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Property tax bills arrive; Assessor Berrios goes yachting
Arriving home from long family weekends today, many Chicago homeowners went from relaxed to stressed upon greeting their new, much larger property tax bills in the mail.
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Property taxes on Chicago's North Side, once lowest, aiming higher
In 2014, Illinois State Comptroller Susana Mendoza and her husband paid $471,000 for their newly-renovated 3,500 square-foot three bedroom in Portage Park, on Chicago’s far northwest side.
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On the West Side, inflated county assessments tax away home equity
In sixteen square blocks of Chicago’s West Side Austin neighborhood, between Cicero Ave. on the east and Laramie Ave. on the west, Chicago Ave. on the north and the Green Line El tracks on the south, there have been exactly seven home sales in the past six months.
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Cook County Assessor: "We stand by our assessments"
The Cook County Assessor says its home values are accurate and it stands by them.
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Property taxes close legendary Bridgeport tavern Schaller's Pump
Chicago's oldest bar, in business since 1881, closed Saturday night for good, after its owners could no longer afford to pay property taxes on its building.
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South Side home values fall, as property taxes continue rising
West Pullman, on Chicago’s far south side, has two real estate markets. There’s the actual market, set by what buyers will pay and what sellers will accept. And there’s the government one, with home values dictated by Cook County Assessor’s office.
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”Wrigley Mansion” property tax bill jumped from $34K to $150K
The four-story, 15,000 square-foot mansion at 2644 N. Lakeview Ave. in Lincoln Park has nine bedrooms, a solarium, marble fireplaces, a coach house and a remarkable pedigree.