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Our view: Court clerk finally gets the message

December 20, 2012
SouthtownStar

We’re not sure why, but Dorothy Brown, Cook County’s imperious circuit court clerk, has finally decided to end her controversial policy of accepting campaign donations from her employees.

That’s good news, particularly for the workers. Brown should’ve done this years ago, but it takes longer for some politicians to get the message than others. Especially if they don’t have to worry much about being re-elected.

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Court clerk campaigns trade accusations over contributions

March 13, 202
Chicago Tribune

By Hal Dardick and Joe Mahr, Tribune Reporters

Employees of Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Dorothy Brown have pumped hundreds of thousands of dollars into her campaign coffers since she first ran for office a dozen years ago, public records show.

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Probe of Jeans Day not buttoned up yet

April 22, 2010

County inspector general to take a closer look at fund-raiser

April 22, 2010
BY LISA DONOVAN Cook County Reporter
Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Dorothy Brown may have scrapped her controversial "Jeans Day" fund-raisers, but the county's inspector general is confirming for the first time that he has launched a probe of the program.

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At ease with all factions, he aided candidates ranging from Dan Walker to Dorothy Brown

April 19, 2010

BY MAUREEN O'DONNELL Staff Reporter/
There aren't many people in politics who can move among its different factions -- especially in a city where the feuds and treacheries can rival the House of Borgia.

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'Coerced' campaign worker files complaint for pay

December 4, 2009

By Ted Cox | Daily Herald Staff

A state EarnFare worker who claims to have collected petition signatures for Clerk of the Cook County Circuit Court Dorothy Brown in her bid for County Board president filed a formal complaint with the state Department of Labor today saying he hadn't been paid for the work he was coerced into doing, illegal though it might have been.

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Felon tapped for Brown fund-raiser Clerk says she didn't know of his crime

December 2, 2009

BY CHRIS FUSCO Staff Reporter

Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Dorothy Brown this week has been publicizing the name of a convicted felon to help her raise money in her bid to become Cook County Board president.

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