In a sweeping lobbying effort, Cook County Board PresidentRichard J. Phelan has mailed 8,300 packets to campaign supporters andcommunity and business groups to rally support for his sales taxproposal.
Only a week after declaring that the proposal could be hispolitical "swan song," Phelan launched a mail campaign that invitesrecipients to send him an enclosed postcard if they support the tax.
He sent 3,800 packets, at a mailing cost to taxpayers of morethan $1,900, to business and community groups and municipal leaders.
Another 4,500 packets went to Phelan campaign volunteers andcontributors at a mailing cost of about $2,250 that was paid …
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