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27 Jan 2007, 6:55 am
From nwi.com: Just because the clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County plans to bring in $10 million in revenue doesn't mean the office should be spared job cuts other departments are being forced to confront, two Cook County board commissioners said.The budget proposed by Cook County Board President Todd Stroger does not eliminate a single staffed position in Dorothy Brown's clerk's office. [read post]
11 Sep 2014, 8:06 am by Katlin Newman, J.D.
The Cook County Board of Commissioners passed a new ordinance banning registered lobbyists from attempting to communicate with commissioners, for purposes of discussing any matter of county business, while the commissioners are present on the floor during public meetings. [read post]
22 Dec 2021, 7:59 am by Marilyn Wesel
The Cook County, Illinois Board of Commissioners passed a substitute ordinance amending the County Ethics Ordinance on December 16. [read post]
28 Sep 2017, 4:00 am by klastufka
Residents of Cook County: Take action now to urge the County Board of Commissioners to uphold its duty to the public and release the full report immediately. [read post]
15 Dec 2023, 10:25 am
On December 14, 2023, the Cook County Board of Commissioners (“Board”) passed the Cook County Paid Leave Ordinance (the “Ordinance”), which converts the pre-existing Cook County Earned Sick Leave Ordinance into an ordinance requiring general paid leave. [read post]
15 Dec 2023, 10:25 am
On December 14, 2023, the Cook County Board of Commissioners (“Board”) passed the Cook County Paid Leave Ordinance (the “Ordinance”), which converts the pre-existing Cook County Earned Sick Leave Ordinance into an ordinance requiring general paid leave. [read post]
2 May 2007, 6:48 pm
Cook County Commissioner Roberto Maldonado, who has championed... [read post]
24 Jan 2012, 7:00 am
The Cook County Board of Commissioners approved an ordinance in September 2011 that prevents county jails from complying with ICE detainers unless ICE agrees to cover the cost of the extra detention. [read post]
24 Jun 2016, 1:45 pm by Kirk Jenkins
Can the Cook County Board of Commissioners authorize the County Inspector General to issue subpoenas for documents directly to the County’s elected officials, and compel those officials to cooperate with an IG investigation? [read post]
26 Jan 2007, 5:43 am
From nwi.com:In the latest backlash against proposed cuts in the Cook County budget, the head of the public defender's office said Thursday that the $9.75 million carved out of his department would actually create a $12 million increase elsewhere.Public Defender Edwin Burnette's remarks upset some Cook County Board commissioners, who complained they had not been officially informed of his impact statement until Thursday's meeting… [read post]
15 Nov 2013, 4:16 am by Legal Profession Prof
The Illinois Administrator has filed a complaint alleging that an attorney who was employed by the Cook County Sheriff's Office engaged in criminal and dishonest conduct by working as a private lawyer and for a county board while receiving disability... [read post]
3 Jul 2023, 12:28 pm by Patricia Salkin
The Hall County Board of Commissioners approved the rezoning with, as Cook stated “several new and amended conditions that constituted exactions requiring [Cook] to donate land for improvements off the property or not directly addressing traffic issues caused by the proposed redevelopment of the property such as installing turn lanes and imposing a unit per acre density far less than surrounding developments. [read post]
18 Aug 2017, 8:42 pm by Sam Brunson
[fn1] In November 2016, the Cook County Board of Commissioners adopted an ordinance that would impose a $0.01 per ounce tax on any “sweetened beverage. [read post]
9 Feb 2007, 7:37 am by James H. Waller
A measure introduced by Cook County Board Commissioner Roberto Maldonado would institute a 10 cent per bullet tax on all ammunition sold in the county. [read post]
9 Feb 2007, 7:37 am by James H. Waller
A measure introduced by Cook County Board Commissioner Roberto Maldonado would institute a 10 cent per bullet tax on all ammunition sold in the county. [read post]
9 Feb 2017, 3:33 pm by Kirk Jenkins
In 2007, the Cook County Board of Commissioners created the Office of the Inspector General. [read post]
1 Mar 2013, 6:41 am
According to reports, Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez’s Office has recommended the county board agree to what would purportedly be the largest settlement in the history of Cook County. [read post]
24 May 2007, 5:21 am
From The Chicago Sun-Times' Daily Southtown:On paper, he works for the Cook County agency that represents those too poor to hire a lawyer. [read post]
16 Oct 2017, 8:59 am by Scott Drenkard
News and World Report this morning about the Cook County Board of Commissioners’ decision to repeal their soda tax after just a few months of collection. [read post]
21 Jun 2009, 12:25 pm
Edwin Burnette, the Public Defender of Cook County, sued Todd Stroger, President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners. [read post]