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News

Thank You for Your Trust and Confidence

With the primary behind us, I want to thank all of the 16th district voters and taxpayers, as well as all Cook County taxpayers who have stood behind us, encouraged us, donated to us and prayed for us.
The voters understood that this is not about any of us individually. It is about doing the [...]

Analysis

Project Shield Investigation: It’s About Time

After years of our calls for an investigation of the troubled “Project Sheild”, the media is finally focusing on the millions that have been misused in this troubled program. It’s about time — let’s investigate and protect the taxpayers.

Issues

Transparency

Open, Honest Government

From sponsoring a resolution to put the county’s check register online to pushing for a bi-partisan, private sector commissioner to investigate waste and abuse in the budget, Commissioner Peraica is leading the charge for open, honest government in Cook County.

Budget

Streamlining the Budget

The bloated Cook County budget is full of waste an inefficiency that costs the taxpayers millions each year. Commissioner Peraica is working to streamline the budget so that your hard-earned tax dollars are spent wisely.

Taxes

Commissioner Peraica to Sponsor Rollback of Remaining Stroger Sales Tax Increase

Cook County Commissioner Tony Peraica (16th District) has introduced legislation (attached) that, if passed, will result in the elimination of the remaining half percent of the sales tax increase pushed through by the Stroger administration in 2008.
The measures will be introduced at tomorrow’s county board meeting and will be referred to the finance committee, [...]