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Public commenters accuse judicial corruption and fault county over delayed tax bills, vendor performance
Summary
Two public speakers alleged systemic problems: Jessica Jackson accused wide-ranging corruption in county courts and presented a document she said was her mother's will; David Hochberg said county tax bills were mailed 138 days late, affecting about $8 billion in revenue, and criticized vendor Tyler Technologies for failing to deliver software.
Jessica Jackson used her public-comment time to describe what she called "the corruption of the courts," saying multiple judges had been named in testimony and accusing county actors of enabling property seizures through litigation. She displayed a document she identified as her mother's will and said filings by the public administrator conflicted with that will. Jackson said the situation harms ordinary residents and urged commissioners to act; no board response was recorded in this session.
Later, David Hochberg of Northbrook identified himself and criticized the county for the late mailing of tax bills. He said tax bills had been mailed "138 days" late and that the county could not accept payment of roughly $8 billion in tax revenue because of the delay. Hochberg criticized Tyler Technologies, a vendor the county contracted in 2015 for software expected in 2018, saying the software was not delivered or remained faulty and urging the board to seek accountability.
Both speakers raised allegations and criticisms without recorded rebuttal or departmental response during this meeting. The claims about judicial misconduct, public-administrator filings and contract performance are presented here as allegations made at the microphone; they were not substantiated or addressed on the record during this session.
