From Ken Ditkowsky–just how corrupt is Cook County?

From Ken Ditkowsky–just how corrupt is Cook County? by jmdenison Just a little internet searching, and what do we find!  Dozens of amazing and relevant articles. I don't know about you, but I had not heard of several of these stories!  Kudos to the news outlets for bringing this waste to the attention of hard working taxpayers. JoAnne Cook County Corruption Page:   1 2 Cook County Official Hired Niece For Six-Figure Job  | Robert Herguth/BGA and Dane Placko/FOX 32 | Posted 07.17.2013 |Chicago Read More: Better Government Assocation, Cook County Recorder of Deeds Hired Niece, Bga, Chicago Corruption, Karen Yarbrough Cook County, Chicago Nepotism, Karen Yarbrough Hired Niece, Karen Yarbrough Niece Hired, Cook County Corruption, Karen Yarbrough, Chicago News   This story is courtesy of the ... Read Whole Story County Doctor Gets Big Payout For No Work NBC Chicago | Posted 01.11.2012 | Chicago Read More: Chicago Corruption, Stroger Hospital, Cook County Corruption, Chicago News   A former Stroger Hospital doctor was given checks amounting to six figures with no work to show for it, an NBC Chicago / Better Government Association... Read Whole Story County Assessor Gives Daughter $10,000 Raise Despite Budget Crisis Posted 07.23.2011 | Chicago Read More: Cook County Ethics, Joe Berrios Patronage, Ethics, Joe Berrios Cook County, Berrios Ethics Probe,Joe Berrios Nepotism, Joe Berrios, Joe Berrios Family, Cook County Corruption, Berrios Raise, Chicago News   Even as the county ethics board investigates Joe Berrios' hiring of family members, the Cook County Assessor gave his daughter a $10,000 pay raise, th... Read Whole Story Report: Sex, Booze, Sleeping On The Job At Cook County Water Parks Chicago Sun-Times | Posted 05.26.2011 | Chicago Read More: Cook County, Cook County Forest Preserve, Cook County Water Parks, Cook County Corruption,Chicago News   A mini-water park run by the Cook County Forest Preserve allegedly became a personal playground for staffers who boozed it up, had sex or just napped ... Read Whole Story Ex-Todd Stroger Aide Gets Jobless Pay Despite Corruption Charge Chicago Sun-Times | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago Read More: Carla Oglesby, Cook County, Todd Stroger Corruption, Carla Oglesby Corruption, Cook County Corruption, Todd Stroger, Chicago News   A former top Cook County official awaiting trial on public corruption charges has been collecting unemployment benefits despite her arrest, county off... Read Whole Story Chicago Democrat Fires 53 Employees, Hires Friends And Family Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago Read More: Chicago Machine, Chicago Corruption, Joe Berrios Corruption, Joe Berrios Nepotism, Joe Berrios,Joe Berrios County Assessor, Cook County Corruption, Video, Chicago News   Even before he won the Cook County Assessor seat, Democrat Joe Berrios was taking Cook County nepotism to a whole new level. While most government wor... Read Whole Story Report: Joe Berrios A 'Vivid Example' Of 'Clout-Infested Politics' Chicago Magazine | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago Read More: Joe Berrios Pay-to-Play, Cook County Corruption, Joe Berrios Assessor, Chicago, Cook County,Joe Berrios Corruption, Illinois, Cook County Assessor, Joe Berrios, Chicago News   Berrios stands as a prime example of the kind of closed, self-interested politics that plagues this state. The Board of Review, where he has spent the... Read Whole Story Todd Stroger's Shady Hiring Practices Highlighted In New Report Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago Read More: Carla Oglesby, Stroger Hiring Scandal, County Board President Todd Stroger, Cook County Corruption, Cook County Board, Todd Stroger, Chicago, Chicago News   Todd Stroger's staff bent or broke county hiring rules to put supporters on payroll and fire naysayers, according to a scathing report released Tuesda... Read Whole Story Four Cook County Officials Busted In Corruption Sting NBC Chicago | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago Read More: Donald Jacobs, Martin Boyd, Operation Cookie Jar, Cook County Corruption, Chicago, Chicago Corruption, Illinois, Anita Alvarez, Michael Tracy, Robert Baldwin, Chicago News   A group of suburban public servants were arrested Tuesday in a corruption