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Who's running Illinois's Cook County?
WIth the board president absent 3 months, Chicagoans seek a better explanation – or a succession plan.
The Christian Science Monitor – With a $3 billion annual budget and a population of nearly 5.5 million, Cook County ranks among America's largest governments. But since mid-March, it's been unclear who is running it.
No one has seen or heard from County Board President John Stroger since he suffered a stroke on March 14, a week before the primary elections - which he went on to win. Family members and doctors have stopped answering questions or providing any updates about his condition.
IN ABSENTIA: Cook County's board president has been absent since March. He is said to be running the government with help from his chief of staff, James Whigham (pictured). CHARLES Officials say he continues to run the government from a distance, in collaboration with his chief of staff, but few of the general public believe it.
Meanwhile, newspaper articles and critics are recalling Chicago's past political embarrassments ("a place where the dead have been known to vote," in an Associated Press story) and suggested that Soviet Russia had more transparency. This situation, they say, is a sign that the old Democratic machine, nearly dead, lingers on in places - and that Cook County is in serious need of reform.") More.....
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Who's running Illinois's Cook County?
WIth the board president absent 3 months, Chicagoans seek a better explanation – or a succession plan.
The Christian Science Monitor – With a $3 billion annual budget and a population of nearly 5.5 million, Cook County ranks among America's largest governments. But since mid-March, it's been unclear who is running it.
No one has seen or heard from County Board President John Stroger since he suffered a stroke on March 14, a week before the primary elections - which he went on to win. Family members and doctors have stopped answering questions or providing any updates about his condition.
IN ABSENTIA: Cook County's board president has been absent since March. He is said to be running the government with help from his chief of staff, James Whigham (pictured). CHARLES Officials say he continues to run the government from a distance, in collaboration with his chief of staff, but few of the general public believe it.
Meanwhile, newspaper articles and critics are recalling Chicago's past political embarrassments ("a place where the dead have been known to vote," in an Associated Press story) and suggested that Soviet Russia had more transparency. This situation, they say, is a sign that the old Democratic machine, nearly dead, lingers on in places - and that Cook County is in serious need of reform.") More.....
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