Editorial: 'Rules for thee but not for me'? Cook County government hypocrisy becomes all too clear around paid leave.

If Brandon Johnson wants a better understanding of why Chicago businesses are chafing at the most onerous paid-time-off requirements in the nation, he need do no more than walk across to the Cook County side of City Hall and ask his political mentor, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle.

The arguments the school and parks officials made were familiar. The hastily passed ordinance could affect workers such as substitute teachers, camp counselors and lifeguards who arguably shouldn't be earning paid time off, since they are seasonal or part time.

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