Stroger Finally Accepts the Truth and Ends Deceptive Farce
Cook County Health and Hospitals produces a budget surplus for FY09; Brought $231M to county coffers
CHICAGO - Financial data released today showed that the newly formed independent Cook County Health and Hospitals System surpassed their revenue projections for FY2009 and spent less money than they were allocated in the FY2009 budget.
Combined, the CCHHS made a positive contribution of about $236.5 million to the taxpayers of Cook County.
According to data from the Cook County Comptroller’s Office, the CCHHS:
- contributed $231.3 million to the County’s general fund in FY2009
- brought in $194M more revenue then was budget in FY2009
- spent about $42 million less than what was budgeted in FY2009“These numbers show that we are committed to making sure that we are using our resources wisely without affecting patient care,” said CCHHS CEO William Foley. “We will continue to find ways to make our System more efficient while also searching for opportunities to better serve
our patient’s needs.”CCHHS (formerly known as the Cook County Bureau of Health Services) oversees a comprehensive, integrated system of healthcare throughout Chicago and suburban Cook County through its hospitals, ambulatory and community health network clinics, public health department, correctional
healthcare facility, and outpatient infectious disease center.The CCHHS is comprised of: John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County , Provident Hospital of Cook County, Oak Forest Hospital of Cook County, Cook County Department of Public Health, Cermak Health Services, the Ruth Rothstein CORE Center and the 16 Ambulatory and Community Health
Network ACHN) health centers.
This is what I have been saying all along, for the last year. There is no deficit. There is no shortage of funds.
There is no need to enact the Stroger Sales Tax.
There is ample reason to roll back the balance of the Stroger Sales Tax.
As I was saying this for the past year, I was attacked of being a racist, of not knowing the facts, of grandstanding, of misleading the public, of political chicanery.
The fact is, as we now know, and, as I have been saying for the past year, there is no deficit.
Todd Stroger has LIED to the taxpayers and the public. He has engaged in gross exaggeration to justify the unjustifiable — a 135% increase in the sales tax in Cook County.
This deception of the voters and taxpayers should be punished severely on Feb. 2nd Election Day, by voting out of office Todd Stroger, Mario Moreno, Deborah Sims, Joan Murphy, Bill Beavers and Jerry Butler who have perpetrated this hoax on the taxpayers.
Honesty in government is rule number one.
Now is the time to show all of the above the door.
Sincerely,
Tony Peraica
Vrdolyak’s probation-only sentence overturned
Former Chicago Ald. Ed Vrdolyak’s probation-only sentence for fraud has been overturned by an appellate panel, meaning he could face prison time when he is re-sentenced.
Vrdolyak had pleaded guilty to charges stemming from the $15 million sale of a Gold Coast building belonging to the former Chicago Medical School, now called the Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science.
Read the complete article at the Chicago Sun-Times.
Candidates speak at January 23 Judge of Election breakfast
A whole host of videos have been added that were from the January 23 Judges of Election breakfast / ROLT meeting. You can view them all by heading to our video page.
Stroger Sales Tax Increase repeal deferred
16th District Commissioner Tony Peraica attempted to present at the Jan 12th Cook County board meeting an ordiance to repeal the second half of the Stroger Sales Tax Increase. He was forced to defer it because not one other Commissioner had the courage to second the motion.
John Daley personally told Commissioners not to second the motion beforehand.
The second American Revolution has begun.
Dear Lyons Township Republicans,
The second American Revolution has begun.
On Tuesday, February 2nd, we have an opportunity to send a clear and strong message to the democrats that the one party control system in Illinois is over.
We need you to come out to vote, each and every one of you, in order to elect Republicans - not Democrats pretending to be Republicans - for every important office from US Senator to Governor and all the way down the ballot.
I am humbly asking for your support to continue the county government reform we started in 2002 to reduce the size of county government, lower our taxes, eliminate corruption and protect individual liberties.
I have fought Stroger, Daley, Madigan, and local republicans who support them.
I have the scars to prove it.
However, with your help, we can transform our Lyons Township, our county and our state to one we can all be proud of, not the national embarrassment that we are now.
