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  Lawsuit: Cook County property tax appeal review board member illegally hired her cousin, refuses to fire him

  By Jonathan Bilyk | Friday, Jun 3, 2022 @ 4:30pm

  The Cook County Board of Ethics says Cook County Board of Review Commissioner Tammy Wendt hired her first cousin to a $150K per year job in violation of the county's hiring rules, and has refused to comply with orders to remove him

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  Cook County Assessor sues board of ethics over campaign contribution fines

  By Noddy A. Fernandez | Tuesday, May 1, 2018 @ 10:29pm

  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.

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  Berrios lawsuit: Cook County ethics ordinance illegally limits his campaign cash, imposes fines

  By Scott Holland | Wednesday, Jan 31, 2018 @ 12:51pm

  Cook County Assessor and chairman of the county's Democratic Party Joe Berrios has sued the Cook County Board over campaign donation limits.

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  Ethics panel: Law firm must prove Board of Review commissioner didn't profit from firm's suits vs county

  By Scott Holland | Tuesday, Aug 29, 2017 @ 12:45pm

  A Cook County ethics panel is asking a judge to order a Chicago law firm to present proof the head of the Cook County Board of Review isn’t profiting from his law firm’s legal actions against the county.

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