Cook County commissioners to take more time before voting
June 18, 2014 | By Hal Dardick | Tribune reporter
In a bit of a legislative rebuke to Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, commissioners Wednesday voted for a new rule requiring that nearly all new ordinances or amendments get sent to committee for consideration before a full board vote.
The new rule, proposed by Commissioner Larry Suffredin, D-Evanston, was a reaction to how quickly Preckwinkle and Commissioner John Fritchey, D-Chicago, pushed through a new ordinance banning the sale of commercially bred puppies, kittens and rabbits at pet stores.
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