Toni Preckwinkle is tired of the bickering over how Cook County values commercial properties for tax purposes. She's hoping a new set of recommendations will fix the problem. The Cook County Board ...

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Over the past two weeks, Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce CEO Jack Lavin and Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi have published dueling opinion pieces debating commercial assessments. "Property owners ...