Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Information For Next Tuesday

Sheriff Keith Nygren and State’s Attorney Lou Bianchi have been at war for years.
Nygren is stepping down and he and Bianchi are on opposite sides in the race for Nygren’s successor.
Republican Bill Prim, a retired Des Plaines police commander, who lives in Cary, has Bianchi’s backing. Undersheriff Andrew Zinke of Woodstock is endorsed by Nygren.
The sheriff’s and state’s attorney’s offices need to cooperate. According to a news release from Republican candidate for Sheriff, Bill Prim, “It is said the sheriff’s office also needs a top to bottom overhaul.”
Bianchi suggests the best chance for that is with Prim. He notes that the department is top-heavy and suggests several positions could be trimmed to save more than $200,000.
Prim, endorsed by the Chicago Tribune, says in response, “I am grateful for the Tribune’s support and appreciate their confidence in my ability to conduct the overhaul that they and I both see as being needed.

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