Larry Suffredin won’t run for board president
Cook County Commissioner Larry Suffredin
Cook County Commissioner Larry Suffredin won’t challenge Todd Stroger for board president, the Chicago Tribune reports.
Suffredin, a Democrat, flirted with making a run for board president after Commissioner Forrest Claypool decided earlier this year that he wasn’t going to run.
Backstory: Back then, when Stroger was mired in scandals and the field was wide open, lots of candidates entertained the idea of running the show.
Context: Suffredin is also good pals with Toni Preckwinkle, who was the first candidate to announce she would go after the embattled Stroger.
Theory: Suffredin may have never seriously considered a run. He could have been a Trojan horse candidate for Preckwinkle to muddy the political waters and keep other challengers out.
