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Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announces the dismissal of the Shakman litigation against the Forest Preserve District at a press conference in the Cook County Building, Chicago, Ill., Tuesday, February 5, 2013. | Ting Shen~Sun-Times Media
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle at the Commisions Board meeting, Tuesday, February 5, 2013. | Ting Shen~Sun-Times Media
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle at the Commisions Board meeting, Tuesday, February 5, 2013. | Ting Shen~Sun-Times Media
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle at the Commisions Board meeting, Tuesday, February 5, 2013. | Ting Shen~Sun-Times Media
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announces the dismissal of the Shakman litigation against the Forest Preserve District at a press conference in the Cook County Building, Chicago, Ill., Tuesday, February 5, 2013. | Ting Shen~Sun-Times Media
Jan Carlson, District Compliance Administrator for the Forest Preserve District of Cook County answers questions at the news conference of the dismissal of the Shakman litigation against the Forest Preserve District, Tuesday, February 5, 2013. | Ting Shen~Sun-Times Media
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announces the dismissal of the Shakman litigation against the Forest Preserve District at a press conference in the Cook County Building, Chicago, Ill., Tuesday, February 5, 2013. | Ting Shen~Sun-Times Media
Once known as a “dumping ground” for political patronage hires, the Cook County Forest Preserve District has cleaned up its act and has been dismissed from a long-standing lawsuit over illegal hiring practices, a federal judge announced this week. U.S District Magistrate Sidney Schenkier on …