Chicago Tribune By Robert Becker It's too early to start uncorking the bubbly, but Ald. Toni Preckwinkle today picked up the endorsement of the New Trier Democratic Organization in her bid to become the Democratic nominee for Cook County Board president. The South Side alderman received... More
On December 5, 2009, the Progressive Action Project, the state PAC of Citizen Action/Illinois, announced its endorsements for the 2010 Primary Election. Illinois Governor: Patrick Quinn Illinois Attorney General: Lisa Madigan Illinois State Treasurer: Robin Kelly Illinois... More
The New York Times By Don Terry The embattled president of the Cook County Board says he can name a long list of elected officials and labor union leaders who have forsaken him. But it is the name at the top of Todd H. Stroger’s tally of defectors that stands out: Mayor Richard... More
by Angela Caputo on November 21, 2009 - 9:47am Here's a roundup of the latest happenings in the Democratic primary for Cook County Board President: Preckwinkle's Platform Ald. Toni Preckwinkle (4th Ward) attempted to steer the campaign back to the issues on Thursday,... More
ChicagoBusiness.com by Greg Hinz 11/20/2009 Ald. Toni Preckwinkle (4th) didn't get a lot of publicity. But yesterday she did something that most of the other contenders for Cook County Board president haven't done: lay out a full, detailed platform of what voters can expect for her. At a... More
Daily Herald By Ted Cox Chicago Hyde Park Democratic Alderman Toni Preckwinkle presented what she called a "compact for change" with voters Thursday in her campaign for president of the Cook County Board. "People are frustrated and angry with the current administration of Cook County... More
By Alex Parker November 17, 2009 @ 12:51 PM Cook County commissioners today voted to repeal the county’s controversial sales tax by one-half percent, and President Todd Stroger immediately vowed to veto the measure, though he would not say when a veto would come.... More
The Huffington Post By Paras Bhayani Todd Stroger is the most incompetent Chicago politician to hold major office in decades. In his first year, Stroger devastated the county government's services by closing a 17 percent budget deficit with an across-the-board 17 percent... More
by Adam Doster on September 28, 2009 - 5:07pm In the crowded field of Democratic contenders for Cook County board president, Ald. Toni Preckwinkle (4th Ward) has stood out from the pack when it comes to defining and articulating her platform. For months now,... More
By MICAH MAIDENBERG Staff Reporter September 16, 2009 Toni Preckwinkle, a challenger in the race for president of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, sees an unambiguous lethargy in current county government, led by Todd Stroger. "There's an unwillingness or an inability to... More