Articles in the Featured Category

VIDEO: Cook County Update — Health Budget
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Posted in Analysis, Featured on 13 July 2010
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Watch this video, in which Commissioner Peraica provides his Cook County Board update, specifically addressing the proposed budget for the county health bureau.

VIDEO: Cook County Update, June 29, 2010
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Posted in Featured on 29 June 2010
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In this video, Commissioner Peraica provides the latest update from the Cook County Board of Commissioners.

VIDEO: Peraica Introduces New Ethics Measures
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Posted in Featured on 18 May 2010
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Commissioner Peraica has introduced new ethics ordinance amendments to help curb the unethical and corrupt practices of county elected officials and employees.

VIDEO: Latest Stroger Administration Abuses
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Posted in Featured on 4 May 2010
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In this brief video update, Commissioner Peraica discusses the latest abuses by the Stroger Administration, and calls upon the County Board and local prosecutors to take action to protect the taxpayers.

Peraica Transparency Push Having an Effect
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Posted in Featured, Transparency on 8 April 2010
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Thanks to the county’s new online check register — the result of a push by Commissioner Peraica — ABC 7 News uncovered questionable expenditures of your tax dollars.

VIDEO: Property Taxes and Bond Scheme
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Posted in Featured, News on 6 April 2010
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In this video, Tony discusses the controversy over the Cook County property tax assessments, as well as a massive borrowing scheme involving the issuance of $740 million in bonds.

Kirk Seeks Answers on Project Shield
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Posted in Featured on 28 February 2010
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Congressman Mark Kirk asks the Secretary of Homeland Security about the abuse of the $43 million in taxpayer funds through Cook County’s “Project Shield” program.

150 Convictions in Last 50 Years
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Posted in Featured on 21 February 2010
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Cook County government has seen 150 elected leaders, high-ranking officials and people doing business with the county sent to prison since the 1950s, according to a new study that did the math.

Cook County Puts Checkbook Online
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Posted in Featured, Transparency on 18 February 2010
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Cook County has put it’s check register online, a move that will not only allow the public to track local tax dollars, but could create a wave of similar transparency measures across the state.

Project Shield Investigation: It’s About Time
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Posted in Analysis, Featured on 6 October 2009
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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.