Updated October 4, 2004 at 12:15 am

No Separation of Church and State in Cook County?

A conversation with Democratic Cook County Recorder of Deeds Eugene Moore about his opponent, Republican candidate John Cox, in Moore's bid for re-election.

Right Sermon- wrong church? Right church, wrong pew?
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Jeff Berkowitz: What do you think of your opponent- John Cox?

Eugene Moore: I don’t really know him, just met him at a parade.

Berkowitz: Do you know he [Cox] wants to abolish your office ? [See Eric Zorn’s Sep. 30 column at Chicagotribune.com/news/columnists]

Moore: Yes, I heard that he wants to do that. I also heard Cox spoke today at a church on the South Side of Chicago.

Berkowitz: How did it go?

Moore: Well, at first he [Cox] was doing pretty well and getting a lot of Amens.

Berkowitz: And then?

Moore: And then, he told those at the church that he wanted to abolish the Office of Cook County Recorder of Deeds.

Berkowitz: What was the crowd reaction to that?

Moore: It became very quiet. No more Amens.

Berkowitz: That idea of abolishing your office didn’t go over too well?

Moore: No, a lot of those people at the Church work in my office.
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Eugene Moore, Cook County Recorder of Deeds, speaking with Public Affairs show host and legal recruiter Jeff Berkowitz, October 3, 2004
Jeff Berkowitz can be reached at JBCG@aol.com
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