CHICAGO – Having lost the Democrat Primary race for the powerful and lucrative Cook County Assessor office in March, Joe Berrios lost his second powerful position Wednesday afternoon. Cook County committeemen voted unanimously to hand over local party power to Cook County Board Chairman Toni Preckwinkle, reports Fox 32 political editor Mike Flannery:
Joe Berrios sat to Toni Preckwinkle's right when she accepted the party's support
In the fall and winter leading up to the March 2018 primary, Pro Publica-Illinois exposed stunning facts about how unfair Cook County properties had been assessed under Berrios' watch, putting Berrios on the defensive and making him a Democrat difficult for party faithful to defend.
