Cook County Republican Party
Recent News About Cook County Republican Party
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Residents, Cook County GOP threaten federal lawsuit over Hyde Park migrant shelter zoning violations
A coalition of Hyde Park residents, legal advocates and Republican officials held a press conference last week to demand accountability from the City of Chicago over what they allege is the unlawful conversion of a former hotel into a permanent shelter for undocumented immigrants.
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Newly elected Cook County GOP chairman Del Mar seeks to breathe new life into party: ‘We're just going to cut the bull****’
Longtime Republican figure Aaron Del Mar was elected chairman of the Cook County Republican Party on April 23 with over 85% of the vote in a contested election held at Moretti's in Baker’s Hall on Tuesday, April 22.
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Fioretti: ‘Red-light cameras are a plague on our communities’
Cook County Board president Republican candidate Bob Fioretti is calling out Democratic lawmakers over the latest indictment of a member of the majority party after state Sen. Emil Jones III (D-Chicago) was charged with accepting a bribe.
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Morrison: 'They will now have a clear choice in November'
Cook County Republicans are set to run a full slate of candidates for county offices in the fall.
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Cook County GOP Chairman blames 'oversized, bloated government' for Chicago's onslaught of new taxes, fees
Cook County Board Commissioner and GOP Chair Sean Morrison argues that all the new taxes and fee increases that went into effect in Chicago on Jan. 1 provide a glaring example of what is wrong throughout Illinois state government.
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Cook County GOP commissioner speaks out against set-aside contracts
Cook County Republican Board Commissioner Sean Morrison has a simple but stern philosophy when it comes to the way Chicago business is conducted.
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Republican Party officials boycott Cook County meeting over proposed bylaw change
A proposed change in the bylaws of the Cook County Republican Party that would have allowed Democrats to serve as Republican ward committeemen fizzled at a meeting of party officials July 25 and county Republicans lacked a quorum necessary for a vote after nearly 30 committeemen boycotted the meeting.
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Republican committeeman Pete Podgorski resigns from 38th Ward
Republican committeeman Pete Podgorski has resigned his post in the 38th Ward.
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From Prairie State Wire
Cook County GOP's endorsement of Rauner may not be what it seems
Republicans from at least one township in Cook County said that Tuesday's endorsement of Gov. Bruce Rauner was the outcome of a rigged process and not a reflection of grass-roots support within the party.
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Real estate broker chosen as 50th Ward GOP committeeman
The Cook County Republican Party has named real estate broker Muzammil "Matt" Kader Lashkariya its new 50th Ward Republican committeeman, the party announced recently, although the appointment is already in effect.
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Bebart named 39th Deputy Ward's Republican committeeman
Barry Bebart was recently appointed 39th Deputy Ward Republican committeeman for the Northwest Side GOP Club, reported club Chairman Matt Podgorski.