The Tribune is reporting that Donna Dunnings, the former CFO who was forced out last year, is back on the county payroll. She's been hired to head the assessor's Cook County Stimulus and Revitalization Project.
Dunnings, cousin of County Board President Todd Stroger, will make $79,000 a year.
Eric Herman, spokesman for Assessor James Houlihan, says Dunnings is a good fit, and Houlihan is not concerned about her past problems, which included bailing felonious former county employee Tony Cole out of jail multiple times.
"We're really not, because she has had a successful history in this office," Herman said. "She has a good feel for real estate and development. She's a very intelligent woman."