A.D. Quig
@adquig.bsky.social
Cook County, Chicago City Hall and Obama Presidential Center reporter for the Chicago Tribune. Hoosier. aquig@chicagotribune.com
Pre-slating day here at Local 134 for Cook Co Dems. We’ve got a lot of uncontested races (board prez, clerk, treasurer, sheriff). Assessor and Board of Review are the hotter tickets. Not a ton of Qs today (no endorsements until later this summer), in part because most alds are at Council. Story TK.
April 16, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Pre-slating day here at Local 134 for Cook Co Dems. We’ve got a lot of uncontested races (board prez, clerk, treasurer, sheriff). Assessor and Board of Review are the hotter tickets. Not a ton of Qs today (no endorsements until later this summer), in part because most alds are at Council. Story TK.
My open records request to the NYC Mayor's office for communications about the DNC site selection process has been extended again. We're about to pass the two year mark. The story is (probably) completely moot, now it's just fascinating to follow.
April 10, 2025 at 4:21 PM
My open records request to the NYC Mayor's office for communications about the DNC site selection process has been extended again. We're about to pass the two year mark. The story is (probably) completely moot, now it's just fascinating to follow.
Here’s a very basic 2025 county budget graphic.
(For those that blame the county for prop taxes, they haven’t significantly raised their levy since the 90s. Forest preserve did hike bills, but only because voters gave them permission in a recent referendum.)
(For those that blame the county for prop taxes, they haven’t significantly raised their levy since the 90s. Forest preserve did hike bills, but only because voters gave them permission in a recent referendum.)
April 9, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Here’s a very basic 2025 county budget graphic.
(For those that blame the county for prop taxes, they haven’t significantly raised their levy since the 90s. Forest preserve did hike bills, but only because voters gave them permission in a recent referendum.)
(For those that blame the county for prop taxes, they haven’t significantly raised their levy since the 90s. Forest preserve did hike bills, but only because voters gave them permission in a recent referendum.)
I shared these headlines in a different reply, but I do write about the county a lot, and given the opportunity to cover city council exclusively, I chose to stick with county because it IS important, I know it well, and I felt like readers deserved to have someone with experience keeping watch.
April 9, 2025 at 5:11 PM
I shared these headlines in a different reply, but I do write about the county a lot, and given the opportunity to cover city council exclusively, I chose to stick with county because it IS important, I know it well, and I felt like readers deserved to have someone with experience keeping watch.
TY Jonah! I should probably do a better job posting here but I’m at (very nearly) all the county board meetings and will be covering the upcoming countywide elections in 2026. But it’s true, Kristen and I are often the only folks at those meetings + covering county gov. Recent headlines:
April 9, 2025 at 4:35 AM
TY Jonah! I should probably do a better job posting here but I’m at (very nearly) all the county board meetings and will be covering the upcoming countywide elections in 2026. But it’s true, Kristen and I are often the only folks at those meetings + covering county gov. Recent headlines:
I LOVE these photos. As a baby reporter, I was intimidated/inspired by Fran’s fearlessness in pressers, her breakneck speed and innumerable scoops. She remains an absolute machine. The women of the City Hall press corps owe her a debt for helping clear a path for us. Happy anniversary! 🥂
February 27, 2025 at 9:05 PM
I LOVE these photos. As a baby reporter, I was intimidated/inspired by Fran’s fearlessness in pressers, her breakneck speed and innumerable scoops. She remains an absolute machine. The women of the City Hall press corps owe her a debt for helping clear a path for us. Happy anniversary! 🥂
Another icon of the evening
January 1, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Another icon of the evening
And across the street at the county building, it’s the monthly meeting of the county Board of Review. Commissioner Samantha Steele, arrested last month for a DUI, is participating remotely “due to illness.” She has not made a statement yet about the incident.
December 2, 2024 at 4:37 PM
And across the street at the county building, it’s the monthly meeting of the county Board of Review. Commissioner Samantha Steele, arrested last month for a DUI, is participating remotely “due to illness.” She has not made a statement yet about the incident.
Spyropoulos is sworn in by Chief Judge Timothy Evans.
December 2, 2024 at 4:18 PM
Spyropoulos is sworn in by Chief Judge Timothy Evans.
At the swearing in for Circuit Court Clerk Mariyana Spyropoulos. “We have high hopes for her service in this position,” county board president Toni Preckwinkle says. “We need somebody who’s committed to running an effective office. I know she has that commitment and will do the hard work.”
December 2, 2024 at 4:14 PM
At the swearing in for Circuit Court Clerk Mariyana Spyropoulos. “We have high hopes for her service in this position,” county board president Toni Preckwinkle says. “We need somebody who’s committed to running an effective office. I know she has that commitment and will do the hard work.”
A reprieve from your regularly scheduled programming. Still relevant because her patron saint is Matthew (bankers, accountants, cats interested in finance).
November 26, 2024 at 3:27 PM
A reprieve from your regularly scheduled programming. Still relevant because her patron saint is Matthew (bankers, accountants, cats interested in finance).