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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.
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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.
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.
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