Cook County Blog

Two things happened at about the same time; first, Dorothy Brown called a press conference for her campaign for Cook County President, calling for ethics reform.  Dorothy Brown is the Cook County Clerk of the Circuit Court right now.  Her press conference was held on the fifth floor of the County building, an ethical no-no.  Reportedly, her aids were carrying campaign signs - another no-no.

And in other related news, Angelo Colon, a Cook County Clerk since 1999, was charged with solicitation of a bribe and corruption.  He allegedly accepted $13,000 from a woman to get her husband, who is charged with drug trafficking, out of jail.

And we're to believe that Dorothy Brown is qualified to become Cook County President.

puhleez.

There is rumored to be a facebook page for his candidacy, but I can't find it.

Garcia is on twitter, though - here AGarcia2010

A Markham man charged in a multiple-car crash in Crestwood last week that killed a man was on parole for a 2006 deadly car crash and should not have had a valid driver's license, a state official said Monday.

Bruce Dozier had a valid license at the time he caused the Oct. 1 crash that killed Frederick Anderson, 55, of Country Club Hills, police said. But he shouldn't have, according to the Illinois secretary of state's office.

Dozier's reckless driving conviction in Cook County for the 2006 accident in which a 28-year-old woman died should have resulted in the revocation of his license, said David Druker, a spokesman for the secretary of state's office.

But, Druker said, the clerk of the circuit court of Cook County never notified the secretary of state about the conviction.

From the Southtown Star. Another example of incompetence in Cook County. Who is the clerk of the circuit court in Cook County? Dorothy Brown.