Cook County Public Defender Ed Burnett is facing a “catch 22” and it’s time to let the public know about it.
For more than a year Burnett has been trying to get County Board President Todd Stroger to supply the funding his office needs to hire more public defenders. Instead, for more than a year, the Public Defender has seen his budget cut, Attorneys and support staff slashed to nearly half the level they were at five years ago. Burnett has been forced by Stroger to watch his staff cut to bare bones while the public’s need for more public defenders rose… [read more]
This google video just crossed my desk, regarding Hillary Clinton and Peter Paul.
Normally I prefer state and local material, but since Hillary is from Illinois, there is some connection. More importantly, she’s skilled in Illinois’s ugly political traditions.
Among reporters, Kass has the corner on the combine. He proudly confirms it in tomorrow’s editorial. If you can’t wait, click here.
“What do you call that Illinois political class that’s not committed to any party, they simply want to make money off the taxpayers?” Fitzgerald said. “You know what to call them.”
What?
“The Illinois Combine,” Fitzgerald said. “The bipartisan Illinois political combine. And all these guys being mentioned, they’re part of it.” (read more)
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