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Moore sees need to address regressive property tax system
Chicago Alderman Joe Moore thinks there’s a simpler way to deal with Cook County’s regressive tax system.
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Study shows Illinois has the highest black unemployment rate in the U.S.
Nationally, the unemployment rate for black Americans stands at 8.1 percent, which is higher than the national average of all Americans; but Illinois has the highest black unemployment rate in the entire country at 15 percent.