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AUG 03, 2020
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ComEd CEO Joe Dominguez and Vice President of Compliance David Glockner in a hearing Thursday called to discuss the company’s bribery scandal.
A phalanx of top executives from Commonwealth Edison were grilled for more than five hours Thursday by Chicago City Council members who blasted the credibility of the utility giant in the wake of a $1.3 million bribery scandal that is threatening to tear apart Democratic House leadership in Springfield. -
JUL 31, 2020
Commissioners debate the “Justice for Black Lives” resolution during a meeting of the Cook County Board of Commissioners on Thursday.Cook County will work to steer its multibillion-dollar budget away from police and jails in favor of initiatives like health care, restorative justice and job creation in the coming years, according to a resolution approved by commissioners in a 15-1 vote on Thursday. -
JUL 30, 2020
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Unless the tenor of negotiations shifts in Washington, D.C., the feds are not coming to save Cook County from a multi-year budget chasm that grows wider every day, county officials said Wednesday.
The situation looks grimmer now for county leaders than it did two months ago, when Cook County Chief Financial Officer Ammar Rizki was projecting a $200 million drop-off in revenue for 2020 and the U.S. House of Representatives had just passed a $3 trillion aid package that would have set aside roughly $1 trillion to reimburse state and local governments for lost revenues. -
JUL 30, 2020
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JUL 29, 2020
Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx speaks to commissioners during a virtual budget hearing on Tuesday.
Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx on Tuesday swatted away arguments linking lenient judges and prosecutors to Chicago’s recent surge in gun violence. However, she said county budget officials could hamper her office’s ability to prosecute crimes if they get their way. -
JUL 28, 2020
Cook County is setting aside $5 million from its cash-starved budget to extend the reach of a street-level violence prevention program, but one Chicago alderman is casting doubt on the investment.
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle on Friday; Ald. Chris Taliaferro (29) in 2018 [Facebook] -
JUL 27, 2020
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JUL 24, 2020
Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart speaks during a county budget hearing on Tuesday.
A proposed resolution up for consideration next week that calls on Cook County leaders to “redirect” money away from arresting and jailing people does not say anything about draining tens of millions of dollars from the county’s mammoth jail and court system right away. But facing a $410 million budget gap heading into next year, commissioners may not have a choice.
Members of the Cook County Board of Commissioners Criminal Justice Committee on Monday
Cook County Public Defender Amy Campanelli speaks to county commissioners during a budget hearing on Wednesday.
