Stroger Promises Veto On Tax Roll Back

By Marcus Gilmer in News on Nov 23, 2009 3:00PM

Yesterday, Cook County Board President Board president Todd Stroger once again promised to veto last week's half-percent sales tax roll back passed by commissioners. Asked about a possible veto override by the commissioners, Stroger told CBS 2, "I hope that what's good for the county is done by the commissioners." Unfortunately for Stroger and his supporters, there's a new law now in effect which means the Board only needs to provide 11 votes to override Strogers veto instead of the previous threshold of 14. Stroger plans to announce his veto at a noon press conference in front of the main entrance of Stroger Hospital, accompanied by nurses, doctors, clergy, and community members.

Meanwhile, Commissioner Tony Peraica, whose tweets have kept followers updated through each vote, expressed regret but wasn't concerned over ethics accusations regarding a tweet he made about Commissioner Deborah Sims. Peraica regretted using the "taxpayer-paid wireless Internet connection" as his platform for his controversial tweet, but told Chicago Current, “I’m not concerned about [the call for an ethics investigation]."