Showing posts with label Cook County. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cook County. Show all posts
Saturday, August 09, 2014
Tuesday, June 10, 2014
STUCK IN A SICKENING AND SICK STATE IN ILLINOIS
We’re in a sick state here in Illinois.
Our illness is marked by a strong case of lethargy. We exhibit all the symptoms of some election-year paralysis:
–We saw an attempt to pass some pension reform for Cook County, negotiated by Cook
County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and agreed to by several unions, but it stalled out when Republicans wouldn’t vote for it and Democrats refused to go it alone.
County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and agreed to by several unions, but it stalled out when Republicans wouldn’t vote for it and Democrats refused to go it alone.
–After the colossal mess of Metra’s severance and patronage scandal last summer and a
winter full of discontented train commuters often left stranded, a solid series of recommendations from a Gov. Pat Quinn-appointed, blue-ribbon panel headed by former U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald and public policy veteran George Ranney derailed nearly as soon
as it was released.
winter full of discontented train commuters often left stranded, a solid series of recommendations from a Gov. Pat Quinn-appointed, blue-ribbon panel headed by former U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald and public policy veteran George Ranney derailed nearly as soon
as it was released.
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Sunday, November 17, 2013
Cook County Spends Millions on Cases That Go Nowhere - Cook County, Crimnal Law,
Taxpayers in Cook County are spending hundreds of millions of dollars on criminal cases that go nowhere, according to analysis conducted by The Chicago Reporter and NBC 5 Investigates.
Currently, 1,000 people are in Cook County Jail awaiting trial on drug possession, obstruction and other misdemeanor charges. But recent history shows many of those cases may ultimately be dropped.
- Full Chicago Reporter Story
Source: http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Cook-County-Spends-Millions-on-Cases-That-Go-Nowhere-231206651.html#ixzz2kxhjyUjV
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