Progress Illinois

Here's a news wrap-up in the race for Cook County Board President:

Michael Sneed had the scoop of the weekend. According to the Sun-Times columnist, a Cook County grand jury is investigating charges leveled in early November that Circuit Court Clerk Dorothy Brown's
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Thanks to the Tribune, we finally have a survey of Cook County Democratic voters on the county board president primary -- and it doesn't bode well for incumbent Todd Stroger.  The poll found that Dorothy Brown leads the four-candidate pack with 29 percent support, ...

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving.  Here's the latest from the Illinois political scene: Cross Attempts To Slow Down Thomson Deal Illinois House Republican Leader Tom Cross is attempting to stall a proposed deal in which the state will lease Thomson ...

For those who haven't been following it closely, here's the latest news on the Democratic primary candidates for Cook County board president. As you'll soon learn, it's a messy, messy affair at the moment. 

Danny Davis
For months now, the 7th District congressman ...