Tobolski resigns from County Board; ‘About time,’ says committeeperson who will help pick replacement

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Cook County Comm. Jeff Tobolski (D-16).

Cook County Comm. Jeffrey Tobolski (D-16) announced on Friday that he will resign from the Cook County Board of Commissioners — five months after federal investigators raided his suburban office amid a growing corruption investigation.

“It is about time,” said Cicero Township Committeeperson Blanca Vargas, who controls approximately 21 percent of the vote on the committee that will be formed to pick Tobolski’s replacement.

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