Worst of the Worst Funded at Less than 1/2% Prairie State Wire has ranked the 100 worst funded pensions in Illinois in an article that can be found here. Taxing districts in Cook County awarded 42 of 100 spots on … Continue reading
Category Archives: Cook County
The Chicago Sun-Times ran an column by Dan Mihalopoulos earlier this month pretty much making fun of Republican Cook County Commissioner Sean Morrison for leading the fight against the pop tax, but not paying his property taxes on time. No … Continue reading
When the soda tax was first proposed by Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle it was promoted as a tax on “sweetened” beverages. Yet, it included diet pop, but not Starbucks coffee. Now, WBBM Radio says tax defender Elissa Bassler, CEO … Continue reading
Mike Fourcher’s “The Daily Line” email today talks about the apparent impending repeal of the soda tax by the Cook County Board. Included is information about property taxes. What first caught my eye was the follwoing sentence: But after decades … Continue reading
My wife was at Jewel last night and found a woman who worked in Cook County buying soft drinks to take to work. It does not take a lot of imagination to figure out that collar county residents who work … Continue reading
I was reading the second of the Chicago Tribune’s article on real estate assessments in Cook County and was struck be the following paragraph: In the end, the property taxes she paid that year represented more than 2 percent of … Continue reading
The Illinois Campaign for Political Reform has calculated average salaries paid by Illinois county governments. McHenry County came in third highest: Ten Counties with the Highest “Average Salary” for Employees … Continue reading
A a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office: Glenview Man Pleads Guilty to Perjury Charge for Lying to Federal Grand Jury Investigating Possible Hiring Violations in Cook County Circuit Court Clerk’s Office CHICAGO — A Glenview man who was … Continue reading
A press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office: Former Cook County Sheriff’s Police Officer Sentenced to 7 1/2 Years in Prison for Robbing Drug Dealers While on Duty CHICAGO — A former police officer in the Cook County Sheriff’s Department … Continue reading
A press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office: Former Clerk at Cook County Recorder of Deeds Admits Accepting Cash Bribe in Exchange for Preparing Fraudulent Real Estate Deed CHICAGO — A former clerk for the Cook County Recorder of Deeds … Continue reading
A Bloomberg News analysis of Census data shows that the Chicago Metropolitan Area is losing a higher percentage of its residents than any other Midwest metropolitan area. The time period was between July 2013 and July 2014. The loss was 69/100 … Continue reading
A press release from Allen Skillicorn: Prevailing Wage Is A Bum Deal For The Collar Counties Prevailing Wage is supposed to set a minimum hourly wage for skilled labor based on the cost of living for each of Illinois’ 102 counties. … Continue reading
A press release from Defend the Vote: Defend The Vote Files HAVA Complaint against the Voting Machines in Chicago and Cook County Published on Thursday, 23 October 2014 05:14 | Written by Editor Sharon Meroni Defend the Vote – via … Continue reading
A press release from Sharon Meroni’s Defend the Vote: Illegal and Uncertified Voting Systems in Chicago and Suburban Cook County Defend the Vote has recently uncovered startling evidence that proves the voting systems used in Chicago and Suburban Cook County … Continue reading
After you read the following press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, reflect on the size of the kickbacks compared to the size of the contracts. Both are almost 25%, which means to me that the prices are being padded … Continue reading
A press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office: TWO FORMER COOK COUNTY BOARD OF REVIEW ANALYSTS CONVICTED OF ACCEPTING $1,500 BRIBE TO FACILITATE $10,000 PROPERTY TAX REDUCTION CHICAGO ― Two former analysts for the Cook County Board of Review were … Continue reading
A press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office: FORMER COOK COUNTY OFFICIAL CONVICTED OF STEERING FOUR CONTRACTS UNDER $25,000 IN RETURN FOR NEARLY $35,000 IN KICKBACKS CHICAGO ― A federal jury today convicted a former Cook County official of steering … Continue reading
It’s OK for Chicago Alderman to carry concealed handguns, but not its citizens. It’s OK for suburban Cook County residents to carry concealed guns, but not Chicagoans. That’s what I conclude after listening to part of a WBEZ interview with … Continue reading
Basic economics teaches that when one prices something high that few will be sold. Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart has proposed that Cook County residents be charged $300 to apply for a concealed carry license. That’s what the Chicago Sun-Times … Continue reading
A press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office: U.S. SUES COOK COUNTY AND COUNTY PENSION FUND to Enforce the Employment Rights of Army RESERVE Member CHICAGO – The United States today filed a civil lawsuit alleging that a Cook County … Continue reading