Officials continue to battle over who's getting locked up in Cook County.
by Mick Dumke
Anyone not following closely would have missed the latest maneuver in the long political battle over expensive, dangerous, and illegal overcrowding at the county jail. More than two hours into last week's meeting of the Cook County board, the report of the Finance Subcommittee on Legislation was
introduced and quickly approved by a routine voice vote.…[ Read more ]