance agency. If you`ve tried to reduce your taxes and lost you can try again by appealing to the Cook County Board of Review. 
    You might call them the second chance agency. If you`ve tried to reduce your taxes and lost you can try again by appealing to the Cook County Board of Review.   Two men who work there are under a federal investigation charged with accepting bribes. But...

    Tags: Cook County Government

    3. Sep 13, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. Railroad quiet-zone filing expected this week

    Tinley Park Village officials expect to submit a notice this week to the Federal Railroad Administration establishing quiet zones at the village's six railroad crossings. The status, if approved by the federal agency, would silence train horns except...

    Tags: Railway Transportation, Agriculture, Transportation, Tinley Park, Cook County Government

    4. Sep 7, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  4. Q&A with Toni Preckwinkle

    — Toni Preckwinkle was a high school history teacher before she embarked on a new career, winning a seat on the Chicago City Council in 1991. During 19 years on the council, she sponsored living wage and affordable housing ordinances. In 2010, she ran for Cook County Board president and won. This week, she attended her second Democratic National Convention, the first four years ago in Denver.
    — Toni Preckwinkle was a high school history teacher before she embarked on a new career, winning a seat on the Chicago City Council in 1991. During 19 years on the council, she sponsored living wage and affordable housing ordinances. In 2010, she...

    Tags: Politics, Chicago City Council, Democratic Party, Elections, Toni Preckwinkle

    5. Sep 5, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  5. Illinois Democratic National Convention notebook: Duncan, Jarrett, hugfest

    Arne Duncan, Obama’s education secretary and a former Chicago Public Schools chief, was asked by reporters about the possibility of a teachers’ strike back home in the nation’s third-largest school district.
    Clout Street
    Arne Duncan, Obama’s education secretary and a former Chicago Public Schools chief, was asked by reporters about the possibility of a teachers’ strike back home in the nation’s third-largest school district. “I’m very...

    Tags: Mitt Romney, Politics, Valerie Jarrett, Arne Duncan, Chicago Mayor

    6. Aug 26, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  6. A naked prince and Preacher Joe. Who wins the Moutza? Nah!

    It's not every day that a Moutza of the Month comes with a free online video demonstrating how to flick your fingers and palm and say "Nah!" as you aim the ancient Hellenic curse at some deserving moron. But more on that later.
    It's not every day that a Moutza of the Month comes with a free online video demonstrating how to flick your fingers and palm and say "Nah!" as you aim the ancient Hellenic curse at some deserving moron. But more on that later. For right now, the main...

    Tags: Mitt Romney, Politics, Ryan Lochte, Chicago Mayor, Ronald Reagan

    7. Aug 22, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. Preckwinkle regrets saying Reagan deserves 'special place in hell'

    — Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle on Tuesday said former President Ronald Reagan deserves "a special place in hell" for his role in the war on drugs, but later she regretted what she called her "inflammatory" remark.
    Clout Street
    — Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle on Tuesday said former President Ronald Reagan deserves "a special place in hell" for his role in the war on drugs, but later she regretted what she called her "inflammatory" remark. The comment from...

    Tags: Politics, Jim Edgar, Richard Nixon, Toni Preckwinkle, Substance Abuse

    8. Jul 18, 2012 |Story| WGNTV-LTV

  8. 2 Cook Co. workers accused of taking bribes

    Two analysts for the Cook County Board of Review were arrested Wednesday on federal bribery charges.
    Two analysts for the Cook County Board of Review were arrested Wednesday on federal bribery charges. Thomas Hawkins, 48, and John Racasi, 51, both of Chicago, allegedly accepted $1,500 to facilitate reducing the property tax assessments on three...

    Tags: Bribery, Property Tax, Cook County Government, Corporate Crime

    9. Jun 18, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  9. Burke, Rahm and pot

    <span style="font-size: small;">Ald. Ed Burke is not too keen on the mayor's proposal to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana, partly because because he is "very concerned with anything that gives kids the idea that this is not <a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/clout/chi-ald-burke-not-sold-yet-on-emanuel-pot-ticketing-idea-20120618,0,6868703.story">a bad thing to do."</a>&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: small;">But Mayor Emanuel and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle have by far the better of the argument. Treating simple pot possession as a crime is a pointless endeavor and a&nbsp;terrible waste of resources.</span>
    Ald. Ed Burke is not too keen on the mayor's proposal to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana, partly because because he is "very concerned with anything that gives kids the idea that this is not a bad thing to do." But Mayor Emanuel and...

    Tags: Edward M. Burke, Punishment, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Mayor, Toni Preckwinkle

    10. Aug 2, 2012 |Story| WGNTV-LTV

  10. Former Stroger aide charged with corruption

    A former spokesman for&nbsp; former Cook County Board President Todd Stroge was charged Thursday with accepting tens of thousands of dollars in kickbacks.&nbsp;&nbsp;
    Chicago Tribune
    A former spokesman for  former Cook County Board President Todd Stroge was charged Thursday with accepting tens of thousands of dollars in kickbacks.   Eugene Mullins is accused of using his position to submit bogus documents in order to help friends win...

    Tags: Cook County Government

    11. Aug 2, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. Former top aide to Todd Stroger charged in federal court

    A onetime top aide to former Cook County Board President Todd Stroger was arrested Thursday on charges he pocketed nearly $35,000 in payoffs in return for steering county contracts to several acquaintances willing to make the kickbacks.
    Tribune reporters
    A onetime top aide to former Cook County Board President Todd Stroger was arrested Thursday on charges he pocketed nearly $35,000 in payoffs in return for steering county contracts to several acquaintances willing to make the kickbacks. The federal...

    Tags: FBI, Bribery, Lawyers, Environmental Issues, Crimes

    12. Aug 8, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. Book: Blagojevich said he believed Rezko channeled $25,000 to Obama

    An upcoming book about Rod Blagojevich says undercover recordings caught the former governor saying he had heard that convicted influence peddler <a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/rezko">Antoin "Tony" Rezko</a> secretly channeled $25,000 in cash to Barack Obama, but federal authorities did not deem the claim credible.
    An upcoming book about Rod Blagojevich says undercover recordings caught the former governor saying he had heard that convicted influence peddler Antoin "Tony" Rezko secretly channeled $25,000 in cash to Barack Obama, but federal authorities did not...

    Tags: Politics, Mitt Romney, FBI, Lawyers, Richard M. Daley

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