Monday is the deadline for Cook County Clerk David Orr to submit ballots to be printed for the Feb. 2 primary, though with some outstanding hearings, it looks like that deadline is blown. Already a number of petition challenges have been overturned, chief among them Clerk of Courts Dorothy Brown’s challenge to County Board President Todd Stroger.
Here’s the other county challenges are shaping up, as of yesterday afternoon. In all, eight challenges were sustained; nine were overruled; two were withdrawn and two have yet to be determined. Read more...
County Board President Todd Stroger speaks to the press after commissioners struck down his veto on the sales tax rollback. Credit: Alex Parker
Cook County Commissioners dealt President Todd Stroger a blow today, overriding his veto and sustaining the rollback of the one half percent sales tax that they said harmed county residents, slowed business and is illogical in a bad economy.
Commissioners took advantage of a new state law requiring only 11 votes to override the veto, instead of the previous 14. Twelve commissioners voted in favor of the rollback, which will create a hole in the 2011 budget of between $188 million and $200 million. Read more...
Cook County commissioners yesterday honored Michael Scott, the Chicago Board of Education president who is suspected of committing suicide early this week.
Those who knew him gave tribute to the man they recalled as a dedicated public servant and a role model. Read more...
