Cook County Board of Review Comm. Michael Caboargi (D-2) in 2019 [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

Cook County Board of Review Comm. Michael Cabonargi (D-2) sent a fresh shot across the bow to Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi last week in the form of a letter to 80 elected officials across the county warning of a “new model” of assessments that will make appeals more important than ever.

Kaegi’s office has dismissed the warning as “scare tactics” that could end up skewing assessments, saying his own office is taking the same approach as in previous years to pinpoint property values for maximum accuracy and tax fairness.