Despite criticism, new Cook County assessor Berrios hires son, sister

The Chicago Sun-Times reports:

Criticized repeatedly for stacking the public payroll with family members, Joe Berrios has hired his son and sister to work for him as he takes the reins of the Cook County assessor’s office.

Berrios, who was sworn in as assessor Monday after winning a rough-and-tumble election, hired son Joseph “Joey’’ Berrios as a $48,000-a-year residential analyst and sister Carmen Cruz as director of taxpayer services at a salary of $86,000.

That was their pay when they worked for Berrios at the Cook County Board of Review, which hears property tax appeals.

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