Sponsored and passed a repeal
of the Stroger sales tax increase...
Sponsored a resolution leading to the investigation and
subsequent arrest and criminal charges against
Regional Superintendent Charles Flowers and exposing the mass corruption
in his office...
Opposed the resolution declaring
Cook County to be a sanctuary for illegal immigrants...
Sponsored legislation for the reconstruction
and widening of Des Plaines River Road...
Worked to complete Levee 37, alleviating
flooding in the north suburbs...
Facilitated the construction of
a storm sewer to stop the flooding of homes along 143rd Street...
Co-Sponsored ordinance to require
a 2/3 supermajority to raise any taxes...
Sponsored and passed a resolution to reduce
the veto override requirement from 4/5ths to 3/5ths.
Sponsored and passed ethics law amendment
requiring any person or company doing business with the County to
disclose familial relationship they have with elected officials...
Completion of the Des
Plaines pumping station to alleviate flooding...
Facilitated the Potter Road reconstruction
project...
Completed road improvements to Joseph
J. Schwab, Mt. Prospect & Canfield Roads & Lawrence Ave...
Successfully blocked a $0.052 per
therm natural gas tax...
Successfully blocked a 91% electric
tax increase...
Successfully blocked a 100% gasoline
tax increase...
Successfully blocked a 4% lease
tax...
Successfully blocked a 2% food and
beverage tax...
Successfully blocked a new county
hotel / motel tax...
Successfully blocked a 267% increase
in the sales tax...
Successfully blocked the creation
of a new county phone tax...
PAID
FOR BY COMMISSIONER ELIZABETH "LIZ" DOODY GORMAN AND "LIZ FOR THE
17TH".