probe looking allegations they profited from their positions. ... Read Whole Story Mayor's Brother Calls Stroger Aide Contract Scandal A 'Disgrace' Chicago Sun-Times | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago Read More: Chicago Corruption, John Daley, Todd Stroger Corruption, Cook County Board, Cook County Corruption, Todd Stroger, Chicago News   Sounding a bit like his brother, the usually measured Cook County Commissioner John Daley called the unfolding contract scandal in County Board Presid... Read Whole Story Calvin Boender Found Guilty: Developer Convicted Of Bribing Alderman NBC Chicago | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago Read More: Obstruction of Justice, Isaac Carothers Indictment, Calvin Boender Trial, Calvin Boender, Cook County Corruption, Alderman Bribary, Isaac Carothers, Chicago Corruption, Bribery, Chicago News   A federal jury has convicted a Chicago developer of bribing an alderman in exchange for his support on a West Side project. Calvin Boender was foun... Read Whole Story Cook County Corruption Report: 150 Top Officials Convicted In 140 Years Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago Read More: Illinois Corruption, Illinois Politics, Cook County Assessor, Todd Stroger, Cook County Corruption,University of Illinois, Political Corruption, Better Government Association, Chicago News   It's no mystery that Cook County has had its share of political corruption, but a study released Thursday puts it into perspective: 150 top Cook Count... Read Whole Story Court Clerk Charged With Taking Bribe To Sway Case STNG | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago Read More: Angelo Colon, County Clerk Bribe, Chicago Corruption, Cook County Corruption, Chicago News   As part of an ongoing investigation into financial corruption, a Cook County Circuit Court clerk was arrested Wednesday for allegedly accepting a brib... Read Whole Story Corruption Charges: Cook County Suburban Schools Supt. Arrested southtownstar.com | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago Read More: Charles Flowers, Cook County Schools Superintendent, Suburban Schools, Cook County Regional Office of Education, Cook County Schools, Cook County Corruption, Chicago News   Regional Supt. Charles Flowers was charged today with theft by the Cook County state's attorney's office. At a news conference this afternoon, Coo... Read Whole Story Frivolous Lawsuits Costing Cook County Millions: Study Daily Herald | Ted Cox | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago Read More: Cook County, Cook County Frivolous Lawsuits, Cook County Board, Cook County Lawsuits, Cook County Corruption, Chicago News   An Illinois legal-reform group released a study Wednesday suggesting Cook County is squandering millions of dollars annually with a lax approach to fi... Read Whole Story Over $11M In Cook County Contracts Went To Political Donors Daily Herald | Rob Olmstead | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago Read More: Better Government Association, Cook County, Cook County Politics, Cook County Board, Cook County Corruption, Chicago News   A joint investigation by the Daily Herald and the Better Government Association has found that the companies that received the 11 contracts worth $11.... Read Whole Story Sheriff Sets Up Suburban Government Corruption Unit WBBM Newsradio | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago Read More: Cook County Sheriff, Cook County Corruption, Cook County, Tom Dart, Chicago News   [Cook County Sheriff Thomas] Dart has formed a new Financial Crimes/Public Corruption Unit, the first of its kind in the sheriff's office, to investig... Read Whole Story Replacing Quigley on Cook County Board a Lesson in Democracy, Sort of James Warren | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago Read More: Kimberly Walz, Todd Stroger, Cook County Politics, Bridget Gainer, Mayor Daley, Tom Tunney,Mike Quigley, Marty Oberman, Cook County Board, Chicago Corruption, Chicago Politics, Cook County Corruption, Chicago News   When a committee gathered Saturday to fill the Cook County Board vacancy created by spirited reformer Mike Quigley's ascension to the U.S. Congress, it was no surprise that talk of a fix was rampant. Read Whole Story Crooked Politicians Costing Illinois $300M In 'Corruption