Why are Cook County property taxes so much higher in south suburbs?

Cook County property taxes are higher in the south suburbs than in the north suburbs, largely due to how they're used to fund schools. FULL STORY: abc7chicago.com/post/cook-cou...

[@jackmeehof2440]

I thought the lottery was supposed to fund schools

[@hannibalkemet9824]

Residents shouldn't take on the burden when businesses leave. The local government needs to layoff employees.

[@l.b.7543]

Democrats won’t have the unions get hit when the unions contribute to their campaigns… nice try tho

[@michaelcheng4985]

Exactly, higher taxes forces more people to move out which increases taxes further in a viscous downward spiral. These governments need to learn to control their spending and not constantly ask for more when there isn't any.

[@edgarsolis1178]

Why isn't anyone making a big deal about this tax hike in cook county?????

[@l.b.7543]

Because it’s scum bag democrats doing it

[@anonymouspost9144]

I blame the politicians. They don't believe in a budget but think they can just keep spending and raising taxes to pay for it. As long as we the people don't hold them accountable and force a law that states have to balance their budgets, including the federal government, this will get worse and worse. Today it's your neighbor, tomorrow it will be you!!

[@l.b.7543]

You must be taking about the concept of “ Infinite obligations, finite contributions” The thought of spending money like a sailor- no putting away shit for a rainy day

[@x-men69-96]

Democrat

[@l.b.7543]

@x-men69-96 I am a Republican- the Republicans in Flarida do similar stuff, but at the local local level… if someone carpet bags from the democrat states to Florida and purchase a new build. Infrastructure costs are tied into the taxes for those people and not the county taxes. So if it cost 20k to tie your house i to the sewer systems… be prepared to pay that and not expect your neighbor to pay it

[@CarlosMartinez-yo8em]

Not one mention of making CUTS...... They never even consider making CUTS to their budgets

[@stacienatasha4189]

“Just pay more money into your escrows” really….

[@ulyssesrobles9930]

I live in oak lawn, so many businesses around and still high

[@rcusa4863]

The biggest culprit, as always, are the Public Schools, which make up about 65-70% of the total property tax bill. Public Schools should not just get what they want from property tax payers anymore--without public approval. Meaning, property owners need a CAP on property tax increases at 3% AND voter-approval for any increase beyond 3%. Maria Pappas's department (Cook County Treasury) is actually the Cook County Collections Agency, and will make your life a living hell if you do not pay your taxes on time. The chain of events that will occur are listed in the following order: Interest Fees, Penalty Fees, Tax Sale, Tax Lien, Tax Foreclosure, and finally loss of home, and out on the street.

[@l.b.7543]

Voting democrat will bankrupt u

[@ricardosalazar5743]

Mostly in black areas.

[@MsTrish3520]

Retain an attorney, senior freeze, veteran freeze, etc Schools need to go Zoom or online, consolidate,

[@MatteBlack2024]

I wonder if the relocation of so many people from Chicago projects after razing contributes to this problem? Someone should study the history and trends.

[@l.b.7543]

The democrats will just say it racism. The democrats are in charge of the tax requirements for those areas.

[@oenway]

This governor is so full of shit, well, keep raising taxes. And the state will be a ghost town. Let's start with the pension and stop with the increase every year for retires!!!!!!!!!

[@karenwillis6172]

We shouldn’t have to pay for abandon properties or ridiculous prices for schools. We can home school. My name is not on any of these properties so I’m not liable for their lost funds. I hope it’s illegal so we can do a class action lawsuit. It was a slap in the face saying that we have to pick up the taxes. So, if it was one resident in the town. Will that one person have to pay the towns taxes? Crazy! Let her pay it!

[@richardadams6988]

Why aren't city leaders preparing for the future? Costs are always going up...we don't need people to collect money any more !!!! The tax office in my community has at least 30 workers or more ..just sitting collecting money all day....why don't they have....kiosks ... can you imagine how much is being paid out to city workers for payroll !!!! My and your tax dollars....

[@geralynjohnson3222]

Less people means less draining on the system. Current residents shouldn't have to pay for exited residents, that b.s.!

[@dking6412]

This will only give large corporations and hedge funds a way to profit from the lack of a basic human need: shelter. I hopes that people can’t afford their home and thus loose them.

[@seansartor]

The should call it CROOK$ County. 👀☠️😵‍💫💰💰🤕

[@ejohnson3837]

You can thank the Democrats for reckless spending and forcing industry to leave to other states. I know of one house in Glenwood Illinois where the tax has increased by 75%. From 5,200 to 8,900 this year.

[@gary1625]

That’s totally insane! Glad I left Cook County 11 years ago. My property taxes went from $8,000.00 to $2,000.00 a year plus I don’t have to deal with any harsh winters where I am now.

