Samantha Steele, 45, of Evanston, is a first-term commissioner on the Cook County Board of Review, a little-known three-member quasi-judicial body with broad powers to determine property tax rates.

The Cook County Board will vote on a $180,000 settlement tied to a wrongful termination lawsuit involving Commissioner Samantha Steele. The lawsuit stems from claims that Steele fired a staffer ...

State Sen. Dan Dernulc filed a bill that would require county property tax assessment boards of appeal members to live in ...