Please come out to vote and support the following endorsed candidates.
Thank you, God bless you and God bless America.
Tony Peraica
County Commissioner and Lyons Township GOP Committeeman
Endorsed Candidates
- US Senate: Patrick Hughes
- Governor: Dan Proft, Andy McKenna
- Lt. Governor: Jason Plummer
- Comptroller: Judy Baar Topinka
- County President: Roger Keats
- Commissioner 6th District: Sandra Czyznikiewicz
- Commissioner 16th District: Tony Peraica
- Commissioner 17th District: Mark Thompson
- Commissioner Board of Review: Dan Patlak
- Lyons Republican Committeeman: Tony Peraica
Tony Peraica endorses Kerry Dodero-Beswick for Proviso Township Republican Committeeman
Dear Fellow Republican,
For the last 8 years, I have had the honor and privilege of serving as the Committeeman for the Republican Organization of Lyons Township (ROLT). During this time, I have concentrated my efforts on rebuilding the Republican Party because I believe that Cook County has been a one-party system for too long. We need a two-party system in Cook County. I am proud of the work done by ROLT, which is one of the few Republican organizations which conducts monthly meetings with featured speakers, hosts endorsement sessions and features multiple Republican events throughout the year.
Kerry Dodero-Beswick and Tony Peraica
We have made great strides in Lyons Township, but there is much more that need to be done to rebuild the Republican Party throughout Cook County. That is why I am endorsing Kerry Dodero-Beswick for Proviso Township Republican Committeeman. The current occupant of this position is controlled by Democrats in Proviso Township and endorsed Todd Stroger for Cook County Board President in 2006. The Proviso GOP is currently in desperate need of revitalization, and I believe that Kerry Dodero-Beswick is the right candidate for the job. If elected, Kerry will be the first woman Proviso Township Republican committeeman, and she will work tirelessly to rebuild the Republican Party and support true Republican candidates for office in Proviso Township.
On February 2nd, send a message to the corrupt Democratic machine in Cook County. Please vote for Tony Peraica and Kerry Dodero-Beswick.
Yours truly,
Tony Peraica
Tony Peraica endorsed by the Sun-Times
On Friday, Tony Peraica was endorsed by the Chicago Sun-Times as the 16th District Commissioner: Thank you Chicago Sun-Times!
Tony Peraica raises important issues and is a voice the County Board needs
Read the entire article at the Chicago Sun-Times.
Re-elect Tony Peraica
Re-elect Tony Peraica to continue the fight against corruption and Todd Stroger’s sales tax. Below you can view our latest ad spot.
County Commissioner Hopefuls Call for Reform
Four candidates for Cook County commissioner in the 16th District faced off Sunday in Countryside at a forum sponsored by the LaGrange Area League of Women Voters, including incumbent Republican Tony Peraica, Republican Brian Sloan and Democrats Bill Russ and Jeff Tobolski, who answered questions during the 75-minute event.
Peraica, of Riverside, who was first elected to the county board in 2002, was typically blunt. “I’m there to say no,” Peraica said in his opening statement. “I’m there to shine the spotlight on corruption and higher taxes and to fight against it.”
For the complete article, visit the Riverside/Brookfield Landmark website.
Commissioner Peraica to Sponsor Rollback of Remaining Stroger Sales Tax Increase
Cook County Commissioner Tony Peraica (16th District) has introduced legislation (attached) that, if passed, will result in the elimination of the remaining half percent of the sales tax increase pushed through by the Stroger administration in 2008.
The measures will be introduced at tomorrow’s county board meeting and will be referred to the finance committee, with a vote expected on January 26th. If the reductions are approved, the Stroger sales tax increase would be completely eliminated as of January 1, 2011.
“Recently, the board of commissioners worked together to roll back half of this ill-advised and unnecessary tax increase. Now it is time to finish what we started,” Peraica said. “I strongly urge all of my fellow commissioners to do what is right for the taxpayers of Cook County and join me in rolling back the remainder of this sales tax increase.”
Anthony J. Peraica
Commissioner 16th District
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