Gov. Quinn appointed Jennifer Burke, daughter of 14th Ward Ald. Ed Burke and Illinois Supreme Court Justice Anne Burke, to the Illinois Pollution Control Board yesterday, a position with a salary of $117,043. more ›

With the Democratic primary just one week from tomorrow, Todd Stroger is flexing his political muscle by booting appointees that aren't getting all the way behind his re-election bid. According to the Sun-Times, Stroger has dumped three county employees that have ties to political organizations other than his own, or that he may not perceive as being behind him 100 percent. Because all three are in exempt positions, they serve exclusively at the will of the county board president, and may be removed anytime. more ›