Cook County Commissioner Tony Peraica was arrested
on misdemeanor vandalism charges this weekend in the town where his
Democratic challenger is mayor. Peraica is charged with destroying a
campaign sign of Jeff Tobolski on private property in west suburban McCook, according to
police Chief Frank Wolfe. The outspoken Republican denies the charges.
Sixteenth District Cook County Commissioner Tony Peraica (R-Riverside) maintains a high-profile presence on the Cook County Board. Peraica isn't shy about making
his perspectives known during county board meetings, often intense
affairs during outgoing county board President Todd Stroger's regime; he's consistently blasted the sales tax increase Stroger pushed through. The Brookfield-Riverside Landmark described him as "always-feisty" in a recent story about a debate between Peraica and Jeff Tobolski, the Democratic mayor of McCook who's challenging Peraica for the 16th District seat this fall.
Could Tobolski knock Peraica off the board? County Democrats are hoping so. Tobolski says he's got the support from 19 of 24 mayors in the 16th District, the Landmark reports. Yesterday, Ald. Toni Preckwinkle (4th Ward), the party's nominee for county board president, and several other pols criticized Peraica's style yesterday, calling him an "obstructionist" and even a "hater and problem creator." Watch:
Preckwinkle told reporters her campaign will make a financial contribution to
Tobolski and fold backing for his bid into a broader get out the vote
effort.
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