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A compromise is in the works between Cook County Board President Todd Stroger and the commissioners who have just seven days left to pass a $3 billion budget.
They've been at odds since Stroger laid out a plan to slash the jobs of thousands of nurses, prosecutors and police to balance the budget without raising taxes. Last week, a dozen commissioners presented an alternative that would instead cut hundreds of Stroger's highest-paid managers.
"By Thursday, I truly believe there will be a compromise," Commissioner John Daley said, pointing to the day the 17-member County Board is set to begin the voting process.
But just what that compromise entails remains a work in progress.
"I don't think we're really that far apart," Stroger said, adding he expects to "have something that satisfies at least nine members," though he indicated he won't change his mind on closing underutilized health clinics.
Shot down Tuesday were proposals to raise taxes on restaurants, hotels and alcohol, though a board committee did approve a tax on coal-fired power plants. That could bring up to $6 million a year, but officials say a long legal fight is likely ahead.