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Former Special Education Teacher Sues Department Over Denied Unemployment Benefits
Linda Kane’s attempt to secure unemployment benefits has been thwarted by both administrative decisions and court rulings asserting she voluntarily left her job without good cause attributable to her employer. Despite claims of wrongful termination and workplace misconduct at iCan Dream Center, multiple reviews upheld the denial based on substantial evidence suggesting otherwise. -
BOR Commissioner Steele's ex spokesman says was illegally fired for not helping Steele politically
Frank Calabrese claims Cook County Board of Review Commissioner Samantha Steele and her deputy illegally retaliated against him when he allegedly refused to help her use the Chicago Bears tax appeal to advance herself politically and refused to help her gain control of the BOR -
Lawsuit: Cook County property tax appeal review board member illegally hired her cousin, refuses to fire him
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 -
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. -
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. -
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. -
Ethics panel: Law firm must prove Board of Review commissioner didn't profit from firm's suits vs county
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. -
High property taxes fuel record number of Cook County assessment challenges in 2016
The Cook County Board of Review has settled a record number of cases in closing its 2016 session, fueled largely by property taxpayers seeking relief from some of the highest property taxes in the country. -
Second-installment property tax bills may rattle some suburbanites
Cook County property tax bills have hit residents’ mailboxes and were due to the county on March 1 - but taxpayers especially may not like what they see when the second installment bills arrive four months from now. -
Patlak wins new four-year term as 'sole Republican' on Cook County Board of Review
An incumbent member of the board responsible for reviewing taxpayer appeals of property tax assessments, who billed himself as the sole Republican in Cook County’s property tax determination and appeals process, has secured another four years on that board. On Tuesday, voters reelected Dan Patlak, of Wheeling, to the First District seat on the Cook County Board of Review. -
Cook Board of Review race pits GOP incumbent vs Dem lawyer with 'odd' job deal at Lyons schools
This November, voters in much of suburban Cook County will have a chance to choose who will represent them on the board responsible for reviewing taxpayer appeals of property assessment decisions used by the county to determine how much property tax should be paid by the owners of homes, businesses and other real estate in the county.