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The unprecedented volume of 273,907 property tax appeals filed with CCBOR for tax year 2024 has presented the biggest challenge in the agency’s history—a challenge it continues to meet, as more than half the appeals have already been finalized. #tax

“I strongly encourage property owners to review their reassessment notice to ensure their property characteristics and market value reflect their home,” said Assessor Fritz Kaegi. #property

The Clerk’s Office has opened two new locations at Universal School in Bridgeview, and the Lyons Township Office in Countryside, bringing the total number of Early Voting locations to 55 across suburban Cook County. #election

In October 2022, 48-year-old Jorge Mondragon-Bahena was court-ordered on the Sheriff’s  Electronic Monitoring Program after he was charged with Predatory Criminal Sexual Assault of a  Minor under the age of 13. #arrest

The checkpoint on Mannheim Road is scheduled to run from 6 p.m. Thursday, March 13 to 1 a.m. Friday, March 14. #checkpoint

At approximately 11:42 p.m. on Oct. 6, Sheriff’s Police responded to a call of a shooting in the  1300 block of East Lincoln Highway. #charged

Clerk Monica Gordon is putting out a special appeal for judges for the upcoming local municipal elections, when both voter turnout and Election Judge participation drops off significantly. #clerk

Earlier this month, SVU Investigators posted an advertisement on a website known for hosting commercial sex-related ads. While posing as a 16-year-old individual, they were contacted by Gregory White, of the 300 block of Dee Road in North Aurora, who engaged in explicit  conversations via text messages over the course of several days. #felonies

Among Trump’s actions were the executive order on birthright citizenship, a short-lived freeze on distribution of federal aid and grants, threats of tariffs against Canada, Mexico and China; and the pardon of people convicted in the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. #policy

This legal action underscores a significant failure in cooperation between local and federal authorities, particularly concerning the removal of criminal illegal migrants from our communities. #lawsuit