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Susan G. Feibus Joins Dykema’s Chicago Office
Dykema, a leading national law firm, announced the addition of Susan G. Feibus as Senior Counsel in its Business Litigation Practice Group, resident in the firm’s Chicago office. -
Cook Assessor asks fed judge to end anti-corruption supervision of hiring, promotions
Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi says all parties agree his office complies with guidelines to keep politics out of hiring and promotion decisions -
SCOTUS nixes Cook County appeal of decision that green lit taxpayer suit vs county over unfair propety tax assessments
County officials and a collection of school districts had argued letting the appellate court decision stand would open the floodgates to taxpayer lawsuits, potentially including class actions, in federal court. -
Appeals panel: IL property tax laws stymy property tax lawsuits, wrongly shield Cook County from answering for unequal assessments
A federal appeals panel has revived a lawsuit brought by a group of property owners against Cook County, as the judges say Illinois laws and tax appeal rules have created a system in which certain taxpayers can't get justice over unequal tax assessments. -
Chicago housing groups, new Assessor settle lawsuit over ex-assessor's 'discriminatory' practices
With a new county assessor now in office, a group of Chicago neighborhood-based housing assistance organizations have settled the lawsuit they filed against the assessor’s office over past property tax assessment practices, conducted under former Assessor Joseph Berrios, they claim discriminated against black and Hispanic homeowners. -
Cook County Clerk Yarbrough accused of hiring poltical friends, soliciting donations, violating court decrees
Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough could face a federal crackdown on her hiring practices since she was elected last year. -
Chicago Ald. Burke indicted over alleged shakedowns to benefit property tax law firm Klafter & Burke
Federal prosecutors have added more charges against Chicago Ald. Ed Burke, accusing the once-powerful Chicago alderman of attempting to use his position as then-chairman of the city’s Finance Committee to push the developer of the Old Post Office redevelopment project to sign on as a client at Burke’s property tax appeal law firm. -
Overcharged Cook County taxpayers can't sue county in federal court over inflated assessments
A federal judge said he isn’t allowed to take jurisdiction over a lawsuit in which Cook County property owners claimed their property tax bills were falsely inflated so other properties could be underassessed and pay less. -
New law would require landlords in Cook County, possibly elsewhere in IL, to give financial data to tax assessors
If a Democrat-sponsored bill passes in Springfield, owners of countless rental properties in Cook County and potentially elsewhere in Illinois will have to turn over the property's financial records every year to their county assessor's office for tax calculation. -
Housing organizations OK to sue Cook Assessor over ex-assessor's 'discriminatory' practices
Two Chicago-based housing assistance organizations have won the right to continue, for now, with a lawsuit against the Cook County Assessor’s office for past property tax assessment practices they claim discriminated against black and Hispanic homeowners, particularly in Chicago. -
Ex-GOP state rep candidate: Opponent Corrigan's campaign ads, backed by IL House GOP, defamed her
A Republican former candidate for Illinois state representative in Cook County’s northwest suburbs has sued her Republican primary opponent and the state Republican political organization she claims backed him and helped bankroll his campaign, claiming his campaign’s attack ads illegally defamed her. -
Ald. Burke indicted over alleged attempted shake down; Property tax appeal law firm at heart of charges
Powerful Chicago Ald. Ed Burke was indicted Thursday on a charge of attempting to shake down the owner of a Chicago fast food restaurant seeking to renovate their establishment. And at the center of the charge stands Burke's law firm, which has built a huge business specializing in appealing property tax assessments. -
New Cook County assessor promises more efficient, less contentious office
Cook County taxpayers should expect a less troubled and more efficient Cook County Assessor's office, a spokesman for newly elected Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi promised. -
Judge: Federal court not right place for homeowner's tax assessment discrimination claims vs Cook assessor
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by a former Chicago Heights homeowner, who claimed he and other homeowners in poor and minority neighborhoods in Cook County were forced to pay more than they should in property taxes because, he said, Cook County Assessor Joseph Berrios inflated the taxable value of homes in those neighborhoods. -
Cook County OK to restrict campaign cash from lawyers, others seeking 'official action,' appeals court says
A state appellate court has again ruled Cook County has the power to make ethics rules that apply to county officers, including the Cook County Assessor, this time finding the County Board did not overstep in prohibiting real estate lawyers and otheers from contributing to the campaign coffers of county officials when they are seeking “official action” from the county. -
Federal lawsuit: Cook Co. makes it too difficult to appeal big tax bills; state law only enables
A group of property owners have filed a federal complaint challenging the legality, not only of their Cook County property tax assessments, but also of the state law that governs the assessment process and which they said aided the county's efforts to make it overly difficult to effectively appeal tax bills. -
Chicago housing groups: Lawsuit vs Berrios over discriminatory assessment practices more than tax dispute
Two Chicago-based housing assistance organizations have asked a Cook County judge to reject the attempt by lame duck Cook County Assessor Joseph Berrios to sidestep their discrimination lawsuit, saying their legal action over allegedly racially discriminatory property tax assessment practices is more than just a dispute over property taxes. -
Cook County Assessor sues board of ethics over campaign contribution fines
While his days in office are numbered after losing in the Democratic primary election in March, Cook County Assessor Joseph Berrios is suing the Cook County Board of Ethics and board members Peggy Daley, David Grossman, Thomas Szromba, Juliet Sorensen and Von Matthews for allegedly fining him for certain contributions that were made to his unsuccessful re-election campaign. -
Cook County assessor accused of improperly assessing taxes for couple who qualified for IDNR freeze
A couple has sued Cook County, Cook County Assessor Joseph Berrios and Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas for allegedly failing to properly assess their property for tax purposes. -
Northwestern Business College Inc. accuses county officials of attempting to collect back taxes
A school is suing Cook County officials for allegedly attempting to collect back taxes on tax-exempt properties.