Stroger won’t run for Cook County Board president against Preckwinkle
Former Cook County Board President Todd Stroger won't be making a comeback bid for his old job after all, marking the second time he has failed to follow through after...
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Gutierrez’s departure opens up generational fault line in Chicago Latino politics
As he jumped onto a stage inside a Little Village Mexican restaurant to kick off his congressional campaign last week, Jesus “Chuy” Garcia tried to quickly pull together all the...
Foxx’s office cites conflict, causing delay in chief judge’s lawsuit to block Cook County layoffs
Cook County Chief Judge Timothy Evans on Thursday sued County Board President Toni Preckwinkle to block layoffs approved last week as part of a budget that was slashed in the...
Gutierrez: ‘I haven’t decided to run’ for president
U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez said Wednesday he’d consider entering the 2020 presidential contest if a bid would be the best way to spur immigration reform and the rebuilding of hurricane-ravaged...
Gutierrez tries to anoint Garcia successor in Chicago politics shake-up
Congressional seats in Chicago change hands about once a generation. And in a political tradition that spans generations, when a spot opens up, the powers that be quickly try to...
Gutierrez won’t run for re-election, sources say, as Garcia preps bid to succeed him in Congress
Longtime Democratic U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez won't seek re-election next year, sources said Monday night, setting off a domino effect in Chicago Latino politics. Cook County Commissioner Jesus "Chuy" Garcia...
Preckwinkle plans to play hardball with challengers as candidate filing gets underway
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle filed her re-election paperwork Monday, vowing to play hardball against challengers who could include former board President Todd Stroger. Preckwinkle is trying for a...
Emanuel boasts of latest anti-Trump ruling in sanctuary city case
Mayor Rahm Emanuel is boasting of the latest pro-Chicago ruling in the city’s lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s effort to withhold grant money from so-called sanctuary cities. U.S. Attorney General...
Cook County Board approves budget with 321 layoffs
Six weeks after repealing the controversial soda tax, the Cook County Board on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve a scaled-back $5.2 billion budget for next year that will lay off...
Preckwinkle agrees to fewer Cook County job cuts; hundreds of layoffs still in works
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle agreed Monday to scale back some of the hundreds of layoffs she proposed, a change that was being negotiated just a day before the...