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<p>The <a href="30771-Peraica-vs-Daley-Stroger-Sims-et-al">Twitter-related controversy</a> that Commissioner Tony Peraica found himself in this week isn’t causing the suburban Republican to lose any sleep.</p>
<p>He regrets urging people to vote for Democrat Commissioner Deborah Sims’ opponents during Monday’s special county board meeting, but isn’t necessarily backing off the statement.</p>
<p>“I should not have been using that platform,” he says, referring to the taxpayer-paid wireless Internet connection at the County Building.</p>
<p>But he was angered by the “illogical arguments” proffered by Sims and others who voted to sustain the 1 percent sales tax.</p>
<p>“It’s frustrating when you have comments like ‘I want to raise taxes and help poor people,’” Peraica says.</p>
<p>Tuesday, <a href="30781-Sims-calls-for-Twitter-ethics-investigation">Sims called for an ethics investigation</a> into Peraica’s use of county resources for political purposes.</p>
<p>“I’m not concerned about it,” he says.</p>
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A rival is calling for an investigation into Cook County Commissioner Tony Peraica's use of government Internet service to post to Twitter.
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