New watchdog nominated to oversee Cook County government chicagotribune.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from chicagotribune.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Campaign cash and accusations fly in Cook County court clerk race chicagotribune.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from chicagotribune.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The contest to run the often-overlooked office responsible for managing filings in the nation’s second largest court system could become one of the most expensive races in the March 19 primary. Mariyana Spyropoulos, a Democrat seeking to knock out incumbent Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Iris Martinez, loaned her campaign $875,000 on Valentine’s Day, allowing both candidates to accept .
As Larry Rogers Jr. vies for his sixth term on the Cook County Board of Review, he’s raised most of his campaign cash from property tax interests and others who have done business before the obscure but influential panel, and among them is the Chicago Bears’ lawyer in the team’s high-profile dispute over the value of its possible stadium site in Arlington Heights. The $135,000 Rogers has .
County property tax official rakes in cash from appeals industry chicagotribune.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from chicagotribune.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.