Alex Nitkin is The Daily Line’s reporter covering Cook County and Chicago land use policy. He came to TDL from The Real Deal Chicago, where he covered Chicago real estate news. He previously worked at DNAinfo, first as a breaking news reporter, and then as a neighborhood reporter covering the city's Northwest Side. Nitkin graduated from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism with a bachelor’s degree.
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Solutions reporter, @IllinoisAnswers/@BetterGov. Formerly of @thedailylinechi, @trdchicago & @DNAinfoChi. Amateur baker. Tips: [email protected]Board of Review Commissioner Michael Cabonargi [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]
A near-total shutdown of in-person government services has not stopped the Cook County Board of Review from churning through tens of thousands of appeals to determine how much in property taxes owners should pay.
Board of Review picked up its pace after staffers started working from home, Cabonargi says
Cardenas pulls ahead of Muñoz in race for 12th Ward committeeperson
City housing officials on Monday announced the approval of $13.2 million in tax credits for the construction of up to 1,083 units of affordable housing across Chicago, signaling that the coronavirus crisis has not stopped the city’s long-term fight to expand low-cost housing options.
11 affordable housing proposals win tax credits
Super tall Tribune Tower East set for approval at ‘virtual’ April Plan Commission meeting
Cook County delays tax collection, suspends fines in ‘relief package’ for businesses
Metra trains sport messages urging Cook County residents to complete the Census. [Twitter/@Metra]
The coronavirus pandemic instantly scrambled the city, county and state’s coordinated multimillion-dollar campaign to pump up responses to the U.S. Census. But if early results are any indication, those efforts may already be paying off.
Census count rolls on as stay-at-home order pushes outreach groups to change course
Pappas delays annual delinquent property tax sale amid pandemic
The Palos Heights attorney and first-time candidate faced Abdelnasser Rashid, a rising star in the Cook County Democratic Party, who boasted the near-unanimous backing of high-ranking elected officials, regional unions and newspaper editorial boards.
But she won anyway.
Fresh off defeating the Democratic ‘machine,’ Wendt seeks ticket to Board of Review in November
Judge orders faster bond hearings to reduce county jail population as detainees test positive for coronavirus
City officials say they are pushing to get loans to hard-hit small businesses quickly
Judge to decide fate of Yarbrough’s office after arguments close in Shakman case
Kaegi suspends assessment mailers, appeal deadlines amid Coronavirus crisis
Women ran the table on Election Day: ‘This is not a man’s world anymore’
But Tuesday night, Martinez appeared to win a decisive victory on Tuesday in the four-way race to succeed circuit court clerk Dorothy Brown, according to unofficial early returns.
Martinez won approximately 34 percent of the vote with approximately 98 percent of precincts reporting.
Martinez leading Democratic race for Cook County Circuit Court Clerk despite snub from party leaders
Cannabis dispensaries, grow site approved but will have to wait for zoning board to act
South Side grow site, dispensary expansion set for zoning approval as weed industry ramps up
Aldermen set to approve controversial plan to use closed school for police training
Court Clerk candidates vow to roll back fines and fees, but promises may run up against the law
Aldermen blast Peoples Gas for runaway pipe replacement costs: ‘This is total incompetence’
Election officials urge early voting, swat down extension of vote-by-mail as coronavirus fears grow
Bio
Solutions reporter, @IllinoisAnswers/@BetterGov. Formerly of @thedailylinechi, @trdchicago & @DNAinfoChi. Amateur baker. Tips: [email protected]