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Very interesting case regarding the Texas tax deed process.

We found this interesting case on the Texas tax deed process. It’s a very different process than the one used in Illinois. Please click...

Article: Adventures in Tax Certificate Purchases

We found this article from chicagotribune.com to be pretty interesting: By Steve Schmadeke, Chicago Tribune reporter 6:29 p.m. CST,...

Refinancing and Title Insurance Fees

This is a great article for those looking to refinance while interest rates are low. From inmannews.com: BY JACK GUTTENTAG, FRIDAY,...

Cook County Property Tax Website Updates

Seems like Cook County is making changes to its website that were long overdue: Come April, Cook County property owners will be able to...

McCarthy to Speak at Tax Deed Seminar at Chicago Bar Association

On February 8th 2012, Partner Emmett McCarthy will speak at the Chicago Bar Association about the law that governs the real estate tax...

Flamm and Stanko Recover Millions for Property Lost to Tax Deed

Our firm was retained to recover a valuable parcel of real estate in Lake County, Illinois, that had been lost to a tax deed. The owner...

Firm Resolves Contested Business Dissolution

Dissolution of a business can be as emotional as a divorce. Two individuals who had been co-owners of a business for more than 25 years...

McCarthy Resolves Tricky Real Estate Tax Problem

The firm was retained by banks that had made mortgage loans on individual condominium units. Unknown to the banks, real estate taxes for...

Voter Suppression Efforts Defeated

Our firm was retained by the Lake County Democratic Party to defend a lawsuit filed by the opposing party one week before the November...

Appellate Court Holds that Tax Deed Order Should Be Set Aside

We represented the co-trustees of a trust which lost title through a tax deed to a 26-acre parcel of real estate valued at more than $4...

Right to Free Speech Protected

Days before the March 2008 Primary Election, a candidate for Cook County State’s Attorney filed suit against an organization of voters...

McCarthy Completes Term as Chair of Chicago Bar Association Committee

Emmett McCarthy recently completed his term of service as Chair of the Real Estate Taxation Committee of the Chicago Bar Association. In...