Cook County Board of Review Comm. Larry Rogers (D-3), left, and Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi.

The public battle between the two Cook County offices charged with measuring tax assessments reached a fever pitch on Wednesday, as Assessor Fritz Kaegi accused Board of Review Comm. Larry Rogers (D-3) of “playing politics with the property tax system” and Rogers retorted by calling Kaegi “the worst Assessor Cook County has seen” and “worse than Covid.”