Preckwinkle Slams Stroger's Application For Unemployment
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle said Tuesday that it's inappropriate for her predecessor, Todd Stroger, to seek unemployment benefits after losing his re-election bid last year.
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Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle said Tuesday that it's inappropriate for her predecessor, Todd Stroger, to seek unemployment benefits after losing his re-election bid last year.
Former Cook County Board President Todd Stroger has applied for unemployment benefits, but new Board President Toni Preckwinkle's administration has protested the claim.
The Cook County Board has voted to repeal what remains of an infamous 2008 sales tax hike over the next two years.
The second in charge at the Cook County Forest Preserve District currently makes $111,000 annually, and could see a substantial increase in salary if Board President Toni Preckwinkle has her way.
Sparks wre flying Tuesday afternoon at the Cook County Board, over the size of budget cuts in the Cook County State's Attorneys' office.
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle has declared a state of emergency as the great Blizzard of 2011 clobbers the area.
In her first-ever budget address, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle introduced a spending plan aimed at overhauling a government that has long made headlines for patronage hiring and waste.
Cook County Assessor Joseph Berrios is laying off 53 workers to comply with County Board President Toni Preckwinkle's request to slash his budget by 16 percent this year.
New Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle criticized Sheriff Tom Dart today, suggesting his payroll is bloated.
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle has named a new chief financial officer - as county elected officials face a Thursday deadline to come up with budget cuts.
The 2 Investigators reported earlier this week that Treasurer Maria Pappas has what appears to be personal servants on the public payroll.
Cook County is facing its own fiscal problems, but one top county official says he's not going to be able to cut spending as much as Board President Toni Preckwinkle would like.
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle wants to know what went wrong with a program designed to help repair flood-damaged homes.
Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart says he is willing to help the new County Board President Toni Preckwinkle bridge the county's budget gap, but he says there are limits.
Hundreds of county staffers are being sent to school for training on right and wrong.
Moving quickly, one week into her first term as President of the Cook County Board, Toni Preckwinkle has appointed two transition team members to head the Cook County Forest Preserve District, the nation's largest.
Toni Preckwinkle breezed through her first meeting as Cook County Board President on Tuesday, wrapping up the meeting in less than 90 minutes, a rarity at the County Building.
'At Issue' guest Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle says some of the county departments under her control may not face budget cuts as deep as the 21 percent she is demanding from other elected officials.
In his first week in office, Cook County Assessor Joseph Berrios already was taking heat from critics after putting his son and his sister on the public payroll at his office.
The Cook County Public Defender's office is worried that budget cuts proposed by new Board President Toni Preckwinkle will prove devastating for poor defendants.
Mayor Richard M. Daley is taking a closer look at 16 people who hope to fill three vacant slots in the City Council for the rest of the term.
Upon being sworn in as president of the Cook County Board, Toni Preckwinkle called for deep cuts to the county budget.
Looking back as new board president to be sworn in: John Stroger replaced old County Hospital, Todd put through tax hike to keep county afloat.
Cook County Board President Todd Stroger received a standing ovation from county commissioners Wednesday as he presided over his final board meeting.
The Cook County Board meets tomorrow, and it is the last time Todd Stroger will preside.
