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Fritz Kaegi Runs for Assessor
Fritz Kaegi runs for Assessor - Interview on WGN Radio AUGUST 13, 2017 Assessor candidate Fritz Kaegi about his vision for transparent and competent assessments for everybody. CLICK HERE TO HEAR INTERVIEW
What Illinois should learn from California
May 19, 2017 OPINION - Crain's Chicago Business What Illinois should learn from California By: FRITZ KAEGI From his State of the State address to remarks he's made on recent speaking tours, Gov. Bruce Rauner keeps invoking Silicon Valley as an enticing vision....
Berrios Challenger Asks For Slating
Capital Fax - Thursday, Aug 10, 2017 Berrios Challenger Asks For Slating - by Rich Miller * Considering that the chairman of the county party is also the county assessor, I’m betting this guy ain’t getting onto the slate.. Today Fritz Kaegi, progressive candidate for...
What it’ll take to root out discriminatory property taxes in Cook County
What it’ll take to root out discriminatory property taxes in Cook County By Curtis Black - August 3rd, 2017 Longstanding concerns over fairness, transparency and accountability at the Cook County assessor’s office under Joe Berrios have come under renewed...
Fritz Kaegi on The Ben Joravsky Show 7.11.17 – WCPT 820 AM
Democratic Cook County Assessor Candidate Fritz Kaegi on The Ben Joravsky Show 7.11.17- Chicago's Progressive Talk Radio WCPT 820 AM Click here to listen on SOUNDCLOUD.COM
Assessor Challenger Fritz Kaegi Lauds Cook County Board’s Demand That Berrios Explain Property Tax Assessment Inequities
For Immediate Release July 18, 2017 Assessor Challenger Fritz Kaegi Lauds Cook County Board’s demand that Berrios Explain Property Tax Assessment Inequities Fritz Kaegi, Democratic candidate for Cook County Assessor, “I commend the Cook County Commissioners’...
AN UNFAIR BURDEN – A Tribune Investigation Series
AN UNFAIR BURDEN Cook County failed to value homes accurately for years. The result: a property tax system that harmed the poor and helped the rich. By Jason Grotto PUBLISHED: JUNE 10, 2017 Chicago has long been a city divided by race and class, a metropolis with...
