Column: Tax breaks for developers stir debate as e-commerce projects consume land – Daily Southtown

May 7, 2020

"Cook County’s complex property tax system has driven up tax rates in the area. That makes investment unattractive to developers. It also burdens homeowners and causes some businesses to close or leave the area. The tax rate for the property at Vollmer and Harlem in Matteson, for example, is 19.14%, according to Cook County tax records."

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