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Cook County Treasurer's Study Breaks Down Causes of Skyrocketing Property Taxes
Cook County property taxes surged 182% since 1995, driven by school levies and tax increment financing districts, outpacing inflation and wage growth, causing affordability issues.
- Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas released a report Monday showing property taxes surged 182% over 30 years to $19.2 billion, outpacing inflation and wage growth significantly.
- Local officials exploited loopholes in the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law to bypass annual tax hike limits, Pappas said in condemning the practice.
- K-12 school districts hiked taxes 189% to more than $10.5 billion, while TIF district taxes swelled more than 1,000% to more than $1.8 billion over the same period.
- Property owners faced a median bill of about $5,827 in 2024, nearly double the $3,057 it would have been if taxes tracked inflation alone.
- Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker faces mounting pressure to enact significant tax reform, with the next property tax bill installment due in two days.
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Cook County property taxes rose at twice the rate of inflation ...
·Washington, United States
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Property Taxes in Cook County Soared at Double the Rate of Inflation During the Last 30 Years: Report
Taxing agencies — including schools, parks, libraries and cities — sent property tax bills totaling $19.2 billion in 2024, up more than 180% from the $6.8 billion taxing districts required property owners to pay in 1995, according to the report.
·Chicago, United States
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