A loyal Machine Democrat, Moreno was an old school politician
June 29, 2012
Chicago Sun-Times
BY LISA DONOVAN Cook County Reporter
Joseph Mario Moreno is no stranger to headlines.
He served on the Cook County Board as a commissioner from 1994 until 2010. During that run, he decided to take on notorious Cicero Town President Betty Loren-Maltese in a high-profile battle for her job.
He not only lost the election to the since-convicted Loren-Maltese, he ended up getting arrested along the way. He was pulled over on drunken driving charges in Cicero in 2000 during the campaign, an arrest he said was nothing more than a political dirty trick.