[@jrspat000]

Well maybe we all should leave I'm looking I guess this is what they want we have not had any businesses in our city nothing changed

[@TPBGR]

Pritzker just following protocols.

[@richj011]

AA communities surprisingly have hardly any retail businesses so they put the burden on residents. But our donut eating governor tosses money to illegal immigrants all day. Nice state. See ya John Deere

[@baileybutterfly320]

So true!!! It’s so high! I’m selling my dad’s house. It’s too much

[@richardadams6988]

I have been paying city school taxes for years !!!....i don't have any kids... I think when you retire let the younger childbearing generations pay for their own children !!!! We now need to have been prepared for our own retirement and health care and costs ...

[@monohydrate2]

Of Illinois' 859 school districts, more than one-third serve fewer than 600 students. An additional layer of administration, over and above what already exists at the school level, is excessive and expensive for school districts of this size.

[@paulc1352]

Change this by changing your vote.

[@stacienatasha4189]

They want it to be ghost towns….

[@200cdl]

Sanctuary City will ruin a state, seeing that the voters want them. Keep the busses rolling.

[@rstepney63]

Those communities might have to join the town next to them and change their names to the according town?

[@AnaSpeirs]

Good luck with that

[@warrior6204]

Go to the northern suburbs for real high taxes, these are my 1st installment that they’re complaining about

[@tdenise41]

How much are property taxes there?

[@BobAnderson-zx6ot]

Illinois homeowners are taxed to fund 8,529 units of local government, by far the most in the nation!!! Homeowners in 46 states are taxed to fund less than 2,500 units of government.

[@SLRTom]

Corruption and spending problems, too many government workers, too many benefits to people who don't need them.

[@harrisonvaughnconsulting7674]

This has been a sensationalized story for years, and this most recent video offers another example of the direction of the local media. There is indeed a problem in the South Suburbs, and the entire state of Illinois for that matter, but when only partial truths are revealed in a 4-minute segment, it creates more confusion for regular citizens. The tax rate comes AFTER the levy, and will adjust accordingly as the assessed value increases (which is highly desirable) or decreass. The inaccurate suggestion that a homeowner's tax bill will double year-over-year under normal circumstances is absurd...I have also proven this statistically by reviewing more than 20 years worth of Cook County property tax data.

[@l.b.7543]

Tell the democrats to stop raising property taxes that’s not reflective of the housing market

[@AnaSpeirs]

Then explain a $12k per year in taxes on a home you can barely sell for $200k in the south burbs. Meanwhile a sprawling home in Oak Brook is paying less in taxes for their home. Crook County mismanagement.

[@NANA-nd1kq]

(Aside from corruption and overspending by public school system) Biggest culprit is TIF. Tax Increment Financing. TIF reform (ideally, abolishment) as well as enforcing laws on the books to harness rampant corruption would start to turn the tide.

[@bobmarshall6688]

Glad we moved to DuPage county

[@scottbaker5998]

People like Dan Proft have been calling attention to this dilemma for decades. The Democrat policies in Illinois have led to a perfect storm of elevated taxation, elevated crime, and profligate spending in the public sector. The school budgets are way out of hand, especially for the piss-poor education our children receive. To fund this runaway budget, you need ever-increasing tax dollars. As the local attorneys offices refuse to prosecute criminals, the crime rates like theft and shoplifting explode. Businesses do not want to suffer the losses in addition to the high taxes they are charged, plus suffer the threat to their employees' safety, so they close up shop and move away. This leads to more unemployed local residents, and a dearth of taxes, which must be absorbed by those same residents. On a national average in Republican governed states, you typically may see property taxes at about a 1-2% rate of the home's value. In Illinois, it can be anywhere from 5-20% or now higher. The dominos have been tripped, my friends. The state's collapse has begun.

[@rubenrocha9641]

The new red lining

[@your_royal_highness]

They have to vote the politicians out.

[@MrBrewman95]

You get what you voted for.

[@prp134]

Why aren’t they discussing the corrupt teachers union?!? With their ridiculous contract demands.

[@user-ih7cd6xv5z]

Racially motivated?

[@l.b.7543]

Nice try…

[@l.b.7543]

The democrats are making the tax allocations for the area- so yes, the democrats are racist- look up who made Jim Crow

[@user-ih7cd6xv5z]

@@l.b.7543 triggered?

[@l.b.7543]

@user-ih7cd6xv5z Nope… I don’t live it cook county- but I like the fact they are paying will county taxes

[@ronaldbilar7503]

How about just moving out of Illinois I did in 1970 to the FREE STATE OF FLORIDA !🤣🤣🤣🤣.In 1970 there was 6million people in Florida, we just reached 26million people what does that tell you!

[@geotec67]

It's simple. Vote Republican.