Word: cullerton
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...undoing of the Daley machine. Among Thompson's many achievements: the indictments of 61 Chicago policemen-of whom 38, including two district commanders, have been convicted-for shaking down Chicago businessmen, mostly tavern owners; the indictments and convictions of 18 employees in the office of County Assessor P.J. Cullerton for giving tax breaks to major Democratic Party contributors; lawsuits to open up the Irish-dominated fire department to minority hiring and promotion; and the indictment of the mayor's former director of public relations, Earl Bush, on charges of mail fraud in connection with his secret ownership...
...temptations to favoritism and bribery are great. In Seattle and three of California's largest counties six years ago, assessors were caught taking bribes from tax consultants to lower their appraisals on property owned by national companies. In Chicago last fall. Cook County Assessor P.J. Cullerton and several subordinates were accused of giving assessment breaks to the politically friendly owners of several industrial and commercial properties. The upshot was a $9,000,000 rise in the valuations for eleven buildings, which will yield the city and county $1,000,000 a year more in taxes unless the owners...