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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,...

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...

McCarthy Set to Participate in Charitable Hockey Game for Midwest Children’s Brain Tumor Cente

On April 29, 2011, Firm Partner Emmett McCarthy will participate in a charity hockey game with proceeds going to the Midwest Children’s...

Judgment Debtor Sets Aside Sheriff’s Levy Sale

Our firm was retained to investigate what was believed to be a simple real estate tax issue. In actuality, a judgment against the client...

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...

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...

Flamm Addresses Election Law Issues

Matt Flamm recently spoke to the Election Law Committee of the Chicago Bar Association, discussing several recent election law decisions...