Former Cook County Commissioner Tony Peraica was arrested and sent to the lockup in the Bridgeview courthouse Tuesday morning after showing up late for a hearing in his own misdemeanor case. Judge Kerry M. Kennedy issued an arrest warrant for Peraica, who should have been in court at 9 a.m. for a scheduled hearing on his criminal damage to property charge.
Related:
- Peraica behind bars for being late to court [ABC-7]
- Peraica Arrested for Showing Up Late [Fox Chicago]
- Peraica tossed in jail [The Capital Fax]
- Ex-County Commissioner Peraica Jailed For Being Late To Court [CBS Chicago]
Calling an Arizona law aimed at finding illegal immigrants un-American, Cook County commissioners today approved a resolution boycotting the state and giving the board power to end any contracts with vendors located in the state.
But in a quick turn of events, commissioners then approved a contract with a Scottsdale, Ariz.-based company that will supply red-light cameras in the Cook suburbs.
Commissioners Edwin Reyes and Joseph Mario Moreno, the board's lone Latinos, led the charge to boycott Arizona businesses. Read more...
Does the Cook County Sheriff’s Department actually employ 15 elevator operators?
If you were to look at the department’s 2010 budget, you’d see that more than $527,000 went to pay elevator operators at various county locations.
You’d also see that more than $119,000 is reserved for two marble polishers. And more than $800,000 goes to pay 17 window washers.
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County Assessor James Houlihan and one of the men aiming to replace him, Board of Review Commissioner Joseph Berrios, traded barbs yesterday in front of the Cook County Board of Commissioners.
Houlihan, Berrios and Board of Review Commissioner Larry Rogers are in the center of a controversy about a potential delay in when county residents will receive their property tax valuations. They testily barked at each other as each tried to explain how the other was fleecing taxpayers.
Houlihan accuses Berrios of delaying homeowners appeals so they would arrive after the Nov. 2 election, postponing potential voter angst over higher taxes. He said his office was on track in completing home assessments by May 7. Read more...
Much has been made about the voyeuristic way people live their lives these days, displaying everything from musical tastes to questionable photos on the Internet.
Networking tools like Twitter and Facebook have millions of users cementing their popularity, and state Sen. John Fritchey is no exception.
Fritchey, running unopposed for Commissioner Forrest Claypool’s 12th District County Board seat, talked to The Week Behind, an online magazine, about living life on the Web, and how some of his colleagues think he’s crazy for not keeping it safe: Read more...
