Under the new version, instead of paying taxes and losing some deductions as per the law enacted by the GOP Congress and President Donald Trump, taxpayers would be allowed to donate to “charitable funds” set up to benefit state and local school districts and municipalities. Donors would get a tax credit worth 90 percent of the donation that would be used to offset their state income or local property tax liability, and because federal law does not limit charitable deductions, the donation would be fully deductible, not capped at $10,000.

Comment: No surprise, actually. See our Quicktake linked here on how the state set itself up for this.

Across Lake View Township, whose boundaries encompass more than just the neighborhood called Lakeview, the median assessment rose by more than 31 percent for houses, townhouses and rental buildings with six units or fewer. For condos, the increase was just under 29 percent. The increases are smaller in Rogers Park: 18.2 percent for houses and others, and 20 percent for condos.