Articles filed under Cook County Board
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Proposal to make Cook circuit clerk an appointed post quickly withdrawnMay 11, 2016 2:34 pm - Cook County Commissioner Peter Silvestri's proposal to change the office of Cook County circuit court clerk from an elected post to one that's appointed by a judge had b...
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Cook County circuit clerk wants a raiseMay 03, 2016 1:00 am - Editor's note: An earlier version of this story incorrectly reported the public defender's annual salary, it is $187,018 and the story has been changed to reflect th...
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Lester: Preckwinkle's visits to 'burbs rare, but top Stroger'sMar 28, 2016 5:30 am - Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle paid just 10 official visits to the Northwest suburbs in a year's time, a review of her schedule shows. Still, that's fa...
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Mount Prospect moves to block truck parking near United officesMar 21, 2016 1:00 am - Mount Prospect is moving to annex six acres at the southeast corner of Linneman Road and Dempster Street to block a plan for a truck parking lot there, but the property'...
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Former state official named Preckwinkle's chief of staffMar 21, 2016 1:00 am - Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle has appointed Brian Hamer, former director of the Illinois Department of Revenue, as her new chief of staff effective Wednes...
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Preckwinkle's chief of staff resigning to take over advocacy groupFeb 24, 2016 12:00 am - Tasha Green Cruzat, chief of staff to Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, announced Wednesday that she will leave her post next month to become president of Vo...
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Cook Co. Board President to discuss issues facing county at BenedictineFeb 11, 2016 10:00 pm - Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle will discuss progress made in public safety, public health and economic development, Chicago politics and the issues facing ...
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Cook County cuts vehicle fleet, centralizes maintenanceDec 20, 2015 12:00 am - Cook County is streamlining its vehicle fleet operations for more efficient purchase, use and maintenance. Among steps in an updated Vehicle Use Policy is designation o...
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Preckwinkle outlines Cook County hotel tax plan to replace cable tax ideaNov 06, 2015 12:00 am - Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle on Friday outlined a plan for a 1 percent hotel and motel tax that replaces earlier efforts to add a 3 percent surcharge ont...
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Schneider: Preckwinkle abandoning cable TV taxNov 05, 2015 12:00 am - Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is scrapping efforts to add a 3 percent "amusement tax" to cable TV bills to help close a nearly $200 million budget shortfa...