The road to hell is paved with good intentions, we had high hopes for the new reform assessor. Instead an inexperienced bureaucrat gives us more of the same.
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It’s almost as if most have stopped asking about the Tyler problems because they know the problems may never be fixed
Kaegi hiked taxes by 100-300% in some cases
Pappas' office is sitting on over $200 million owed over 91,000 taxpayers
But following the law regarding taxpayers who lost their homes would "ruin" Cook County? With all the errors, it's not right to be taking people's homes
A federal judge ruled Monday that Cook County is liable to pay back potentially millions of dollars to people who lost their homes in the county’s annual property tax sales, three years after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the system unconstitutional. chicago.suntimes.com/money/2…
People tend to forget that Kaegi’s assessment hikes were just as bad for small apartment buildings
Renters say they want relief, while landlords say their hands are tied. cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chi…
While giving poor taxpayers triple digit tax hikes, Fritz was giving his own employee an illegal exemption & then later waiving penalties
Stuff like this has to stop
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s budget director pays up after getting years of illegal property tax breaks chicago.suntimes.com/the-wat…
Selling for $750,000
The taxes are only $6,966 because the Assessors Office has it as a 113 year old bldg worth $421,760
Months After Late Property Tax Bills, Thousands Are Still Waiting With No Resolution in Sight illinoisanswers.org/2026/04/… via @illinoisanswers
We were genuinely perplexed when after posting religiously about property missing from the tax rolls, the Tribune praised Kaegi for his command of the data.
After seeing NBC Chicago’s post, it seems obvious that accuracy is not a priority for some like it is for us
Fun fact: back when the tax bills were on time, the Assessors Office had all the mailing dates set for the year & available for anyone to see in January
Today, township/gov’t offices can’t plan & have no idea when their offices will be flooded with taxpayers who just received their reassessment notices
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Cook County property tax bills will be late again this year, the treasurer’s office bluntly affirmed this week, as various offices continue to try to catch up from last year’s troubles and address lingering ones. chicagotribune.com/2026/04/1…
Usually only talk about property taxes but over 50% of our property taxes go to CPS. And now federal money to CPS for 800 Catholic students with disabilities isn’t going to these 800 students?
The Archdiocese of Chicago issued a statement regarding the abrupt ending by Chicago Public Schools (CPS) of services for Catholic school students who qualify under the U.S. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
archchicago.org/en/statement…
One of Kaegi’s first moves was getting rid of the audit function in the Assessors Office
A Chicago family was shocked by a $24,000 property tax bill — a 300% spike from their last payment cycle. What went wrong?
#PersonalFinance #PropertyTax #Chicago
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I maintain that perhaps the weirdest story in our recent election cycle is the amount of his own money Fritz Kaegi spent to run for Cook County Assessor.
He’s not a particularly charismatic or memorable guy and there’s a long line of Dems with more political clout than him. I’m not sure what higher office he thought was in reach, especially after making Big Real Estate his #1 enemy. And if he didn’t have designs on higher office that would be even weirder.
In any case, good riddance.
#PACservations: Fritz Kaegi's failed campaign spent $3.2 million last quarter.
Fritz's campaign fund has $134,000 cash on-hand with $7.4 million in loans outstanding, all due to Fritz himself. Guessing he's not paying himself back.
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A Morgan Park family is still in shock after a staggering 300% spike in their latest property tax bill, and the man poised to take over as Cook County Assessor at the end of the year says it's an error he wants to make sure doesn't happen again. cbsnews.com/chicago/news/mor…
A big part of this story is missing:
“many are still waiting on the final process of certification” from the Assessor’s Office
If Kaegi’s office never gets around to doing this, these taxpayers still aren’t getting their money back!
Where’s my Money? 💸 Property owners asking where their property tax refunds are after almost a year! #iteam @BurtonABC7 @BaichwalABC7
6191 S County Line Rd Burr Ridge
Just sold for 10 million. Taxes are based on the assessor 1.6 million dollar value
$10 million equestrian estate in Burr Ridge lands a buyer chicagobusiness.com/real-est…
81,000 Cook County taxpayers are owed refunds that can’t seem to be issued with the new Tyler system. Even though primaries are over, this problem is NOT over. There are real consequences for people
A disabled U.S. Army veteran who says he followed the rules is now on the brink of losing his home, caught in a confusing web of property tax errors, mortgage complications, and delayed refunds. fox32chicago.com/news/disabl…
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Cook County homeowners' property tax frustration showed in incumbent Assessor Fritz Kaegi's Tuesday loss to Pat Hynes, who dominated in suburbs and city wards hit hardest by surging bills. chicago.suntimes.com/electio…
