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 In all, eight challenges were sustained; nine were overruled; two were withdrawn and two have yet to be determined.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...
Congressman Mike Quigley has supported a bill that would provide benefits to same-sex partners of federal employees.
In a U.S. House hearing yesterday, the Democrat from Illinois' 5th Congressional District also introduced an amendment that calls for the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee to consider a broad cost-benefit analysis on the measure.
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Tuesday's County Board meeting is likely to be the big headline this week.
With a new law signed by Gov. Pat Quinn that lowers the number of votes required to override a veto, it looks like the bloc of commissioners opposed to board President Todd Stroger's sales tax will finally succeed in knocking it down on Tuesday. Read more...
Yesterday was the final day for candidates running for office in Cook County to challenge opponents’ petitions or withdraw from the race.
The biggest news, of course, was U.S. Rep. Danny Davis, who backed out of the race for Todd Stroger's job, citing the need for party unity. Then a flurry of high-profile challenges emerged, most notably with Clerk of Courts Dorothy Brown challenging the petitions of County Board President Todd Stroger. Read more...
