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Berrios challenger Kaegi calls assessor’s office ‘for sale’ as candidates hold dueling news conferences

May 31, 2019 at 4:09 p.m.

Cook County Assessor Joe Berrios and primary challenger Fritz Kaegi engaged in political stagecraft on Wednesday via dueling news conferences scheduled for the same time and the same floor of...

One of the Democratic candidates vying to unseat Cook County Assessor Joseph Berrios could be off the ballot, which would set up a one-on-one contest.

1 Berrios challenger could be off ballot, leaving a one-on-one race for Cook County assessor

May 31, 2019 at 4:09 p.m.

An election official on Monday recommended that one of two Democratic candidates vying to unseat Cook County Assessor Joseph Berrios be removed from the March primary ballot, possibly leaving him...

As heavy clouds roll over the Chicago skyline, the evening sun glints off Willis Tower on Jan. 22, 2018.

Credit rating agency upgrades Chicago debt, says investors face ‘small risk of loss’

May 31, 2019 at 4:09 p.m.

One Wall Street bond-rating agency on Monday upgraded Chicago’s debt by two notches, crediting Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s efforts to fix severely underfunded worker pension funds. The upgrade from Kroll Bond...

A study was ordered nearly seven months ago by Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle after the baiduhai published an investigation that found high error rates in residential property valuations produced under Assessor Joseph Berrios.

As March primary nears, study on Cook County property tax system still under wraps

June 14, 2024 at 6:42 p.m.

An independent study to gauge the fairness and accuracy of residential property tax assessments in Cook County was scheduled to be completed in mid-December, records show, but now its first...

Paul Vallas listens during a Chicago State University Board of Trustees meeting March 3, 2017 at the academic library on the campus of Chicago State University in Chicago. Vallas suggested an Emanuel ally played role in his dismissal from Chicago State.

Vallas asks whether Chicago ‘trusts’ Emanuel on city’s finances

May 31, 2019 at 4:09 p.m.

Sounding more and more like a candidate for mayor, former Chicago Public Schools chief Paul Vallas started criticizing Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Wednesday, saying the mayor was too slow to...

Committee chairman Ald. Ed Burke presides over a council meeting at City Hall on Feb. 21, 2017.

Ald. Burke under ethics board investigation for possible conflict of interest

May 31, 2019 at 4:10 p.m.

City ethics officials are looking into whether longtime Ald. Ed Burke, 14th, violated ethics rules when he sidelined an effort to increase the property taxes paid by the owners of...

Preckwinkle, Fioretti won’t rule out tax hikes, clash over Berrios

May 31, 2019 at 4:09 p.m.

Stung by the backlash against her soda tax, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle on Wednesday vowed not to go that route again, but both she and Democratic primary opponent...

Ald. Ed Burke presides over a council meeting at City Hall council chambers on Feb. 21, 2017.

Ald. Ed Burke blocks property tax appeals tied to his law firm, critics call conflict

May 31, 2019 at 4:09 p.m.

Influential Ald. Ed Burke has sidelined an effort to increase the property taxes paid by the owners of two buildings his law firm represents on assessment appeals, a move one...

A pedestrian walks along North Michigan Avenue at East Ontario Street in downtown Chicago, one of two intersections on Michigan Avenue that will get red light cameras.

Michigan Avenue to get first two downtown red light cameras

May 31, 2019 at 4:10 p.m.

The Magnificent Mile is known for the Lights Festival during the holiday season, but it’s about to get a less joyous, year-round reputation for a different set of lights along...

Two Chicago aldermen want to limit release of condo owners’ personal information

May 31, 2019 at 4:09 p.m.

Two Chicago aldermen who represent most of downtown want to reverse a state law that makes condo owners’ personal information more widely available to their fellow association members. A proposal...

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