Todd H. Stroger

Posted by Hal Dardick at 10:35 a.m. Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle today frowned on the attempt by her predecessor, Todd Stroger, to get unemployment benefits based on his $170,000 salary when he was the county’s top executive....

Posted by Hal Dardick at 4:11 p.m. Employees at a Cook County Forest Preserve District aquatic center in Lyons were caught on tape stealing thousands of dollars, providing alcohol to minors and having sex at work, according to a report......

Posted by Erika Slife at 4:12 p.m. Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle on Monday moved to clean up a scandal at a forest preserve district pool that took place under her predecessor's watch. Calling the forest preserve district “an......

Posted by Erika Slife at 1:10 p.m. Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle today introduced a state natural resources administrator as the county's new environmental chief. Deborah Stone, Stone, 54, will make $110,104 overseeing the county's...

Posted by Kristen Mack at 11:02 a.m.; last updated at 12:22 p.m. Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel today named City Hall veteran Forrest Claypool to take over as president of the Chicago Transit Authority and announced another Daley Administration insider, Terry...

Posted by Erika Slife at 12:50 p.m. Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle lifted her ban on big-ticket spending today, unveiling a $680 million capital improvement plan. The multi-year blueprint includes more than half the projects connected to the...

Posted by Erika Slife at 8:13 p.m. The right-hand man to former Chicago Police Superintendent Jody Weis will lead Cook County’s troubled homeland security and emergency management agency, Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced Thursday....

Posted by Erika Slife at 12:40 p.m. Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle today appointed the state’s former director of employment security to lead the county’s human resources department. Maureen O’Donnell will make $165,000 a...

Posted by Hal Dardick at 12:38 p.m.; updated at 12:46 p.m. It's the last Cook County Board meeting today for Democrat Todd Stroger, Republican Tony Peraica and a few others, and the impending departures has led to a roast-and-toast vibe.......

Posted by Hal Dardick at 7:41 p.m. Cook County Board President Todd Stroger defended his one-term legacy at his final meeting today, saying he’s most proud of pushing through a sales tax increase and lauding the job performance of a......

Posted by Hal Dardick at 10:43 a.m.; last updated at 1:52 p.m. Newly installed Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle today pledged to eliminate the remaining half-cent-on-the-dollar sales tax increase by January 2013. Although next year's budget...

Posted by Hal Dardick at 4:30 p.m. Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle today set the high standard of becoming “the best-run county government in the country” during just her second day in office. That lofty goal is stated in......