Struggles inside Chicago City Government--Ricardo "Rick" Munoz
Channel: Live from the Heartland
Date: 2012-01-17

Chicago alder Rick Munoz is challenging a fellow Democrat for the position of Clerk of the Cook County Circuit Court. The 19-year veteran of Chicago's City Council believes he can improve the efficiency of administration in the 460+ judge system now run by Dorothy Brown. The new position would shift Munoz to Cook County politics and a new cast of participants and stakeholders. The clerk position oversees 2,300 workers and a $74 million budget. If he is successful in the clerk's race, he will serve a much larger constituency