Property tax research chief for Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas, Chicago Tribune investigative team expat, proud husband and father.

Joined January 2010
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Love the quote from Bailey, whose party during Rauner term, caused significant damage to our state’s economy: Illinois officials say Bears still may stay despite team's Indiana statement | Illinois | thecentersquare.com thecentersquare.com/illinois…
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I think they mean "counsel to counsel," not "council to council:" Editorial: Did Mayor Brandon Johnson betray the Bears? chicagotribune.com/2026/06/0…
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Great observations here. Susan Sontag, in "On Photography" warned us all in 1977 that seeing life through a camera was negatively altering the way we see the world: Put down the camera phone for images your memory can't delete axios.com/2026/05/27/no-scre…
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In Hennepin, SCOTUS found not returning equity in tax sales was a violation of the 5th Amendment, but it did not find it was a violation of the 8th Amendment: Lawmakers vote to phase out county tax-lien sales chicagobusiness.com/real-est…
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This is amazing reform: chicago.suntimes.com/real-es…
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The $150M tax buyers pay a year equals 0.37% of the $43B billed in Illinois property taxes each year, so the idea the buyers are needed is highly questionable: “Illinois approves overhaul of Cook County tax-sale system” - Crain's Chicago Business chicagobusiness.com/real-est…
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