She still has to win an election, but Alderman Toni Preckwinkle is already preparing to take over as Cook County Board president.
In remarks today to the City Club of Chicago, Preckwinkle said she has been forming teams to prepare for her coronation as leader of the County Board. Read more...
The county jail's downsizing doesn't guarantee that taxpayers will save money. (ABC7)
As Stroger quits his committeeman post, his future in politics is in doubt (CNC) — though he said recently that he'd like to stay in the game. (FOX News Chicago) Read more...
The Cook County Health and Hospitals System and the University of Chicago Medical Center are taking the first steps to explore a partnership.
The county health board this morning agreed to split the cost with UCMC of a study examining the feasibility of a joint venture. Read more...
Dozens of angry parents and students vented their frustration this afternoon over increasingly violent schools in the Altgeld Gardens community and presented the Chicago Board of Education with plans for a new neighborhood school.
Speakers at the board's monthly meeting said their children aren't safe at some schools in the area, including Fenger High School, where a student was beaten to death in September. Read more...
