Crook County

The shenanigans continue in Cook County. Presumably everyone remembers the dirty dealing that resulted in former Cook Country Board President John Stroger's son, Todd, being selected to replace him - not by the voters, but by Dem machine politicos in a smoke-filled room. As if that was not bad enough, that dirty fiasco was quickly followed by interim board president Bobbi Steele deftly exploiting a legal loophole to double her pension to $136,000 per year. That's correct, $136,000 per year in pension benefits, as a result of 4 months of work as interim board president. A pretty good deal for her, especially given the current predicament local governments face on unfunded pension benefits! Not amazed yet by the chicanery? Let's keep going. Now Bobbi wants to be sure that as she departs, her son replaces her on the County Board. So let's see. John Stroger got his son Todd installed. Bobbi wants to get her son, Robert, installed. Still not gagging? Hey, I forgot that William Beavers wants to get his daugher Darcel his old city council seat as he takes over John Stroger's old commission seat. And what say in any of this do the voters have? Hey, there is nothing wrong with the word zero, is there?