Cook County Board is considering more than $500,000 in settlements to workers fired by Assessor Joe Berrios. And Cook County taxpayers are expected to pay for it.
Berrios fired those workers so that he could hire family members.
Those settlements range from $1,000 to $95,000.
Berrios took over the Assessors office in 2010.
He then hired his son, his sister and a trusted lawyer from his previous position.
Berrios says he thought it was “ok” to fire the other workers because they were “at-will” employees.
7 Comments to “Assessor Berrios’ political firings could cost taxpayers more than $500,000”
July 17, 2013 at 12:56 PM
Yet another reason I will never again spend ONE CENT in Crook County.
July 17, 2013 at 1:54 PM
Cook County (or should I say Crook County) should make Berrios pay for these settlements himself and then he should be ousted as Cook County Assessor.
July 17, 2013 at 4:25 PM
I agree He should pay for these settlements for being dumb and stupid. Oops I forgot crooked as hell.
July 17, 2013 at 3:40 PM
Just look at all the idiots standing behind him alone!
July 17, 2013 at 4:50 PM
Fire the SOB now!….and freeze his bank accounts to pay for HIS damages.
July 17, 2013 at 7:30 PM
Cook county tax payers should sue Berrios. In fact, I think I will get together a class action claim.
July 17, 2013 at 8:01 PM
It's the Chicago machine, they don't care about thing but money