Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi’s office remains under the thumb of a monitor appointed by a federal judge to keep tabs on hiring policies. [A.D. Quig/The Daily Line]

As Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi faces a tough reelection campaign this year, the incumbent was on pace to escape court oversight of his office’s hiring regime in May, setting him up to boast of a major reform milestone in the final stretch before voters go to the polls.   

But a fresh delay last week will deny him that opportunity.