January 27, 2012: Do This: Gapers Block’s First Annual BBQ Bowl

By Chuck Sudo, Chicagoist

Our friends over at Gapers Block have put together a nice lineup of contestants for their inaugural BBQ Bowl at Club Lucky Feb. 4. As of post time, restaurants confirmed to compete include Honey 1

January 26, 2012: Official Calls for Changes at Cook County Morgue

By abc 7 News

January 25, 2012 (CHICAGO) (WLS) — The crisis deepens at the Cook County morgue where hundreds of bodies have been piling up for months and medical examiner Nancy Jones is under fire.

The ABC7 I-Team has…

January 24, 2012: 44 Bodies Have Lain in Morgue For At Least 10 Months

By Steve Miller, WBBM News Radio

CHICAGO (CBS) — The Cook County Board President’s office says a staggering 44 bodies have been in the morgue cooler for 10 months or longer, awaiting burial.

As WBBM Newsradio’s Steve Miller reports, county…

January 23, 2012: Fritchey to Host Tax Workshops for JEFFERSON Township

Nobody wants to pay more in property taxes than they are supposed to.  If your property taxes are too high, you have every right to appeal them.

Jefferson Township is currently open for appeals with the Board of Review, and…

January 12, 2012: Fritchey to Host Property Tax Workshop for North and West Townships

January 10, 2012: John Fritchey Joins Roe & Roeper

WLS 890 AM

A Cook County Homeland Security initiative wasted millions of dollars in taxpayer money without improving public safety, according to a report released today. Cook County Commissioner John Fritchey joins The Roe Conn Show with Richard Roeper to…

January 9, 2012: Fritchey to Speak on Decriminalization to U of C Law Students

 

December 29, 2011: Winners and Losers of 2011

By Edward McClelland, NBC Ward Room

WINNERS:

Rahm Emanuel: Raised $14.5 million for his campaign for mayor at awesome Hollywood parties, from the likes of Steven Spielberg and Steve Jobs. That meant he could just buy TV ads and flattering GQ…

December 16, 2011: Preckwinkle Endorses Fritchey

By Hunter Clauss, Chicago News Cooperative

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle endorsed incumbent John Fritchey for 32nd Ward Democratic committeeman Friday in one of the more heated races in the March primary election.

December 12, 2011: Taxpayers get soaked by layers and layers of gov’t

Tribune Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune

“Kill the townships, the regional school superintendents, the county recorder, the state comptroller, half of the school districts in Illinois. If you need more, call me back. I mean it.”

U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley in…