Posted on 07/19/2020 10:41:33 AM PDT by DUMBGRUNT
Federal prosecutors have made a series of requests to the Cook County assessor’s office over the past five months for records regarding the $330,000 property tax break that Gov. J.B. Pritzker got on a Gold Coast mansion — a break he got in part because the toilets were disconnected during a stalled remodeling job.
As they continue an investigation prompted by a Sun-Times report in May 2017, they have asked for information including the name of every employee who, under Berrios, “worked, reviewed and/or approved” the tax break for one of the two mansions Pritzker owns on North Astor Street. Pritzker reimbursed Cook County the full value of the tax break in 2018.
The same email also asked Kaegi for any other tax appeals since 2016 that Schmidt Salzman “filed on behalf of entities affiliated with the Pritzkers, including Hyatt, Astor Street, and Pritzker Group.” Kaegi’s staff said it didn’t find the firm had handled any other cases for the Pritzkers other than the governor’s mansions.
Berrios agreed, slashing his original $6.3 million assessment to under $1.1 million. The lower assessment saved Pritzker more than $330,000 on the property taxes he paid on the home between 2012 and 2016.
A two-story home in the 6800 block of South Constance Avenue owned by the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson and his wife Jacqueline.
During the time Berrios was assessor, the Jacksons never filed an appeal to contest the value of their home in Jackson Park Highlands.
(Excerpt) Read more at chicago.suntimes.com ...
Then play out the rope as its sounding...and wait.
Fun comments in the same article.
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Putzger in Crosshairs?
Just because he “paid it back” doesn’t mean the crime didn’t occur. Many people (unconnected sorts) are forced to pay back the full price of corrupt gains along with fines as part of sentencing agreements.
Is something larger at play here? Madigan is in the Federal sights, Fat-ass’s records are being sought, other malfeasance is coming to center stage, just in time for the November elections and just in time to piss off a lot of Illinois voters as to the length and breadth of the corruption.
Is Trump trying to put Illinois into play?
The short answer is, “yep.” But will it work?
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Anonymous Anonymous said...
NOPE.
It will NOT work.
Illinois politics is waaaaaaay to corrupt and rotten to be taken down in 100 days.
These “investigations” will drag on THROUGH the elections, the good citizens of Illinois will lose interest ....AGAIN, and the Sodom & Gomorrah that is Illinois will bleed on.
That’s just the way it is here.
I just read that Pritzker was involved in the Blagojevich case...that Blagojevich was on the phone with Pritzker talking about filling Obama’s seat.
Does IL ever have a Governor that doesn’t end up in federal prison?
What! Still another Illinois Governor lining up for prison. Outrageous!
The very same Jackson Park which Hussein is attempting to confiscate?
There's a difference between "proven guilty in a court of law" and "tainted to the point people won't vote for you."
Just ask Ted Stevens of Alaska.
James Thompson and Jim Edgar are governors that stayed out of jail.
Thanks DUMBGRUNT.
Federal prosecutors have made a series of requests to the Cook County assessor’s office over the past five months for records regarding the $330,000 property tax break that Gov. J.B. Pritzker got on a Gold Coast mansion... As they continue an investigation prompted by a Sun-Times report in May 2017, they have asked for information including the name of every employee who, under Berrios, "worked, reviewed and/or approved" the tax break for one of the two mansions Pritzker owns on North Astor Street. Pritzker reimbursed Cook County the full value of the tax break in 2018... Berrios agreed, slashing his original $6.3 million assessment to under $1.1 million. The lower assessment saved Pritzker more than $330,000 on the property taxes he paid on the home between 2012 and 2016.
Here remodeling will trigger a reassessment but I’ve never heard of someone’s taxes going down on account of it.
Four of the last seven Illinois governors, 33 Chicago alderman since 1972, and 15 Cook County judges (in one federal operation alone in the 1980’s) have gone to prison. And that’s just scratching the surface...didn’t make a dent. Everything is still just “business” as usual in Illinois.
Illinois, the felon state.
So removing the toilets from the house devalues the property to 1/6th its original value?
I will remove mine for that price. I will alert the Kane co assessor. I will report my findings./
More specifically Crook County Il
How many Illinois Governors have wound up at Club Fed recently? IIRC it’s more than a few!
How many Illinois Governors have wound up at Club Fed recently? IIRC it’s more than a few!
Whatever the number is, it is not enough.
And I do not believe Blago should have been one of them.
Given time he would have done something very stupid, then maybe?
Watergate would have been a misdemeanor in Chicago.
Not many could even dream of topping Paul’Shoeboxes’ Powell!!
the executor of Powell’s will discovered, among other things, a shoe box full of money in a suite in Springfield’s St. Nicholas Hotel where the politician lived, the Tribune reported.
The executor was John Rendleman, then chancellor of SIU Edwardsville, who told the Tribune upon discovery that he “almost fainted” when he saw the money.
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/paul-powell-s-shoebox-full-of-money-symbolizes-shady-illinois/article_8bb5e057-f658-58bc-bf88-5ac17d800518.html
Jackson Park Highlands
An area adjacent to Jackson Park where Zero wants taxpayers to pony up more and more.
I will alert the Kane co assessor.
The assessor, if you are lucky will tell you to get lost, or worse smash an old toilet over your person.
Doesn’t sound like it leads anywhere but it’s gotta be embarrassing.
Yes, it is by Jackson park that they want to build the Obama library, with no books (why call it a library then?)
Pritzkers home, one of them, is up north in the Gold Coast. Jesse Jacksons house is in Jackson Highlands. Its a little confusing the way it was written.
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