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Posts Tagged ‘ Deborah Sims ’

Marijuana ticketing to be enforced, expanded to Ford Heights

September 25, 2011
Marijuana ticketing to be enforced, expanded to Ford Heights

Getting a ticket for possession of 10 grams of marijuana or less, instead of getting arrested, could come to Cook County because of recent change to the cannabis possession ordinance. The Cook County Board of Commissioners expanded the jurisdiction of marijuana ticketing for possession of 10 grams or less, ordinance  to cover Ford Heights....
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Commissioner Jumps Ship And Sinks Tax Rollback

September 3, 2009
Commissioner Jumps Ship And Sinks Tax Rollback

One commissioner’s last minute decision to jump ship has kept Cook County’s controversial 2008 sales tax increase in place, for now. Commissioner Deborah Sims (D-5th), who was the crucial 14th vote needed to override Board President Todd Stroger’s veto of the tax rollback,  flipped before the board’s Sept. 1 vote and upheld Stroger’s veto....
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