Sims is as loyal to the Strogers as one can be. As a resident of the 5th County Commission district, this would be less distressing if we actually got something from her loyalty. You wouldn't know it unless you drove around the county, but the condition of county property, facilities and roads are much worse in the South Suburbs than in the Western and Northern suburbs.
While this neglect suggests to people that the South Suburbs just doesn't care, it is really evidence of the lack of money spent by county government in the Southland and a massive failure of leadership on the part of those who represent us.
Does government exist to serve the citizens or do the citizens exist to support the government?
On Tuesday, November 6, I attended a hearing about the Cook County tax increase proposed by Board President Todd Stroger and finance committee chair John Daley. The hearing was held at Proviso East High School in Maywood and many of the commissioners attended, including Daley and Stroger.
All Cook County employees were allowed to testify before the first non-employee taxpayer. Even employees who were late or out of the room got called a second and third time before any regular citizens were allowed to testify.
