All Week Long
Originally published by Shia Kapos and Danny Nguyen via Politico | March 17, 2025
SCOOP: Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is running again, she told your Playbook host in an exclusive interview.
“I’m running for reelection, and I’m looking forward to another four years serving the people of the county,” said Preckwinkle, who celebrates her 78th birthday today.
Age is not a number as long as you’re up for the fight, she added. “I feel good. I work hard at my job, and I’m gonna do that.”
Preckwinkle will be running on successes, including expanding health care for county residents, advocating for the pretrial Fairness Act that eliminates cash bail based on a judge’s decision on safety and risk and submitting year-after-year balanced budgets “without any new taxes. ... I’m proud of that work,” she said.
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