News of lawsuit nixes county job

As Cook County hiring scandals go, this one is a near miss.

Last week, Stephen Hill was offered a $127,000-a-year risk management job in Cook County Board President Todd Stroger's administration.

This week, the offer was rescinded after reports surfaced that Hill's former employer, the Detroit Public Schools, is suing him over an alleged scheme to divert $57 million from school coffers. The FBI is now investigating, according to the Detroit Free Press.

"The president wasn't happy at all with that," said Stroger spokesman Eugene Mullins. "He should have mentioned it."

But officials liked Hill's work -- and felt confident because he had previously worked for …