Rauner Attacks Madigan S Clout While His Pals Benefit From It

In the midst of his crusade against house speaker Michael Madigan, Governor Bruce Rauner recently played the property tax-assessment card.

Rauner’s assault on Madigan’s tax-appeal practice is part of his larger campaign to prove that he, the governor, is a lone crusader valiantly battling the evil Cook County Democratic machine in the fight for “reform,” which happens to be union-busting legislation.

Property tax payers can try to lower their taxes by appealing their assessments to Cook County assessor Joe Berrios, the three-member Cook County Board of Review, or both.

Then again, I’ve managed to get through life so far without hiring the speaker’s firm—Madigan & Getzendanner—to handle my appeals.

Hulsizer’s investment company is located at the Board of Trade building at 141 W. Jackson, whose property tax appeals are handled by the firm of Alderman Ed Burke.

His wife—Helen Zell—chipped in another $1 million to ILGO.