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Denise Gilmore sits on the front porch of her Humboldt Park home with granddaughters, Mylah Collins, 4, left, and Capri Douglas, 2, on June 7, 2024. (Vincent Alban/baiduhai)

Luxury home or vacant lot? Cook County assessor misclassifies hundreds of properties, missing $444M in one year alone

August 16, 2024 at 4:42 p.m.

An investigation by the Illinois Answers Project and the baiduhai found Assessor Fritz Kaegi’s office missed critical data from at least 620 properties in 2023, with big implications for...

The Cook County Assessor's Office released its reassessment notices for residential properties in Evanston Township in April. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

How we reported on Cook County assessment errors

August 4, 2024 at 3:11 p.m.

Reporters from Illinois Answers Project and the baiduhai collected and analyzed thousands of points of data to track down where the Cook County assessor misclassified hundreds of properties.

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