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- Columns & Opinion, On Politics Mar 3, 2021
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The last bastion
Maria Pappas reveals the dirty not-so-secret inequity of TIFs.
- Blogs, Bleader May 9, 2018
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All hail Maria Pappas
Cook County's treasurer of 20 years was a firecracker in the early 90s. Hell, she still is.
- Columns & Opinion, On Politics Jan 4, 2018
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Property tax madness!
Homeowners’ rush to avoid losing money on the new Republican tax law is just the latest sign that the system for funding public education remains broken.
- Blogs, Bleader Feb 7, 2013
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Maria Pappas's legacy—your property tax bill
Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas adds more information to this year's tax bill—here's hoping she includes the TIF take on next year's bill
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 23, 2012
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You Were Never in Chicago: Neil Steinberg comes of age
Neil Steinberg writes a memoir
- Blogs, Bleader Feb 8, 2011
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Your latest Cook County scandal
With Todd Stroger gone, where to look for the latest eyebrow-raising fiscal gamesmanship in Cook County? Look no further than Maria Pappas, the county treasurer who was once mentioned as a possible mayoral candidate. CBS2 and the Better Government Association have taken Pappas to task for a series of creative employment arrangements that include having her former housekeeper and a $95,883-a-year driver-cum-project leader on staff.
- News & Politics, Feature Dec 3, 2009
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Alexi's Albatross
Can Alexi Giannoulias shake off the problems plaguing his family's bank to win Obama's old Senate seat?