First Ward Ald. Dexter Johnson expressed frustration with the steep property tax increases affecting both residents and commercial properties, labeling it an “American nightmare.”
Blue Island 1st Ward Ald. Dexter Johnson addresses historic property tax increases affecting south and southwest suburban homeowners at the City Council meeting July 9. Blue Island Mayor Fred Bilotto and aldermen addressed the average 36% property tax hikes affecting residents, urging homeowners to appeal their assessments and call for changes to the system.“We were up there too, like I said I had a 100% increase on my own house,” Bilotto said at Tuesday’s City Council meeting.
Genita Sewell, who has owned her Blue Island home for 17 years, told the council she received a property bill of more than $5,000 in July.Sewell was one of many homeowners affected by triennial reassessments last year, where homes and businesses were given new values by the Cook County assessor. “You can’t tell me that I can sell my house for that much,” Sewell said. “You can’t tell me that I can even sell my house for what it’s worth because even in 2021, it was barely appraised at what I paid for it in 2006, so I’ve never made any equity on this house.”
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