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Ex-alderman Shirley Coleman on, off, then back on county payroll

April 18, 2011
Chicago Sun-Times

by LISA DONOVAN

It was a series of moves that saw a former Chicago alderman go from having a job on the Cook County payroll to losing it to getting another county job — all in the span of less than two months.

First, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle fired Shirley Coleman, a former colleague on the Chicago City Council. Then, she rehired her — though at a cut in pay, records and interviews show.