Cook County Democratic Party
Recent News About Cook County Democratic Party
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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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Despite $3 million-plus in SEIU donations, Preckwinkle's campaign may be DOA
With less than two weeks to go before the April 2 election, Chicago mayoral candidate Toni Preckwinkle has stopped purchasing television ads.
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Preckwinkle says she will strip Ald. Burke of powers after claims of meddling in airport business
Cook County Democratic Chairman Toni Preckwinkle says she plans to strip longtime Ald. Ed Burke (14th) of his powers as chairman of the judicial slate after he was hit with accusations of trying to manipulate and steer business at O’Hare Airport.
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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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GOP: Pritzker says a lot by saying nothing about Berrios
Democratic gubernatorial candidate J.B. Pritzker needs to speak up about mounting criticism leveled against Cook County Assessor Joseph Berrios in the wake of a Chicago Tribune report, the Illinois Republican Party said in a press release recently.
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Writer won't grin and bear it for day devoted to Cubs
It might be. It could be. But it shouldn't be.
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'Fast Eddie' Vrdolyak indicted; tax evasion tied to tobacco settlements alleged
The U.S. Attorney's Office recently filed an indictment against former Chicago Alderman Edward "Fast Eddie" Vrdolyak, alleging income tax evasion.