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* No surprise, I guess. Press release…

Today, Secretary of State Jesse White announced his endorsement of Cook County Assessor Joseph Berrios.

“Assessor Berrios has been a dedicated public servant and tireless advocate for our families. As the first Latino elected office in Illinois, he has worked to build coalitions between our communities and helped elect more women and people of color into office. As Cook County Assessor, he has brought fairness and equity to the Assessor’s office by helping taxpayers file appeals and recover savings. I’m proud to call him a colleague and a friend,” said Secretary of State Jesse White.

As County Assessor, Berrios has been working to fix the broken system he inherited. He  has made sure that every taxpayer has the ability to file an appeal easily and without an  attorney making the  process simpler and  more transparent, which has resulted in a record number of  appeals. Joseph Berrios has made the Assessor’s office user-friendly and has expanded community outreach  seminars to help taxpayers file appeals and  recover savings. He and his staff  have held over 227 property tax appeal seminars throughout Cook County this year alone.

Born on Valentine’s Day, Berrios grew up as one of seven children in a public housing high-rise at Cabrini-Green. Berrios worked as a dishwasher in a restaurant, eventually becoming a waiter. He graduated from Lane Tech High School and earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting from the University of Illinois at Chicago. In 1982, Berrios became the first Latino member of the Illinois General Assembly. During his time at the Board of Review, Berrios developed a deep understanding of the importance of property tax fairness throughout Cook County.

posted by Rich Miller
Wednesday, Dec 6, 17 @ 9:10 am

Comments

right. no surprise. but Toni supporting Berrios continues to surprise and dismay. she’s no reformer.

Comment by Amalia Wednesday, Dec 6, 17 @ 9:23 am
== she’s no reformer ==

Agreed. I wish someone other than Bob Fioretti was stepping up to argue that case.

Comment by Roman Wednesday, Dec 6, 17 @ 9:30 am
===As the first Latino elected office in Illinois, he===

and the family members he has hired…

Comment by PublicServant Wednesday, Dec 6, 17 @ 9:38 am
It’ hard to see any benefit whatsoever to White from this endorsement of Berrios, and it’s very easy to see a lot of downside.

Comment by Responsa Wednesday, Dec 6, 17 @ 9:52 am
The Assessor had far worse press four years ago, and he was handily re-elected. I don’t see Dem primary voters rejecting the Dem county chairman. And any Republican who bothers to run would be DOA.

Comment by anon2 Wednesday, Dec 6, 17 @ 10:05 am
“Berrios developed a deep understanding of the importance of property tax fairness throughout Cook County”

And did absolutely nothing about it.

Comment by Fav hum Wednesday, Dec 6, 17 @ 10:08 am
Very disappointing

Comment by Ron Wednesday, Dec 6, 17 @ 10:13 am
Not a surprise, considering when you search these guys online one of the first things to pop up is Jesse hiring one of Berrios’ nephews.

Comment by Ron Burgundy Wednesday, Dec 6, 17 @ 10:18 am
The sun rose in the east.

There’s no downside to just about anything Jesse does.

Comment by A guy Wednesday, Dec 6, 17 @ 10:25 am
If the assessments were accurate to begin with, there would be no need to file an appeal, but then there would be no need to hire the Speaker to get a reduction.Gotta love the Chicago way.

Comment by Nitemayor Wednesday, Dec 6, 17 @ 1:48 pm