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The quiet candidate
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1st District hopeful Brenda Smith declined to talk about her candidacy. She’s worked for the outgoing commissioner and has ties to one of the other candidates.
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Cook County Board race heats up
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Attorney Richard Boykin claimed property tax homeowner exemptions he wasn’t entitled to. He’s one of five candidates vying to replace retiring Commissioner Earlean Collins.
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Cook County Board candidates discuss priorities
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Four of the five candidates vying to replace 1st District Commissioner Earlean Collins discussed the issues Saturday.
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Former alderman who served prison term wants a seat on the Cook County Board
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The Chicago Tribune reports that Ike Carothers wants to replace Commissioner Earlean Collins, who now says she’s not running for re-election.
Community
Another candidate set to run for Cook County Board
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Brenda Smith joins a growing field of challengers to longtime Commissioner Earlean Collins.
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Another candidate may be challenging incumbent Earlean Collins
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Forest Park Commissioner Rory Hoskins said he is considering a run for 1st District Cook County commissioner.
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Austin native running for Cook County Commissioner
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Lawyer Blake Sercye is challenging fellow Democrat Earlean Collins, who’s represented the 1st District for 15 years.
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Collins refuses furlough days; county employees slated for lay offs
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She was one of four Cook County Commissioners who didn’t take any or part of the unpaid days, a measure they agreed on when the 2011 budget was passed last February.
Community
Collins still refusing to take furlough days
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Most county employees have gone without pay to stave off more layoffs.
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Commissioner declines to take unpaid days
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Earlean Collins, who represents Austin on the 17-member Cook County Board, reversed her earlier decision. Most of the county’s 23,000-some workers are taking furlough days to help balance the budget.