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Lake Effect News November 25, 2009
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By DICK SIMPSON

Cook County is a backwater of government — historically a sleepy place whose machinations didn't inspire the level of scrutiny state government or Chicago's city council routinely got. County does run the court system, the jail, Cook County hospitals and the Forest Preserves. It is also a center of patronage, waste and corruption, where familial ties can mean lucrative jobs and contracts...

Lake Effect News November 8, 2009
Raila Drops Out of Cook County Assessor’s Race
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By LORRAINE SWANSON

After weeks of combing Bears' games, standing in front of supermarkets and theaters collecting signatures to her name on the Democratic primary ballot for Cook County Assessor, property tax consultant Andrea Raila has dropped out of the race...

NBC Chicago November 6, 2009
Joe Berrios Knocks Assesor Hopeful Off the Ballot
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By Steve Rhodes

Barring a surprise Republican insurgency, Cook County Democratic Party Chairman and Machine Monster Joe Berrios will be the next Cook County Assessor. He will value your property for the purposes of taxing it to fund government operations and Machine shenanigans.

prairiestateblue.com November 6, 2009
Everyone Has A Little Less Choice: Raila Out of Assessor's Race
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By Jeff Smith

Longtime progressive activist Andrea Raila has folded her campaign for Cook County assessor. In a letter to friends and supporters last night, Andrea said, "This decision was made for personal reasons, with the understanding of the challenges and expense of pending legal objections to our petitions."

CAN-TV Oct 29, 2009
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Frank Avila Jr. interviews Cook County Assessor Candidate Andrea Raila.

South Town Star October 29, 2009
Raila runs for assessor
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By Kristen McQueary

Edgewater resident Andrea Raila, a 25-year veteran property tax consultant and reform activist is going after her old boss's job.

Yournews.com October 22, 2009
Raila runs for assessor
By PATRICK BUTLER

Edgewater resident Andrea Raila, a 25-year veteran property tax consultant and reform activist is going after her old boss's job.

Chicago Public Radio October 21, 2009
Could Race for Tax Assessor Get...Exciting?
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RAILA: Could you help me out today with a signature? Andrea Raila is a first-time candidate collecting signatures on a train platform on Chicago's northwest ...

NBC Chicago October 19, 2009
Reform Candidate Has No Shot at Assessors Race
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By Steve Rhodes

Cook County heavyweight and hack Joe Berrios is the odds-on favorite to become your next tax assessor in February.

But the Reader's Ben Joravsky has surveyed the rest of the godawful field and found a reformer: Andrea Raila, a former aide to Pat Quinn when he was on the property tax review board in the 1980s. Raila now runs a tax-appeal consulting business.

Chicago Reader October 15, 2009
Who’ll Decide How Much You Pay?
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By Ben Joravsky

A look at the cast of characters running for the obscure but critical office of Cook County assessor.

Press Release October 14, 2009
Andrea Raila Announces her Candidacy

Lake Effect News October 6, 2009
Edgewater Resident Runs For Cook County Assessor
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By LORRAINE SWANSON

Andrea Raila is mad as hell. After receiving a whopping increase on her condominium in the latest triennial property reassessment, the long-time Edgewater resident and property taxpayers advocate decided to do something about it by running in the upcoming Democractic primary in February...