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Cook County Blog: What a Mess: Stroger, Madigan meet Economics 101

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And- Graft is the name of the game. What a Mess: Stroger, Madigan meet Economics 101. Thursday, October 08, 2009. Stroger and Madigan Meet Econ 101. Crain's reported yesterday that Mike Madigan lifted a hold on legislation that would slash Stroger's one percent sales tax increase. A companion bill reduces the number of commissioners necessary to override his veto. There is a very interesting explanation at the Huffpo of how Cook County's taxes are laid on top of each other. Labels: Cook County Board.

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Cook County Blog: Bridget Gainer, Casino-Related Campaign Donations and Quinn's Capital Improvement Plan

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And- Graft is the name of the game. Bridget Gainer, Casino-Related Campaign Donations and Quinn's Capital Improvement Plan. Wednesday, October 07, 2009. Knowing the history of problems in Illinois with graft and lobbyists, special interests and union organizers, it should come as little surprise that Bridget Gainer, was, according to the Southwest News Herald:. Appointed by Chicago Machine committeemen to succeed Mike Quigley in the 10th district in Chicago,. So we can see the handwriting on the wall her...

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Cook County Blog: Union Thugs Gather As Cook County Debates Video Gambling

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And- Graft is the name of the game. Union Thugs Gather As Cook County Debates Video Gambling. Tuesday, October 06, 2009. Scores of people are at today's Cook County Board meeting to protest the expected passage of a measure that tweaks the county's already existing video-gambling ban in unincorporated areas. Fiedler said the protesters include his members, restaurant and bar owners that would benefit from video gambling, as well as union representatives. This short article refers to Clout Street for more.

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Cook County Blog: Ann bumped into Billy at Reagan National; Ayers Admits he wrote "Dreams"

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And- Graft is the name of the game. Ann bumped into Billy at Reagan National; Ayers Admits he wrote "Dreams". Tuesday, October 06, 2009. But he said it in such a way that you couldn't be sure. Lying liars lie, as they say. BackyardConservative: Bill Ayers No Dream. Scruffy, thinning beard, dippy earring, and the wirerims, heading to order. I gathered my things, got my camera ready, and snapped a shot right when he got his coffee. I asked- what are you doing in D.C. Mr. Ayers? Have a Cook County news tip?

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Cook County Blog: 7 Protesters Arrested at "Sit In" at Cigna

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And- Graft is the name of the game. 7 Protesters Arrested at "Sit In" at Cigna. Thursday, October 08, 2009. Crain's Chicago Business -. Chanting "Patients, not profits! According to the article-they were socialist protesters, presumably affiliated with ACORN, SEIU, AFSCME, etc.-calling themselves. And the Center for the Working Poor. They plan similar protests next week in several other U.S. cities, including Philadelphia, where Cigna's corporate headquarters are located. A commenter on that article:.

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Cook County Blog: Cook County's long history of corruption

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And- Graft is the name of the game. Cook County's long history of corruption. Tuesday, October 06, 2009. Image: CREATED/PUBLISHED ca. 1915 Feb. 5 DN-0009693, Chicago Daily News negatives collection, Chicago Historical Society - William Hale Thompson posing in front of the sign for his campaign for Mayor of Chicago. This picture shows the last Republican Mayor of Chicago, William Hale Thompson, who was reportedly on Al Capone's payroll. A history of graft. Upon his defeat in 1931, the Chicago Tribune leve...

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Cook County Blog: Schools on lockdown because of disorderly man

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And- Graft is the name of the game. Schools on lockdown because of disorderly man. Tuesday, October 06, 2009. Schools on lockdown because of disgruntled employee (My Suburban Life). But this is what My Suburban Life had to say about the incident. Bartlett, IL -Eastview Middle School and Bartlett Elementary School were on lockdown Monday after a Streamwood man threatened an employee at a Lake Street business. A Streamwood man implied he was armed with a weapon and threatened a coworker, police said. While...

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Cook County Blog: Bartlett Board Split On TIF

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And- Graft is the name of the game. Bartlett Board Split On TIF. Thursday, October 08, 2009. More of this capital improvement stuff. Fighting over the scraps.like vultures. Read the whole thing at My Suburban Life. Labels: Cook County Board. Bartlett Board Split On TIF. More of this capital improvement stuff. Fighting over the scraps.like vultures. Read the whole thing at My Suburban Life. Blog comments powered by Disqus. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Have a Cook County news tip? Cook County Sherif...

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Cook County Blog: If an official is "suspicious", he could be probed

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And- Graft is the name of the game. If an official is "suspicious", he could be probed. Wednesday, October 07, 2009. From an article posted October 6th at Clout Street. The Cook County Board today voted to expand the power of county’s inspector general to investigate elected officials. Inspector General Patrick Blanchard and his successors now will be able to initiate an investigation of an elected official on their own, providing they meet a U.S. Supreme Court standard of suspicion. Previously, the insp...

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Cook County Blog: Cook County's dog and pony show over

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And- Graft is the name of the game. Cook County's dog and pony show over. Tuesday, October 06, 2009. Cook County bans video poker in unincorporated areas (Daily Herald). The Cook County Board stood up to 11th-hour lobbying by the video-gambling industry today and passed a ban on video poker in unincorporated areas. It's just not the way to fund governmental operations," said Riverside Republican Commissioner Tony Peraica. "We need to stop enabling the state legislature in their foolishness.". 53 places w...