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Articles From John K. Norris

Attorneys and Legally Trained Legislators in the 103rd General Assembly By John K. Norris State and Local Taxation, December 2022 An overview of the composition of the new Illinois General Assembly.
100th General Assembly grants property tax relief by increasing some exemptions By John K. Norris Real Estate Law, February 2018 With all the political maneuvering and last-minute changes involving the Illinois budget crisis and school funding provisions, one bill was quietly signed into law by Governor Rauner on August 25, 2017 that impacts homeowners: Senate Bill 473, now known as Public Act 100-0401.
100th General Assembly grants property tax relief by increasing some exemptions By John K. Norris State and Local Taxation, November 2017 With all the political maneuvering and last-minute changes involving the Illinois budget crisis and school funding provisions, one bill was quietly signed into law by Governor Rauner on August 25, 2017 that impacts homeowners: Senate Bill 473, now known as Public Act 100-0401.
Reflections on Springfield, and the 98th General Assembly By John K. Norris State and Local Taxation, January 2014 A look at the attorney-legislators who serve in Illinois' Legislature.
The 7 percent tax cap & other relief measures of Public Act 644 By John K. Norris State and Local Taxation, November 2007 Any discussion of tax relief and homeowner exemptions cannot be adequately held without first providing some background information on how Illinois arrived at the current state of the law.
The 7 percent assessment cap creates uncertainty in residential real estate closings By John K. Norris State and Local Taxation, August 2004 I'm back," and with those often-heard remarks still ringing, let us revisit an issue that our Section Council was involved in during the past year: Public Act 93-715 is the embodiment of three bills that the Section collectively opposed.
The chairman’s column-Saying goodbye to a productive year By John K. Norris State and Local Taxation, June 2004 Wow! Where has the time gone? The 2004-2005 year is upon us already, and now it is time to reflect on the positive things State and Local Taxation did as a group. Where does one begin?
The Chair’s column—Big shoes to fill By John K. Norris State and Local Taxation, July 2003 "Big shoes to fill." That is the situation I find myself in as the incoming chair of the State and Local Tax Section Council.
Taxpayers beware—using consultants may be hazardous to your appeal. By John K. Norris State and Local Taxation, July 2001 Attorneys practicing real estate tax assessment appeals received another favorable opinion reinforcing the proposition that the representation of taxpayers before boards of review (also referred to as "Board" or "Boards" throughout this article) remains the domain of lawyers.
Multidisciplinary practices—Just say no to “one-stop shopping” By John K. Norris State and Local Taxation, January 2000 Until recently at the American Bar Association annual meeting held in Atlanta in August 1999, the ABA gleefully bounded towards fostering Multidisciplinary Practices, or MDP's as they are commonly referred to in jargon.

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