Tax': Professor AP | ANDREA ZELINSKI | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago Read More: Hired Truck, Video, Rod Blagojevich, Chicago Corruption, Illinois Corruption, Political Corruption,Illinois Corruption Tax, George Ryan, Dick Simpson, Operation Silver Shovel, Cook County Corruption, Chicago-Illinois, Chicago News   As taxpayers look down the barrel of a major income tax increase, another tax already is draining their wallets. But this one isn't found anywhere in ... Read Whole Story Some Honesty Regarding the Cook County Craigslist Thing Craig Newmark | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago Read More: Cook County, Cook County Corruption, Craigslist Prostitution Ads, Craigslist, Chicago News   "Frankly, Sheriff Dart's actions mystify me," said craigslist CEO Jim Buckmaster, referencing the private civil suit filed against the online service Thursday by the Cook County (Illinois) Sheriff. Read Whole Story County Employees Paid Overtime On Off Days Chicago Sun-Times | Mark J. Konkol | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago Read More: Cook County Double Dipping, Cook County, Cook County Highway Department, Cook County Corruption, Chicago News   Last winter, Cook County Highway Department maintenance employees called in sick, took vacation or put in for paid time off on the same days they earn... Read Whole Story All I Want for Christmas Is a Modernized Cook County Government Mike Quigley | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago Read More: Cook County, Mike Quigley, Chicago Politics, Cook County Board, Cook County Government, Cook County Patronage, Cook County Reform, Cook County Bloat, Reinventing Cook County, Cook County Property Taxes, Chicago Property Taxes, Cook County Corruption, Chicago News   Short of absolute dictatorships, my staff and I couldn't find an example of a more powerful veto anywhere in the world. Why does the president of the Cook County Board have this much power? Read Whole Story Cook County Commissioners' Back-Door Pay Raise Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago Read More: Cook County Politics, Cook County Expense Reports, Cook County Contingency Checks, Bill Beavers, Cook County Board, Cook County Corruption, Larry Suffredin, Chicago News   Cook County Commissioners are paid $85,000 per year in taxpayer-funded salary. But they also receive more than $1,200 a month in no-strings-attached ... Read Whole Story Cook County's $3.2 Million Patronage Tab Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago Read More: Cook County Patronage, Todd Stroger, Julia Nowicki, Todd Stroger Patronage, Cook County, Cook County Illegal Hiring, Margaret Bageanis, Cook County Board, Cook County Patronage Settlement, Cook County Corruption, Chicago News   "Cook County will pay more than $100,000 each to four victims of illegal political patronage as part of 108 awards announced Thursday by a court-appoi... Read Whole Story Got Clout? Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago Read More: Mike Fourcher, Chicago Clout, Chicago Corruption, Chicago Clout Map, Cloutwiki, Jay Paul Deratany, Cook County Clout, Cook County Corruption, Chicago News   Want to know who owes whom in Chicago politics? Connecting the dots just got a lot easier with the creation of CloutWiki, an interactive reference sit... Read Whole Story Page:   1 Cook County Corruption               Cook County Corruption Can the attorney who defended Cook County against allegations of illegal political hiring be an independent inspector general? That depends on how yo...   View on www.huffingtonpost... Preview by Yahoo                         Ken Ditkowsky http://www.ditkowskylawoffice.com/ Cook County Corruption Page:   1 2 Cook County Official Hired Niece For Six-Figure Job  | Robert Herguth/BGA and Dane Placko/FOX 32 | Posted 07.17.2013 |Chicago Read More: Better Government Assocation, Cook County Recorder of Deeds Hired Niece, Bga, Chicago Corruption, Karen Yarbrough Cook County, Chicago Nepotism, Karen Yarbrough Hired Niece, Karen Yarbrough Niece Hired, Cook County Corruption, Karen Yarbrough, Chicago News   This story is courtesy of the ... Read Whole Story County Doctor Gets Big Payout For No Work NBC Chicago | Posted 01.11.2012 | Chicago Read More: Chicago Corruption, Stroger Hospital, Cook County Corruption, Chicago News