Cook County Property Tax Bills Cause Outrage

This Chicago ABC7 news story by Charles Thomas highlights the increasing property tax burden that is plaguing Cook County property owners.

Cook County taxpayers are outraged after property tax bills showed up in the mail. The bills are skyrocketing this year.  The city of Chicago and its public school district’s fiscal problems literally hit home over the weekend, when property owners saw their second installment tax bills.

Outside the assessor’s office, city homeowners told one property tax horror story after another.
“Our taxes increased fivefold,” said William Phillips of Rogers Park. “I was expecting it to go up maybe twice as much but not four to five times as much.”
“My tax bill increased almost $1,200 dollars,” said Cornes King of Chatham.
“More than tripled. The city’s piece more than tripled,” said Logan Square resident Janelle Squire.

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