This afternoon, the Cook County Board upheld President Todd Stroger's veto of the tax repeal by a vote of 11 to override the veto, four to uphold, and two "present" votes; 14 votes are required to override the veto. Clout Street has how they voted: more ›

No. Seriously. Cook County Board President Todd Stroger blamed his late tax issue (sorta) on the residents of Cook County, and the press, specifically the newspapers. Don't believe us? It seems the lien the IRS put on his house was because Todd was late filing an amended tax return and the reason he was late? Well, here's what he told WBBM's Craig Dellimore about the over $11,000 he owes in taxes. more ›

Hypocrisy, Thy Name is Stroger. As Cook County Board President Todd Stroger huffed and puffed in defense of his tax repeal veto yesterday, the Sun-Times' Chris Fusco played Fletch and did a little digging. His find? That the Toddler and his wife owe $12,000 in unpaid income taxes. According to the Sun-Times: more ›

So you know Cook County Board President Todd Stroger decided to veto the Commission's one-percent sales tax repeal, claiming that such a repeal would force the closing of multiple hospitals. With his veto unpopular, the Toddler went on a PR blitz this morning, talking to WGN Radio's John Williams (part 1 and part 2) and then hanging up on WLS' Don Wade & Roma. more ›

As two more officials refused to jump into the tax repeal fray, Cook County Board President Todd Stroger is finding himself more and more alone on the issue. So much so that he can't even make up his mind as to whether or not he'll make good on his threat to veto the Board's decision to repeal the one-percent tax increase. Aides to Stroger told the Tribune that a decision isn't likely until Monday which also happens to be the last day Stroger could use his veto. more ›