Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle
Recent News About Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle
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Open Letter: It's time for a Black man to serve as Cook County State's Attorney
Nearly two dozen prominent politicians have publicly endorsed Clayton Harris III for the position of Cook County State's Attorney, asserting that it is time a Black man held this role. The endorsement came in the form of an open letter to voters, which was first published by Politico.
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Marcelino Garcia sole Latino candidate for countywide office in Cook County
Last week, the Cook County Democratic Party's candidate-endorsement process ended without any Latinos backed by the party in top-of-the-ticket countywide elections.
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Democratic Party insider Harris is Preckwinkle’s pick to replace SA Foxx
Democratic Party insider Harris is Preckwinkle’s pick to replace SA Foxx
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From North Cook News
Preckwinkle administration hides details of $125,000 legal assessment of controversial Cook County Land Bank
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Dabrowski: ‘Blue officials have run nearly all the homicide hotspots for decades’
A new Wirepoints report has challenged the prevailing notion that "red" state-level leadership and policies are to blame for the surge in homicides and violent crime across the United States.
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ICYMI: Rep. Kelly Celebrates Groundbreaking of Dixmoor Water Infrastructure Project
In case you missed it, Congresswoman Kelly was joined by Congressman Jonathan Jackson, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, the Army Corps of Engineers, and the Village of Dixmoor to break ground on a new water main project.
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Cook County's Foxx will not run for third term as state's attorney: 'I'm really proud of the work that we have done'
Kim Foxx, states' attorney of Cook County, has announced that she will not be running for a third term in 2024.
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"Racial Equity 101:” Preckwinkle announces mandated re-education curriculum for new Cook County employees
White Cook County employees will be required to acknowledge they are racist, that they behave in a biased way towards blacks and are responsible for blacks having lower average incomes than whites, according to Board President Toni Preckwinkle’s new mandated “racial equity” curriculum obtained by Chicago City Wire.
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From North Cook News
Toni Preckwinkle’s son found not guilty of misdemeanor assault
The son of Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle was recently found not guilty of misdemeanor assault.
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In historic win, Lori Lightfoot elected mayor of Chicago
Lori Lightfoot won Chicago’s mayoral race on Tuesday to become the first African-American woman to lead the nation’s third largest city.
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Kessem calls Martwick part of Democrats' political deception
Citing a system of “smoke and mirrors” by career politicians, 19th District Illinois House candidate Ammie Kessem accuses her opponent of deception.
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Former Utah lawmaker has no further comment on Preckwinkle's remark about self-employment
In 2013, Dan Liljenquist, a former Republican Utah state senator, referred to a brief encounter with then Chicago Alderman Toni Preckwinkle, now chairman of the Cook County Democratic Party, as "one of the more sobering experiences of my life."
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Rauner, Emanuel headline Chicago fundraiser for LGBTQ group
Gov. Bruce Rauner and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel recently headlined a Chicago fundraiser for an Illinois-based LGBTQ activist group.
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Madigan stance against soft drink tax said to burst Chicago Democrats' bubble
Chicago Democrats are stuck between a rock and a soft drink, the Illinois Republican Party contends in a new press release.
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Cook County finds soda tax not such a SNAP, retail leader says
Rob Karr says Cook County officials were warned that a soda tax and the federal government's food stamps program wouldn't mix.
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Wife's Cook County position draws line in sand for Tribune reporter
The managing editor of the Chicago Tribune assured Chicago City Wire that reporter Kim Janssen is taking every precaution to avoid even the appearance of a conflict of interest given that his wife, Becky Schlikerman, is a spokesperson for Cook County.