In the decision, U.S. District Judge Matthew F. Kennelly did not indicate if he believed the homeowners would ultimately succeed in their case. But the judge said they had at least to this point shown that they deserved the chance to make the county defend the constitutionality of its so-called "tax sale" collection system and address the accuracy of the scandal-plagued property tax assessment system that underpins the operation.
Translation: Black and brown tax deadbeats – favored by the Democrat party – get a legal lifeline from a Democrat appointed Federal Judge which allows their shakedown to proceed in Federal court. Prediction: Cook County government, dominated by Democrats, will put on a WWE style defense of the suit UNTIL it ultimately throws in the towel and “agrees” to a multi-million dollar settlement which awards the class plaintiffs pennies, while the class plaintiffs attorneys reap hundreds of thousands in fees. By that time the ranks of the class plaintiffs attorneys will be supplemented by politically connected firms who will kickback… Read more »
Deb
10 months ago
As long as Preckwinkle and the Democrats are in charge of Cook county, the corruption will continue.
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
Translation: Black and brown tax deadbeats – favored by the Democrat party – get a legal lifeline from a Democrat appointed Federal Judge which allows their shakedown to proceed in Federal court. Prediction: Cook County government, dominated by Democrats, will put on a WWE style defense of the suit UNTIL it ultimately throws in the towel and “agrees” to a multi-million dollar settlement which awards the class plaintiffs pennies, while the class plaintiffs attorneys reap hundreds of thousands in fees. By that time the ranks of the class plaintiffs attorneys will be supplemented by politically connected firms who will kickback… Read more »
As long as Preckwinkle and the Democrats are in charge of Cook county, the corruption will continue.