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Cook County to start paying awards in illegal political hiring, promotions

By Sam G. Nicholson and Harry D. Revell

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Cook County will pay more than $100,000 each to four victims of illegal political patronage as part of 108 awards announced Thursday by a court-appointed hiring monitor.

Julia Nowicki awarded about $3 million to people who lost out on jobs and promotions because of politics between August 2004 and February 2007.

The awards, ranging from $250 to $323,000, will be paid by the county in the next 60 days.

One of the biggest-$130,000-went to Margaret Bageanis, an administrative assistant in the county's Animal Control Department since 1988.

Full post as published by Nicholson Revell on September 30, 2008 (boomark / email).

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