“Folks that have come in and reached out to us directly are in shock, seeing property tax bills double. In one particular case we have, a longtime home homeowner got a bill of over $10,000.” LatinoVoicesWTTW
Many Cook County residents received an unwelcome surprise this month when their new property tax bill arrived with a hefty hike.
Christian Diaz, housing director for Palenque LSNA in Logan Square, says his neighbors are also stunned by the rise. “We have a few that have come in being frantic because the taxes have increased a little bit, therefore most likely the the rent is going to increase and right now we are a low-moderate income area,” Tapia said. “Knowing the holidays are coming up, it’s going to be a little bit hard just because they’re trying to get out of this situation, but it’s going to put more burden on them.”
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