Property taxes increased three times the cost of living while residents sat on the voting sidelines, according to new report – Center Square

November 18, 2020

In Chicago, where Mayor Lori Lightfoot just proposed another property tax increase, taxes over the last 20 years have increased even more, to 115 percent.

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Old Spartan

5 years ago

At some point Chicago taxpayers will be broke enough that they will realize who is doing this to them. When you put Pritzker, Lori, and 50 Democrat aldermen in office, you obviously are not to that point yet. It is hard to imagine how many more gut punches to the pocketbook they will take before they wake up. Sorry it is happening, but who can feel sorry for them doing this to themselves.

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