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Todd H. Stroger (born Jan. 14, 1963) is the president of the Cook County Board of Commissioners and the son of former Board President John Stroger. He is also the Democratic committeeman of the 8th Ward, on Chicago's South Side. Todd Stroger, a Democrat, was elected Nov. 7, 2006, beating Republican Tony Peraica with 54 percent of the vote. He was sworn into office Dec. 4, 2006. Unlike his predecessors, Stroger is not serving as a commissioner on the 17-member County Board. Cook County Democratic leaders slated Todd Stroger to replace his father on the general election ballot after his father suffered a stroke one week before the March 2006 Democratic primary. Despite the illness, John Stroge...
Todd H. Stroger (born Jan. 14, 1963) is the president of the Cook County Board of Commissioners and the son of former Board President John Stroger. He is also the Democratic committeeman of the 8th Ward, on Chicago's South Side. Todd Stroger, a Democrat, was elected Nov. 7, 2006, beating Republican Tony Peraica with 54 percent of the vote. He was sworn into office Dec. 4, 2006. Unlike his predecessors, Stroger is not serving as a commissioner on the 17-member County Board. Cook County Democratic leaders slated Todd Stroger to replace his father on the general election ballot after his father suffered a stroke one week before the March 2006 Democratic primary. Despite the illness, John Stroger beat Forrest Claypool in the primary but retired from office that summer. Former County Commissioner Bobbie Steele, a Chicago Democrat, fulfilled the remainder of John Stroger's term before retiring. Todd Stroger was serving as the Chicago alderman for the 8th Ward when he was elected to the County Board presidency. Mayor Richard Daley appointed Stroger to that position in 2001 to replace Ald. Lorraine Dixon, who had died. Prior to his tenure on the City Council, Stroger served as a state representative, first winning election in 1992. Stroger has previously worked for the investment banking firm SBK Brooks as well as in government jobs with the Chicago Park District and Cook County government. He has a bachelor's degree in history from Xavier University in New Orleans. Stroger and his wife, Jeanine, have two children, Hans and Claire.
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Stroger says patronage over; hiring monitor disagrees
Chicago Tribune reporterCook County Board President Todd Stroger needs to do far more to eliminate illegal patronage, a federal hiring monitor said Wednesday after commissioners agreed to spend $3.2 million to settle claims from more than 100 people denied county jobs or...Tags: Employees, Cook County Board, National Government, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Government
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Cook County could pay $3.2 million to settle patronage claims
Chicago Tribune reporterCook County taxpayers face a $3.2 million tab to settle the claims of more than 100 people who were illegally denied county jobs or promotions because of politics, a federal hiring monitor and county officials confirmed Tuesday. County Board President...Tags: Chicago Jobs, Local Authority, National Government, Local Elections, Elections
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Nepotism watch
So state Sen. Emil Jones wants his son to fill his seat. If he consults Cook County Board President Todd Stroger, it should be a done deal. —Mark C. Page Tinley ParkTags: Cook County Board, Emil Jones, Tinley Park
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Bad precedent
Emil Jones announced his retirement. Will his pension be based on his current salary, or based on the raise that he's been pushing ("I need a pay raise! I need a pay raise!")? He also decreed his son should inherit the throne. I have two words to...Tags: Long Grove, Emil Jones
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County backing
Another box should be inserted into your county election timeline feature that appears at the bottom of your editorials. This box would show the date of the upcoming presidential election. It would indicate the number of days left to vote against...Tags: Cook County Board, Political Candidates, Local Elections, Elections, Barack Obama
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Family ties are what bind Illinois into its sad state
Once Democratic machine warlord state Sen. Emil Jones (D-Com Ed/Obama) announced his retirement and expressed his desire to install his son into his old job, Chicagoans had typical reactions. If you said them out loud, your mom would stick a bar of...Tags: Executive Branch, Democratic Party, Richard M. Daley, Local Elections, Richard J. Daley
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Judge fines Cook County Jail in lawsuit addressing living conditions
Chicago Tribune reporterCiting the failure to comply with court orders at Cook County Jail, a federal judge for the first time in nearly two decades imposed $1,000-a-day fines Friday in a class-action lawsuit addressing jail conditions and overcrowding. U.S. District Court...Tags: Punishment, Prosecution, Fines, Prisons, Cook County Board
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County waste
Tony Peraica said it all in his Aug. 3 letter to the editor regarding the new tax increase imposed by Todd Stroger. Peraica has suggestions: Get rid of the 1,100 new jobs created by Stroger for friends, and stop the waste and corruption that leads us into...Tags: Local Elections, Elections, Hoffman Estates, State Budgets
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Do what you do best, Daley
Now that another Chicago area community (Evanston) has dropped its handgun ban, may I offer Mayor Daley an alternative solution to this problem? Instead of attacking firearms with legislation, why not go after it with what local government excels at? That...Tags: Evanston, Wages and Pensions, Richard M. Daley, Local Authority, Murder
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County health system's interim finance chief to be paid $36,000 a month
Chicago Tribune reporterThe temporary chief financial officer for Cook County's troubled health system stands to make up to $216,000 for six months' work under a deal approved Thursday by a new independent board. Interim CFO Pitt Calkin, who started last month, will get $1,...Tags: Evanston, Health Insurance, Corporate Officers, Hospitals and Clinics
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Under the radar
Political candidates have long found creative ways to hide what's going on with their campaign finances. They play games with filing deadlines, encourage gifts from the spouses, employees and dead friends of supplicants, pile up contributions ending in...Tags: Campaign Finance, Cook County Board, Political Candidates, Punishment, Local Elections
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Corruption in county
Six other reform-minded commissioners on the Cook County Board and I sponsored a repeal of the recently enacted sales tax increase. Unfortunately President Todd Stroger and his allies defeated the measure in a 10-7 vote. I was sharply criticized by...Tags: Cook County Board, Corporate Crime, State Budgets, Corruption
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