COOK COUNTY, Ill. (WLS) -- Tax lawyer donations, skyrocketing property taxes, incompetence and corruption are themes used by Fritz Kaegi and his opponent Pat Hynes as they attack each other in the ...

Last year, Chicago's median residential tax bill in the city rose 16.7%, to $4,457, the largest percentage increase in at ...

Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi on running for third term 06:46 Who is the challenger, Pat Hynes? Hynes is the current Lyons Township Assessor, and previously worked as a field inspector for the Cook ...

Editor’s note: this article is part of a series of election coverage for Illinois’ March 17 primary contests. An additional Q&A with incumbent Cook County Tax Assessor Fritz Kaegi is available here.

COOK COUNTY, Ill. (WGN) — In an election that holds the attention of homeowners in Cook County, Pat Hynes has been projected ...

Editor’s note: this article is part of a series of election coverage for Illinois’ March 17 primary contests. A separate Q&A with candidate Patrick Hynes was published here. Seeking his third term, ...

The Democratic primary contest for Cook County assessor pits a two-term millionaire running on systemic reform against a dynastic party-backed challenger who says those changes have led to chaos and ...

In 1978, California voters passed Proposition 13, a state constitutional amendment known as “The People’s Initiative to Limit Property Taxation” and designed to protect older homeowners who voters ...

Fritz Kaegi is running for this third term as assessor against challenger Pat Hynes, endorsed by the Democratic Party. Lyons Township Assessor Hynes spent 23 years working in the Cook County ...

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