Poor Todd Stroger. He's had a rough couple of weeks. There was that whole tax-rollback-veto brouhaha and then he found out fewer people approved of his job than approved of Blago. Now, an employee who just got the ax from Stroger's office is accusing the embattled Cook County Board President of firing him out of revenge. As Carol Marin and Lisa Donovan report for the Sun-Times and NBC 5, Byron Steele was fired from his job as First Deputy Director of Cook County’s Department of Facilities Management yesterday morning. Byron alleges it's because his brother, Cook County Commissioner Robert Steele has voted for the tax rollback both times. Not only that, but the Steele's mother is Bobbie Steele who served as interim president of the Cook County Board in the interval between John Stroger's stroke and Todd's election. more ›

The drama on the Cook County Board of Commisioners just got a little more interesting. Cook County commissioners approved a settlement agreement yesterday that will allow attorney Michael Shakman to approve the County Board president's choice for inspector general. Shakman is the man behind the Shakman Decree, the 1983 court ruling that makes it unlawful to take political factors into account in public hiring. He took the county to court in September after charges of... more ›

Hey there, little buckaroos! We sure do have us a whole herd a political tidbits to round up, so let's saddle up and git a rollin'! Mayor Daley has nothing but good things to say about convicted patronage chief Robert Sorich. In a press conference this week, he said they were all "fine young men," citing his personal knowledge of their families. He went to great pains, however, to avoid passing judgment over Sorich's 48-month... more ›

While Chicagoist was busy stuffing our faces with traditional Thanksgiving fare, another tradition of sorts was taking place here in our fair city. Taking her lead from the recent coronation of Todd Stroger as the the replacement of his father on the Cook County Board, interim President Bobby Steele announced that she wants her son, Robert, to take her place on the Board when she retires in early December. This is more than just a case of nepotism, though.
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Jobs come and go. Like the economic pundits keep saying, the vast majority of people are going to switch jobs and careers several times over their lifespans, and that will only happen more often in the future. We ourselves went the temp agency route for a while; an eight-week long stint here, a two-month-plus gig there. We worked at a few places for only a couple days. However, we don't remember receiving an unuusally hugeass... more ›

"Sunday Social" via pantagrapher in Contribute. more ›

After wondering who's running county government now that President John Stroger is recovering from a stroke, there appears to be a plethora of people who want to run it if he is unable to stay in the re-election hunt. His son, Alderman Todd Stroger, said he was up to the challenge of taking his father's place on the November ballot, but some Democratic leaders and county commissioners aren't quite seeing things his way. more ›