SHAKMAN COMPLIANCE
November 14, 2019 - Letters with suggested questions were sent to the members of the Litigation Subcommittee of the Cook County Board to utilize during their November 19, 2019 meeting on the status of the offices of the Assessor, Clerk of the Court, and Recorder of Deeds coming into substantial compliance with the requirements of the Shakman case. (Cook County Board Agenda Item 19-6671, the Shakman Compliance Officers Quarterly Update) The Questions can be viewed here

2020 COOK COUNTY BUDGET
October 24, 2019 - Questions were submitted to the Cook County Board Finance Committee to ask during the departmental budget hearings on the Proposed 2020 Cook County Budget.  The questions can be viewed here. ​  Letters in response to the questions are posted on the Cook County Board Legistar Meeting Schedule as attachments to the Meeting Details for the Departmental BudgetHearings. Available HERE.

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MERGER OF OFFICE OF COOK COUNTY RECORDER OF DEEDS INTO THE OFFICE OF THE COOK COUNTY CLERK
September 4, 2019 - The merger of the offices of Cook County Recorder of Deeds and County Clerk was approved by the voters of Cook County in a referendum in November of 2016. As the merger is to be completed by December 2020, the Cook County Board approved an ordinance requesting quarterly reports to monitor the progress of the merger. The second quarterly report has been submitted and after reviewing the report, the League of Women Voters of Cook County (LWVCC) presented testimony at the September 4th meeting of the Legislation and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee of the Cook County Board, outlining  several questions that need to be addressed to ensure the merger is completed on time. READ THE TESTIMONY HERE.

LWVCC Gives Testimony at Metropolitan Water Reclamation Board Meeting and at the Litigation Committee of the Cook County Board

LWVCC  gives testimony again in favor of an Independent Inspector General for the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (MWRD) at the MWRD Board Meeting on April 18, 2019.

IIG TESTIMONY

LWVCC gives testimony at Litigation Committee of Cook County Board at hearing on Shakman Compliance within the offices of Cook County Assessor, Recorder of Deeds, and the Clerk of the Court held on April 23, 2019.

SHAKMAN TESTIMONY