Announcing an independent run for county assessor, retiring Cook County Commissioner Forrest Claypool today took aim at Cook's Democratic Party Chairman Joseph Berrios, his rival for the post.
"He's in the pocket of the special interests, and that's affecting our pocketbooks," Claypool said. Read more...
Cook County Assessor James Houlihan isn't going quietly into retirement.
In a press conference yesterday, Houlihan said Joseph Berrios, the board of review commissioner running for assessor, is intentionally holding up property tax assessments to better position himself in the November election. Read more...
