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Proposal to save Chicago, suburban public transit from fiscal cliff is sent to Springfield

Lawmakers must consider new taxes, combining four regional transit agencies under one board and changing fee structures. The report recommends the state prop up public transit with $1.5 billion.

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A more tony Preckwinkle? Pappas adds a little wow to wardrobe of County Board president for the holidays

Toni Preckwinkle is known for her restrained yet clearly commanding presence, sporting a rather sensible, no flair look. Guess what Maria Pappas gave her for Christmas? “I thought Toni could use some Pappas style,” the treasurer told Sneed.

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Cook County pitches a $100 million fund for migrants and disaster aid

The county’s emergency management chief said the region faced “an exceptional year” for disasters – from thousands of migrants arriving to record storms.

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Preckwinkle pitches 2024 budget with no new taxes, more money for asylum-seeker health care

Cook County board president wants to tap reserves to keep in place some programs launched with federal pandemic relief dollars after that lifeline ends.

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At the White House, Cook County Board President Preckwinkle, Mayor Johnson talk about City Hall thaw

“I’ve been in this job for 13 years, and this is the first time that I’ve had someone who’s been willing to work with me” said Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, referring to Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson.

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Chicago mayor, Cook County Board president at White House for Biden’s gun safety office launch

Vice President Kamala Harris will oversee the first-ever White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention. Mayor Brandon Johnson, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Ill., attended Friday’s kick-off ceremony.

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Preckwinkle’s pick slated by Cook County Democratic Party to replace Kim Foxx

Clayton Harris III, a former prosecutor and political aide, joins former Illinois Appellate Court Justice Eileen O’Neill Burke in the March 2024 primary run for state’s attorney.

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Residents, organizations weigh in on preliminary Cook County 2024 budget

The preliminary budget shows a projected gap of $85.6 million for next year. At a public hearing, speakers representing various organizations advocated for continued funding of their programs.

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Cook County’s good news and bad news: No new taxes or fees — but deficit now projected at $86 million

While the estimated budget hole is larger than the $18.2 million gap projected last year, it is one of the county’s smallest deficits in the last decade. Government leaders said that hiring hasn’t budged much in the past year. “We do need to staff up,” Cook County Board President Preckwinkle…

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Mayor Johnson invokes ‘soul’ of Chicago’s ancestors at Memorial Day ceremony

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle reflected on the complicated story of Maj. Gen. John A. Logan, the Illinois native and Civil War general who founded the holiday. Monday’s event was at Logan’s statue in Grant Park.

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Who will fill Brandon Johnson’s Cook County Board seat?

The application process for those interested in serving the rest of Brandon Johnson’s term on the county board was announced Wednesday. Those already vying for the spot include three members of the Leaders Network, a West Side faith-based group.

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Cook County to erase $79M in patient debt

Over 72,000 Cook County residents will receive $25 million in medical debt relief in the first round of the program.

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Kim Foxx’s political exit sets the stage for a free-for-all in 2024 race for state’s attorney

After two terms, Foxx said she would not run for reelection, leaving an open seat for Cook County’s top prosecutor in 2024.

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Brandon Johnson: From church youth group leader to teacher on a path ‘to do better for others’

The middle child in a family of 10 children, Johnson grew up in a three-bedroom Elgin home with parents who were pastors and also foster parents. After his mother died, Johnson helped to carry the ministry forward. “This is really a faith walk,” he says of his run for mayor.

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Candidates for open City Council seats in South Side’s 4th, 5th Wards focus on public safety, development

A state lawmaker and the outgoing incumbent’s chief of staff are vying for the open seat in the 4th Ward. And just to the south, a lawyer is competing against a religious charity director in the 5th Ward.

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Johnson lines up big union endorsement

Brandon Johnson also was endorsed by his County Board colleague, Toni Preckwinkle, who lost the 2019 mayoral runoff to Lori Lightfoot. Paul Vallas, meanwhile, was touted the support of Joyce Kenner, former principal of Whitney Young Magnet High School.

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Progressive leaders can blame themselves if Garcia or Johnson fail to make mayoral runoff

Rivals Jesus ‘Chuy’ Garcia and Brandon Johnson are part of the activist progressive wing that — in another time and place — would be united around one mayoral candidate.

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Prayers up with election countdown: Chicago mayoral candidates canvass churches in final push — and warn of ‘false prophets’

Nine candidates for mayor made some of their final pitches, trying to get souls to the polls across the city with two days to go before the balloting ends.

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Brandon Johnson once said it was a ‘political goal’ to defund police. He’s been less precise running for mayor.

As thousands of Chicagoans took to the streets during 2020′s nationwide racial reckoning on policing, one word captured the fury of that summer: “Defund.”

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Wiping out medical debt in Cook County health system isn’t simple

As Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle publicly talks of abolishing medical debt, the public health system she controls continues to create barriers and force people to choose between health care and paying bills.

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Chicago progressives in Washington to celebrate one of their own in Congress, Freshman Delia Ramirez

In a day of tumult on the House floor, Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., in three votes, fails to win the speakership. Downstate Rep. Mary Miller, R-Ill., was among those refusing to support McCarthy.

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Cook County Land Bank Authority to hire lawyer for beleaguered county agency

The move comes as an outside review by a former judge, Patricia Brown Holmes, wrapped up, and the agency hires its third leader since June 2021.

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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot files for reelection; US Rep. ‘Chuy’ García and Alderman Roderick Sawyer round out crowded field for top City Hall job

CHICAGO — Calling herself an agent of change and “the only rational choice” for Chicago voters, Mayor Lori Lightfoot filed her paperwork Monday for a reelection run.

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Sheriff Tom Dart gets Cook County funding for helicopter to track carjackers

The Cook County Board approved $11.4 million Thursday for the sheriff’s office to acquire a helicopter.

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Cook County lowers adoption filing fee

The fee now matches that of DuPage, Will and McHenry counties. Some attorneys said they had filed adoptions in the collar counties because it was cheaper.

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