Operation 'Oust Stroger'?
Political double agents -- that seems the right phrase to describe some volunteers working on the Cook County Board president's race. Their true allegiance might not be clear. But their mission is: to topple incumbent County Board President Todd Stroger.
Political double agents -- that seems the right phrase to describe some volunteers working on the Cook County Board president's race. Their true allegiance might not be clear. But their mission is: to topple incumbent County Board President Todd Stroger.
His past? On 'clout list.' His present? Helping O'Brien
For years, Thomas Simmons was a high-ranking bureaucrat at City Hall. He also ran a successful "patronage army" of African Americans on the West Side.
Deals keep sewage boss flush
For 21 years, Terrence J. O'Brien has been on the board of Cook County's sewage-treatment operation, the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago.
For 21 years, Terrence J. O'Brien has been on the board of Cook County's sewage-treatment operation, the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago.
Aide's pay: $149,000 -- plus $100,000 pension
James Dencek was 54 when he retired in 1994 from the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago.
Business owner helped family get on Blago payroll
The Watchdogs: A secret hiring database kept by former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's administration is shedding new light on a controversy over lucrative pressure-washing jobs that went to a Cicero company owned by a major Blagojevich campaign contributor.
The Watchdogs: A secret hiring database kept by former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's administration is shedding new light on a controversy over lucrative pressure-washing jobs that went to a Cicero company owned by a major Blagojevich campaign contributor.
