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Analysis: Gold Coast pays property taxes 1.22 times national average
Property owners in Gold Coast paid nearly 1.45% percent of the value of their homes in taxes last year. That’s more than 1.22 times the national average, according to an LGIS analysis of real estate sales data in Chicago’s South Side from Jan 1. to June 30.
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Analysis: Ravenswood pays property taxes 1.68 times national average
Property owners in Ravenswood paid 2% percent of the value of their homes in taxes last year. That’s 1.68 times the national average, according to an LGIS analysis of real estate sales data in Chicago’s South Side from Jan 1. to June 30.
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Analysis: Wrigleyville pays property taxes 1.65 times national average
Property owners in Wrigleyville paid nearly 1.97 percent of the value of their homes in taxes last year. That’s 1.65 times the national average, according to an LGIS analysis of real estate sales data in Chicago’s South Side from Jan 1. to June 30.
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Analysis: Lincoln Square pays property taxes 1.58 times national average
Property owners in Lincoln Square paid nearly 1.88% percent of the value of their homes in taxes last year. That’s more than 1.58imes the national average, according to an LGIS analysis of real estate sales data in Chicago’s South Side from Jan 1. to June 30.
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Analysis: Andersonville pays property taxes 1.58 times national average
Property owners in Andersonville paid nearly 1.87% percent of the value of their homes in taxes last year. That’s more than 1.58 times the national average, according to an LGIS analysis of real estate sales data in Chicago’s South Side from Jan 1. to June 30.
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Analysis: West Rogers Park pays property taxes 1.51 times national average
Property owners in West Rogers Park paid nearly 1.79% percent of the value of their homes in taxes last year. That’s more than 1.51 times the national average, according to an LGIS analysis of real estate sales data in Chicago’s South Side from Jan 1. to June 30.
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Analysis: Lincoln Park pays property taxes 1.43 times national average
Property owners in Lincoln Park paid nearly 1.7% percent of the value of their homes in taxes last year. That’s more than 1.43 times the national average, according to an LGIS analysis of real estate sales data in Chicago’s South Side from Jan 1. to June 30.
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Analysis: Roscoe Village pays property taxes 1.35 times national average
Property owners in Roscoe Village paid nearly 1.61% percent of the value of their homes in taxes last year. That’s more than 1.35 times the national average, according to an LGIS analysis of real estate sales data in Chicago’s South Side from Jan 1. to June 30.
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Analysis: North Center pays property taxes 1.34 times national average
Property owners in North Center paid nearly 1.59% percent of the value of their homes in taxes last year. That’s more than 1.34 times the national average, according to an LGIS analysis of real estate sales data in Chicago’s South Side from Jan 1. to June 30.
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Analysis: Lakeview pays property taxes 1.31 times national average
Property owners in Lakeview paid nearly 1.56% percent of the value of their homes in taxes last year. That’s more than 1.31 times the national average, according to an LGIS analysis of real estate sales data in Chicago’s South Side from Jan 1. to June 30.
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2018 North Side Property Tax Report: Ravenswood, Wrigleyville, Lincoln Square have highest property tax bills
In September 2013, Kathleen O’Brien and James Penland paid $286,000 – $303,000 in today's dollars – for a two-bedroom, 1-bath home at 2174 West Giddings St. in Ravenswood. The home's 2015 property taxes were $4,759, an effective rate then of 1.7 percent.
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Berrios spokesman: 'The race is over, Mr. Kaegi'
Last week, Frederick “Fritz” Kaegi, who will almost certainly win the election for Cook County assessor in November, criticized outgoing Assessor Joe Berrios for not developing a residential assessment model fairer to lower-income homeowners.
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Cook County using new residential assessment model with promising results
Hyde Park Township properties were recently reassessed using a new residential assessment model that the Cook County Assessor's Office says will benefit residents and homeowners through more accurate price representations.
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Cook County assessor begins using new formula to assess properties
A new formula for calculating Cook County property taxes – one that aims to minimize impact on low-income wage earners – was announced May 1 by the Cook County assessor's office and will go into effect this year.
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Assessor candidate Kaegi raised $2.04M ahead of primary victory
Fritz Kaegi raised $7 per vote cast for him in the Cook County Assessor primary race last month compared to incumbent Joseph Berrios' $9 per vote, according to the Illinois Campaign for Political Reform.
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Berios concedes to Kaegi in Cook County assessor's race
Cook County Assessor Joe Berrios saw no need to prolong the inevitable, conceding Tuesday night to Democratic primary challenger Fritz Kaegi after early election results saw him lagging far behind.
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Railia supporters claim fraud in Cook County assessor race
In the Democratic primary for Cook County assessor, Andrea Railia is screaming foul after voters were told early Tuesday any vote cast for her would not be counted in her race against incumbent Joe Berrios and fellow Democratic candidate Fritz Kaegi.
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From South Cook News
Residential property taxes: How has your Cook County tax bill changed?
Homeowners in Evanston, Phoenix, and Northfield saw the largest increase in their property tax bills from 2015 to 2016, according to Blockshopper.com, which tracks residential property taxes across 127 Cook County communities.
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Cook County property assessment cycle completed ahead of schedule
The Cook County Assessor’s Office (CCAO) said the property assessment cycle in Cook County has ended ahead of schedule.
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Hypocrisy cited in Pritzker property tax break
Democratic gubernatorial candidate J.B. Pritzker lives by a separate set of rules from the one he has for everyone else, according to the Illinois Republican Party.