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Analysis: Oak Forest pays property taxes nearly three times national average

By LGIS Newsfeed | Oct 31, 2018

Property owners in Oak Forest paid more than 3 percent of the value of their homes in taxes last year. That’s more nearly three times the national average, according to an LGIS analysis of real estate sales data in the South Suburbs from Jan 1. to June 30.

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Analysis: Chicago Heights pays property taxes three times national average

By LGIS Newsfeed | Oct 31, 2018

Property owners in Chicago Heights paid nearly 4.1 percent of the value of their homes in taxes last year. That’s more than three times the national average, according to an LGIS analysis of real estate sales data in the South Suburbs from Jan 1. to June 30.

From Prairie State Wire

State House election preview: Candidates square off in 66 of 118 midterm races

By LGIS Newsfeed | 6 years ago

The number of Illinois House races being contested by major-party candidates on Nov. 6 is up 13.6 percent over the last midterm election in 2014, according to a Prairie State Wire analysis.

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Analysis: Oak Lawn pays property taxes two times national average

By LGIS Newsfeed | Oct 30, 2018

Property owners in Oak Lawn paid more than 2.4 percent of the value of their homes in taxes last year. That’s more than two times the national average, according to an LGIS analysis of real estate sales data in the South Suburbs from Jan 1. to June 30.

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Analysis: Lansing pays property taxes nearly three times national average

By LGIS Newsfeed | Oct 30, 2018

Property owners in Lansing paid more than 3.3 percent of the value of their homes in taxes last year. That’s nearly three times the national average, according to an LGIS analysis of real estate sales data in the South Suburbs from Jan 1. to June 30.

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Analysis: Burnham pays property taxes four times national average

By LGIS Newsfeed | Oct 29, 2018

Property owners in Burnham paid nearly 5 percent of the value of their homes in taxes last year. That’s more than four times the national average, according to an LGIS analysis of real estate sales data in the South Suburbs from Jan 1. to June 30.

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Analysis: Markham pays property taxes nearly six times national average

By LGIS Newsfeed | Oct 29, 2018

Property owners in Markham paid more than 6.7 percent of the value of their homes in taxes last year. That’s nearly six times the national average, according to an LGIS analysis of real estate sales data in the South Suburbs from Jan 1. to June 30.

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Analysis: Hickory Hills pays property taxes two times national average

By LGIS Newsfeed | Oct 29, 2018

Property owners in Hickory Hills paid nearly 2.6 percent of the value of their homes in taxes last year. That’s more than two times the national average, according to an LGIS analysis of real estate sales data in the South Suburbs from Jan 1. to June 30.

Analysis: Chicago Ridge pays property taxes two times national average

By LGIS Newsfeed | Oct 29, 2018

Property owners in Chicago Ridge paid nearly 2.7 percent of the value of their homes in taxes last year. That’s more than two times the national average, according to an LGIS analysis of real estate sales data in the South Suburbs from Jan 1. to June 30.

Analysis: Harvey pays property taxes nearly seven times national average

By LGIS Newsfeed | Oct 26, 2018

Property owners in Harvey paid more than 7.7 percent of the value of their homes in taxes last year. That’s nearly seven times the national average, according to an LGIS analysis of real estate sales data in the South Suburbs from Jan 1. to June 30.

Analysis: Worth pays property taxes two times national average

By LGIS Newsfeed | Oct 25, 2018

Property owners in Worth paid more than 2.6 percent of the value of their homes in taxes last year. That’s more than two times the national average, according to an LGIS analysis of real estate sales data in the South Suburbs from Jan 1. to June 30.

Analysis: Park Forest pays property taxes seven times national average

By LGIS Newsfeed | Oct 24, 2018

Property owners in Park Forest paid nearly 8.4 percent of the value of their homes in taxes last year. That’s more than seven times the national average, according to an LGIS analysis of real estate sales data in the South Suburbs from Jan 1. to June 30.

Analysis: Robbins pays property taxes nearly two times national average

By LGIS Newsfeed | Oct 23, 2018

Property owners in Robbins paid more than 2.3 percent of the value of their homes in taxes last year. That’s nearly two times the national average, according to an LGIS analysis of real estate sales data in the South Suburbs from Jan 1. to June 30.

Analysis: Prairie State College women’s head coaches’ pay ranks 17th highest in Illinois

By LGIS Newsfeed | Oct 19, 2018

Head coaches of Prairie State College women’s teams earn an average of $64,074 annually – the 17th highest average salary in the state – according to a South Cook News analysis of federal education data.

6,039 borrowers in default on student loans after attending 2-year colleges in Illinois

By LGIS Newsfeed | Oct 1, 2018

Prairie State College, Moraine Valley Community College and Fox College are among two-year universities in Illinois that reported borrowers defaulting on school loans they started repaying in 2014, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of federal data.

From North Cook News

Fall trout season to open at 5 Cook County locations in October

By LGIS Newsfeed | 6 years ago

Axehead Lake in the Cook County Forest Preserve District will be one of 57 locations that will be open for the Illinois Fall Trout Fishing Season beginning on Oct. 20.

Analysis: Prairie State College men’s head coaches’ pay ranks 22nd in Illinois

By LGIS Newsfeed | Sep 11, 2018

Head coaches of Prairie State College's men’s teams earn an average of $63,500 annually – the 22nd highest average salary in the state – according to a South Cook News analysis of federal education data.