Cook County worker stole up to $180,000

What would a day in Cook County be without a story like this.

Thousands of dollars intended for job training programs were looted by a Cook County employee, County Board President John Stroger acknowledged Thursday.

As much as $180,000 from the President's Office of Employment Training, or POET, may have been misspent, Stroger said, as an executive for that program simply went to the bank and made cash withdrawals from the account.

The money was spent on personal items including T-shirts and amusement park tickets, he said.

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