Posted on 07/29/2010 11:14:58 AM PDT by Mobile Vulgus
Cook County Board President Todd Stroger's last year in office is marked by one incident of bilking the taxpayers after another. Each week seems to bring a new example of Stroger and his buddies and family members sticking their hands in our pockets and this week has been no different.
In fact, this week we've gotten a twofer as two incidents of Stroger's nest feathering have come to light. The first came on the 27th when Big Boss Todd awarded a $15,000 consulting job to Raymond L. Harris Sr., of Bolingbrook, who worked on Stroger's losing primary campaign to retain his seat.
And now, only the next day, Cook County, home of the City of Chicago, was informed that the State of Illinois is refusing to pay $175,000 in no-bid contracts that President Stroger awarded to County insiders -- one of them Stroger's Deputy Chief of Staff, Carla Oglesby.
Worse, these no-bid contracts stand at the center of a criminal investigation...
Read the rest at Publiusforum.com...
how about sending him a bill
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.