Pilsen residents protest property tax hike as deadline for payment nears

Residents protest increased property taxes in Pilsen with caravan to Cook County Building downtown

Pilsen and the rest of the 25th Ward have seen a 46% jump in property taxes on average, according to protest organizers, an increase much steeper than in any other Chicago neighborhood.

Pilsen residents protest higher property taxes, gentrification: ‘This is home’

After the Cook County Board of Review granted appeals to businesses downtown, the property tax burden shifted to Pilsen residents who fear they could lose their homes and businesses.

Pilsen residents organize car caravan to protest rising Cook County property taxes

Pilsen residents put pressure on Cook County officials to hit the brakes on rising property taxes in their community

Pilsen residents protest property tax hike as deadline for payment nears

CHICAGO — A group of Southwest Side residents caravanned to the Cook County Courthouse Friday to protest the steep increases in property tax bills. Taxpayers hope the city's Assessor's Office changes what they owe on the final day that payments are due without late fees. "My property taxes were raised 63.5%, but there are other residents whose property taxes were raised 67%. Who in their right mind thinks that's OK?" said Pilsen resident Brigid…

Pilsen residents protest property tax hikes

The neighborhood's alderman wants the state legislature to take action, making it illegal to increase property taxes by more than 25 percent and forcing a moratorium on fees and fines associated with late payments.