What has Cook County’s assessor been up to?

Reset digs into how Assessor Fritz Kaegi and his team have been valuing properties, including those owned by former president Donald Trump.

Cook County Court Building
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Cook County Court Building
Andrew Gill / WBEZ

What has Cook County’s assessor been up to?

Reset digs into how Assessor Fritz Kaegi and his team have been valuing properties, including those owned by former president Donald Trump.

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After years of assessments that have given tax breaks to some wealthy property owners and burdened middle-class owners, Reset and Chicago Sun-Times reporters Lauren Fitzpatrick and Tim Novak take a deep dive into what could be behind the discrepancy in evaluations.

GUESTS: Tim Novak, investigative reporter for the Chicago Sun-Times

Lauren Fitzpatrick, investigative reporter for the Chicago Sun-Times