Preckwinkle To County Officials: Brace For Big Cuts
The president-elect of the Cook County Board met with all the county elected officials and delivered a short, but painful message.
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The president-elect of the Cook County Board met with all the county elected officials and delivered a short, but painful message.
With a top ally telling the incoming county board president to "shut up", Stroger tells commissioners he is working with his replacement, although maybe not as fast as her team would like.
Amid a war of words between sitting Cook County Board President Todd Stroger and President-elect Toni Preckwinkle, a key Stroger ally told Preckwinkle Tuesday to "shut up and get over here and try to do some work."
Word is the change-over to a new Cook County Board presidency has not been going smoothly.
Trying to avoid a gap in health insurance, the newly-elected Cook County Board president in no hurry to leave her City Council post.
Cook County Board President-Elect says county can't afford it right now.
Just hours after winning the election for Cook County Board President, Toni Preckwinkle launched a new transition website that includes a link for county jobs.
Just hours after her victory, President-elect Toni Preckwinkle launched a new website that includes a link for jobs.
The first woman to be elected as the president of the Cook County Board sent a warning to workers who might be slacking off on the job – the party is over.
Veteran South Side alderman Toni Preckwinkle has won the contest for Cook County Board president, nine months after walloping incumbent Todd Stroger in the primary.
Voters on Tuesday are casting their pick to replace Cook County Board President Todd Stroger, who came in last in the Democratic primary this past February.
