The Civic Federation released a report today on Cook County Board president Toni Preckwinkle's first 100 days in office, praising her for rolling back the sales tax, reigning in the budget deficit and centralizing back-office work.
It's the first time in recent memory that someone's said something positive about the Cook County government, and it suggests things have truly changed since the departure of the Toddler.
However, the report also notes that the county board has been meddling with the supposedly independent health and hospitals authority, reducing salaries for some hospital positions, requiring the hospital staff to take furloughs, and backpedaling on a commitment to provide $316 million in hospital funding.
Interesting that hospitals chief William Foley announced yesterday he was leaving for another position after just two years on the job. Perhaps he thought being CEO of Cook County's hospital system would mean he'd actually be in charge of it. Silly man.