Scott Smith is Our Man In Chicago
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Scott Smith is Our Man In Chicago
@ourmaninchicago.bsky.social
S. Side; @erinjshea's guy; dad; host of The Frunchroom; Leo McGarry of the Cook County Assessor
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December 20, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Individual taxing bodies (schools, police/fire, city/county) set fixed levies and assessments divide up the total levy amongst property owners. The property tax code is set by the state with some county ordinances involved as well.
December 16, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Yep. Your taxes will go up or down relative to your percentage of the total assessed value in your area going up/down. The more others get larger share of reductions, the more your taxes go up. BOR reductions meant
total share of commercial went down.

www.cookcountyassessoril.gov/data-dashboa...
December 16, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Bonus points for use of the word schlepping in the Minneapolis case study.
November 29, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Oh but she’s supposed to let Ray Romano go by without comment…
November 29, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Perfect.
November 29, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Just really pleased that my “heh, Chekhov’s hand grenade” thought materialized there.
November 29, 2025 at 4:21 AM
As someone who’s had a birds-nest view for the past few years, the crowds had gotten way too big for the space. Not sure what the middle ground is but the space was beyond safe capacity.
November 29, 2025 at 4:00 AM
I hadn’t even contemplated this but you are exactly right.
November 27, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Your precious “Whip-Smart” could never!

(I apologize for not being able to let this go.)
November 27, 2025 at 2:30 AM
@6figga-dilla.bsky.social This seems like it’d be up your alley.
November 25, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Thank you but also oh no
November 22, 2025 at 2:47 PM
“I cannot have a record of this transaction associated with me. Please sir, I have a family.”
November 22, 2025 at 2:40 PM