More Blood Money for Cook County

Cook County is the most populous county in Illinois and the second largest county in the entire United States. Sometimes called Crook County, this county shapes much of the direction of our state because of its massive size advantage compared to the other 101 counties in Illinois. It is five times larger than DuPage, the second largest county, and has a population of approximately 5 million people.

There are seventeen elected commissioners who set the budget and determine how they will spend the $9.89 billion dollars of your tax money. Bridget Degnen, one of the commissioners, wants to amend the budget to provide an additional $2 million dollars to see more preborn children killed in Cook County. Yes, the county that sees more abortions by far than any other county wants to see more babies killed. The Chicago Tribune reports that in 2020, 63 percent of all Illinois abortions were from Cook County.