…, $2B in property taxes shifted from commercial to residential and damage caused by her ill-equipped protégés Kim Foxx and Brendan Johnson she helped elect, Preckwinkle’s in political trouble.
She will try to point to her fiscal stewardship. Don’t be fooled. It to has been a disaster. Consider:
•Preckwinkle’s budgets have grown from just over $3 billion in 2011 to an astounding $9.9 billion in 2025
•Preckwinkle has balanced her budgets at the expense of public safety underfunding both the County Sheriff’s Office and Cook County States Attorney.
•Over 40% of the budget went to public safety when she took office. Today, a mere 17 percent is appropriated to safety in County budget as she reduced the jail population by half.