CHICAGO (WGN) — After two shaky terms and voter anger about their property tax bills, Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi is in the fight of his political life. The Cook County Democratic Party is all-in ...

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 ...

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 ...

Hynes has more than 30 years of experience in property assessments, including two decades of work at the Cook County Assessor's office. He is running his campaign on three central issues: providing ...

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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.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Democratic primary contest for Cook County assessor pits a two-term millionaire running on systemic reform against a dynastic ...

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, ...

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 ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Monday night's workshop was one of three being put on by the Cook County Assessor's Office this week in some of the neighborhoods hardest hit by property tax increases. But even with ...

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