Home | Business News | Browse by Publication | D | Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)

Stroger's no-show doesn't go over well Residents unload on county president during budget hearing in Skokie.

Publication: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
Publication Date: 31-OCT-07 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Stroger's no-show doesn't go over well Residents unload on county president during budget hearing in Skokie.(News)

Article Excerpt
Byline: Rob Olmstead

rolmstead@@dailyherald.com

Furious suburbanites berated an absent Todd Stroger at county budget hearings Tuesday night in Skokie, criticizing him almost as much for not having the courage to face them as for planning to raise their sales taxes 266 percent.

"I tried contacting President Stroger many times. They put me through (to his office on the phone), but they never picked up," Carl Mitsakopoulos said. "He's not here tonight; he's hiding. That's disgusting and sad."

"In honor of Halloween, someone should be wearing a Stroger mask, because all he does is hide from the public," Mark Sulkin said.

"I think it's a slap in the face...

View this article FREE - Now for a Limited Time, try Goliath Business News
Free for 3 Days!



More articles from Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
Northwest suburbs in 60 seconds.(News), October 31, 2007
Informal Dist. 211 talks aim to halt strike.(News), October 31, 2007
Oak Brook schools post high report card scores.(Neighbor), October 31, 2007
Two schools make plans to address 'achievement gap'.(News), October 31, 2007
Dist. 204 sees little change in Halloween.(News), October 31, 2007

Looking for additional articles?
Search our database of over 3 million articles.

Looking for more in-depth information on this industry?
Search our complete database of Industry & Market reports by text, subject, publication name or publication date.

About Goliath
Whether you're looking for sales prospects, competitive information, company analysis or best practices in managing your organization, Goliath can help you meet your business needs.

Our extensive business information databases empower business professionals with both the breadth and depth of credible, authoritative information they need to support their business goals. Whether it be strategic planning, sales prospecting, company research or defining management best practices - Goliath is your leading source for accurate information.