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Analysis: South suburbs are owed $78 million in '18 delinquent property taxes
The owners of nearly 18,000 south suburban properties still haven't paid $77.9 million due on their 2018 property tax bills, according to an analysis of Cook County Treasurer data by South Cook News.
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Analysis: Nearly 1 in 10 Cook County property owners didn’t pay 2018 real estate taxes
The threat of local government seizing and auctioning off one’s property once motivated Illinoisans to promptly pay their real estate taxes. Or else.
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From Chicago City Wire
Cook County Treasurer Pappas releases more evidence that pension system is upside down
There are almost as many people in Cook County now receiving public pension funds as there are active government workers, according to calculations recently released by the office of Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas.
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Property Tax Roundup: Park Forest, Markham, Riverdale, Harvey have highest tax bills in Chicago area
When it was built in 1954, the 1,250 square-foot, three-bedroom, one bath contemporary “Futura” model at 75 Blackhawk Drive in Park Forest was the epitome of housing innovation.
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With nothing left to lose, Ford Heights property taxpayers revolt
In Chicagoland's poorest suburb, just three miles from the Indiana border, property owners have discovered the most effective strategy yet for avoiding Illinois' highest-in-the-nation property taxes. Stop paying.
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South suburban Cook property owners owe $47.6 million in delinquent taxes
Owners of 8,239 homes, businesses or lots in Thornton owe almost $25 million in delinquent taxes – or $147.33 per resident, according to the Cook County Treasurer.
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Twenty-nine of Chicago suburbs’ top 200 highest-paying commercial property taxpayers located in South Cook County, paid $58M last year
Twenty-nine of suburban Chicago’s 200 highest tax-paying commercial properties are in southern Cook County, according to a Local Government Information Services (LGIS) analysis of property tax data from the Cook County Treasurer. Collectively, these 29 properties contributed $58.93 million to Cook County’s public funds, which go towards municipal salaries and local school districts.