Commissioner Deborah Sims (D-5th) says she has received death threats since voting to sustain Cook County Board President Todd Stroger’s veto of the sales tax rollback. Stroger’s office issued this statement on the threats today. “I’ve heard the language in these threatening calls, and the racism and hatred in them is outrageous. I condemn these... »
One commissioner’s last minute decision to jump ship has kept Cook County’s controversial 2008 sales tax increase in place, for now. Commissioner Deborah Sims (D-5th), who was the crucial 14th vote needed to override Board President Todd Stroger’s veto of the tax rollback, flipped before the board’s Sept. 1 vote and upheld Stroger’s veto. “It’s too... »
