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31 Mar 2023, 3:55 pm
During the intervening weeks after Denny’s violent death, Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle and former mayoral candidate and Commissioner Jesus Garcia pushed for the ordinance and rammed it through on September 7, 2011. [read post]
2 Oct 2020, 3:00 am
National/Federal Amy Coney Barrett, a Disciple of Justice Scalia, Is Poised to Push the Supreme Court Further Right Washington Post – Michael Kranish, Robert Barnes, Shawn Boburg, and Ann Marimow | Published: 9/26/2020 The declarations of political war started coming fast as President Trump announced his nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. [read post]
25 Sep 2020, 3:00 am
National/Federal Behind Trump’s Turkish ‘Bromance’: Lev Parnas, oligarchs and a lucrative lobbying deal NBC News – Aubrey Belford, Adam Klasfeld, Andrew Lehren, and Dan De Luce | Published: 9/22/2020 On January 19, 2017, Turkey’s foreign minister, Mevlüt Çavusoglu, sat down with Brian Ballard, a well-connected lobbyist serving as vice chair of Donald Trump’s inaugural committee. [read post]
21 Aug 2020, 3:00 am
Democrats, Election Watchdogs See ‘Glaring Hole’ in Postal Service Pledge to Roll Back Recent Changes Washington Post – Tony Romm, Lisa Rein, and Jacob Bogage | Published: 8/19/2020 The U.S. [read post]
19 Aug 2020, 3:00 am
-Led Senate Panel Details Ties Between 2016 Trump Campaign and Russia” by Mark Mazzetti and Nicholas Fandos for New York Times North Dakota: “North Dakota to Vote in November on Top-Four Open Primaries, Ranked-Choice Voting, State Legislative Redistricting, and Other Election Changes” by Jackie Mitchell for Ballotpedia Ethics National: “Postmaster General Announces He Is ‘Suspending’ Policies That Were Blamed for Causing Mail Delays” by Jacob Bogage for… [read post]
31 Jan 2020, 3:00 am
National/Federal House Candidate Asks FEC to Let Her Use Campaign Funds for Health Insurance The Hill – Rebecca Klar | Published: 1/24/2020 Nabilah Islam, a Democrat running for a U.S. [read post]
27 Jan 2020, 3:00 am
Campaign Finance National: “House Candidate Asks FEC to Let Her Use Campaign Funds for Health Insurance” by Rebecca Klar for The Hill Elections National: “Trumpworld Has Converted the Nation’s Regional Talk Radio Hosts into a Loyal Army” by Sarah Ellison for Washington Post Ethics Arizona: “David Cook Sent Threatening Messages After Being Confronted for ‘Drunkenness,’ Lobbyist Says” by Yvonne Wingett Sanchez and Andrew Oxford for Arizona… [read post]
4 Apr 2019, 9:01 pm
Both self-styled progressives, Preckwinkle and Lightfoot did not disagree much on the issues. [read post]
27 Feb 2019, 9:01 pm
Senate Passes Bill to Change to Campaign Finance Law, Opponents Say It Lacks Transparency” by David Mistich for West Virginia Public Broadcasting Elections Illinois: “Chicago Poised to Elect first African-American Female Mayor After Lori Lightfoot, Toni Preckwinkle Advance” by Bill Ruthhart for Chicago Tribune North Carolina: “Bladen County Operative at Center of NC Election Fraud Investigation Indicted, Arrested” by Ely Portillo and Jim Morrill for… [read post]
6 Jan 2019, 9:01 pm
Edward Burke’s Alleged Extortion Scheme Was Intended for County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, Sources Say” by Bill Ruthhart and Jason Meisner for Chicago Tribune Ethics National: “Makeup of Cabinet Is Creating More Hurdles for Trump” by Andrew Restuccia for Politico Florida: “Florida Senate Pays $900,000 in Case Related to Jack Latvala Sexual Misconduct Case” by Elizabeth Koh for Tampa Bay Times Michigan: “Whitmer Bans Campaign… [read post]
12 Oct 2017, 9:30 pm
The Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle said she is disappointed with the outcome, but has begun to focus on “what matters most: doing the hard work necessary to build a healthier, safer and more efficient Cook County. [read post]
11 Oct 2017, 9:00 pm
Board President Toni Preckwinkle did not say if she’d veto the repeal, which would then require a perfunctory override vote. [read post]
8 Oct 2017, 9:01 pm
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle had to cast the tie-breaking vote to get the soda pop tax approved in the first place. [read post]
23 Dec 2015, 5:34 am
One of the goals of those measures, according to Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, was to reduce gun violence in the county. [read post]
20 Jul 2015, 2:06 pm
I remember at the 2012 conference at Marquette, both Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett said a one-word answer — water. [read post]
17 Jul 2015, 7:19 am
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle insisted that the sales tax increase was necessary in order to head off what she called a “pension tsunami. [read post]
24 Oct 2012, 11:29 am
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle has proposed a tax on bullets in the hopes that it will curb the city’s rising gun violence. [read post]
19 Oct 2012, 11:59 am
photo via tumblr.com If Cook County board president, Toni Preckwinkle, has her way, it’s going to be more expensive to buy bullets in Chicago. [read post]
21 Aug 2012, 10:30 pm
I'm a bit of prig in that I don't like open corruption.Yesterday, one Chicago politician—Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle—got in hot water for an "inflammatory" remark she made about dead Illinois-native Ronald Reagan. [read post]
17 Jul 2012, 9:14 pm
From Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle on through more than a dozen other speakers, there were calls and pledges to join together for the betterment of both the Chicago and Milwaukee areas. [read post]
