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Recent News About Cook County Commissioner Peter N. Silvestri

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  Judge: Cook County didn't violate speech rights of fired ex-staffer who ran vs Elmwood Park's Silvestri

  By Jonathan Bilyk | Monday, Feb 12, 2018 @ 6:08pm

  A Chicago federal judge is closing the door on an ex-Cook County government staffer’s attempt to sue powerful Cook County politicians, saying he can’t demonstrate the county violated his constitutional rights by firing him after he helped expose alleged political corruption in Elmwood Park, and then campaigned to take the county board seat held by Peter Silvestri, Elmwood Park’s mayor.

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