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Cook County Board of Review commissioner faces first challenger in decades

Why it matters: Property taxes. The 3rd District seat on the Cook County Board of Review, the body responsible for reviewing property tax appeals, can help lower high property taxes for residents ... read more

Incumbent CRE favorite wins rugged Board of Review race

Incumbent Larry Rogers Jr. won a hotly contested race to keep his seat on the market-moving Cook County property tax agency the Board of Review, according to Tuesday’s preliminary election ... read more

Fight Unfair Property Tax Increases with the Cook County Board of Review

More than 100 residential properties saw their land values increase at least 400 percent and nine homeowners saw their land values increase 900 percent. #propertytaxes ... read more

Larry Rogers, a persistent thorn in Fritz Kaegi's side, wins Board of Review race

Cook County Board of Review Commissioner Larry Rogers has won a sixth term on the tax appeals board, fending off a challenger backed by Rogers' adversary, Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi. read more

Capitol Briefs: Pritzker appoints first-ever Prisoner Review Board director; Chicago advances migrant funding

Shelton had served on the board since 2012 and was appointed as a Republican. Pritzker said Shelton “served admirably” but didn’t provide a reason for his resignation. Shelton told WTTW-TV in Chicago ... read more

Cook County Board approves $70 million to help feed new arrivals

Without discussion, the Cook County Board has reallocated the sum from its Disaster Response and Recovery Fund. Chief Financial Officer Tonya Anthony said that money primarily will be used for food. read more

Parole board chair and board member resign amid controversy over release of man accused of killing boy, stabbing his mom

CHICAGO (CBS) --Illinois Prisoner Review Board chair Donald Shelton ... month trying to get a protective order against Brand. A Cook County judge set a March 13 follow-up hearing about the order ... read more

Madison County Board avoids explaining support for Illinois, Chicago separation

The Madison County Board passed a resolution in favor of a referendum to separate Chicago and Cook County from the rest of Illinois. read more

Veteran Cook County tax appeals board commissioner Rogers holds off challenger

Pat Nabong / Chicago Sun-Times The longest-serving member of Cook County’s property tax appeal agency overcame a big-money effort to unseat him in Tuesday’s Democratic primary. Personal-injury ... read more

Cook County state's attorney Democratic primary election race separated by just over 2K votes

The Chicago Board of Elections has admitted to a mistake as the city awaits the outcome of the Democratic primary race for Cook County state's attorney. The board said it is working to add more ... read more

Democratic Cook County state's attorney race remains tight as vote tallying continues

CHICAGO (WLS) -- After another round of mail-in ballot counting, the Democratic race for Cook County state's attorney ... through April 2," said Chicago Board of Elections Spokesman Max Bever. read more

Gap narrows in race for Cook County State's Attorney

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Eileen O'Neill Burke led Clayton Harris III by just over 2,000 votes in the race for Cook County State's Attorney ... On Saturday, the Chicago Board of Elections added more ... read more