What Did You Expect to Happen?
The whining on the west side is amusing to behold:
Dozens of residents frustrated about hikes on their property tax bills this year attended Monday night’s community meeting hosted by Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi’s office at New Mount Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church in West Garfield Park.
Residents sat down with members of Kaegi’s office to find tax exemptions for which they are eligible. They also met with the Cook County Board of Review to submit appeals of their tax bill, which Reed, 54, filed during the event.
Predominantly Black neighborhoods on the South and West sides are bearing the brunt of the county’s tax burden shift from the Loop to the city’s neighborhoods, according to a Cook County treasurer’s office report.
Angelina Romero, spokesperson for the assessor’s office, said a major reason for that shift is the Board of Review’s continuous reductions given to large commercial properties, such as retail and data centers.
Nothing about the wondrous parenting skills on the west side for the past sixty years or so. Criminals raising criminals, allowing the non-demonized to run rampant, and finally spilling out of the neighborhood confines into the traditionally "low crime" areas, driving middle class residents and businesses out of the city and destroying the tax base.
Would the proper reply be "Reap what you have sown" or "FAFO"?
Labels: money questions
posted by SCC at 12:03 AM
46 Comments:
My taxes get hike year, after year, after year, after year, after year, after year, after year, and I plan on moving! If it wasn’t for residency, I wouldn’t even be living here now!
Anyone who isn’t a city worker should seriously think about moving! The city is so mismanaged it’s incomprehensible!
It’ll be a land of the forgotten!
So when the elected officials figure out a way to lower these people’s taxes, they will have to raise ours to get the money they need to run the place. Who won the right mind really wants to live here anymore.
One of the ghetto revruns stood up at the meeting and said we should freeze taxes where they are untill we figure this out. That was precious, only when blacks get hit with increases do they mention that. Some of our black and brown citizens should see what whitey has been paying for years in property taxes. A person in sauganash or edison park is laying out 8k and above in taxes.
Midway area retiree. My taxes actually went down this year. Sucks to be you South and West siders.
The basis for assed valuation of real property is said to be 'fair market value'.
What is fair market value based upon? Exactly?
vote democrat for more....
Do criminals raising criminals even own property? Or, are these their landlords complaining?
North side residents have been paying the majority of the taxes for decades, while the south side drains the majority of the resources! Welcome to the party, a**holes! And as far as appeals go? Several of my neighbors and I attempted to appeal our assessments. ALL rejected by the board!
New Mt. Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church known to me better as, St. Mel's.
Pay the fuck up and then STFU no free lunch
Where were these county officials when our property taxes doubled over the last 4 years? No one came out to visit us and phone calls went unanswered.And God forbid you fill an Appel , You just got a letter back SORRY YOUR TAXES ARE RIGHT AND NOT GOING DOWN!! with no reason for the increases or explanation . So 8 years ago I was paying 3500 for a house built in 1860 and now 9800 WTF.
Don't worry, the next tax bills will be mailed out in February. U-Haul better order up some more trucks for this area because they are going to be very busy.
yea,,, some of them are complaining that their taxes went up from $2000 a year to $3000 a year now,,,,,
8 “teens” from Philly were in Florida for a football game. The day of the game, they took an uber to Dicks Sporting Goods. After their shoplifting excursion, deputies were waiting to nab them with the stolen items totaling over $2200. The dopes thought they were in Krasner country. Turns out they were in Polk County, Sheriff Grady Judd’s territory. Their names and pictures are plastered everywhere. The POS coach asked the deputies if they had better things to do, he wanted charges dropped.
And I don’t want to hear about Grady and the Chicago cop episode, that cop was an asshole.
It's well known that some areas on the South and West sides have great real estate potential for more than a few reasons! Tax them to death and they lose their homes, then developers swoop in and do their thing.
They never take responsibility.
Now, kees me you fool!!!!
They've had low property taxes for years. Time to pay their proper rate.
OK....just try and talk when the planes land....gooofy
Imagine their taxes if the thousands of abandoned, vacant , burned out houses were still on the tax rolls.The bill for the South suburb destruction is coming due.
Oh, that they do see. And relish the sight.
Don't the west siders know rich developers want to tax them out of existence and seize their homes pennies on the dollar for back taxes. Lots of vacant lots but what remains must be cleared for gentrification and "urban" renewal. Lots of money to be made by the real estate industry and developers. So close to downtown and imagine the potential economic revival profits.
Property taxes are not determined by shades of complexions or ethnicity. The presence of higher level of melanin is not a determining factor for reducing your building tax obligations. Should a building owner not located in your zip code go to a tanning spa regularly to get similar property tax relief?
What about Dwayne from 007 tact went to Disneyland and got busted for shoplifting got fired from Chicago and went to summit PD oops And he’s a superstar there
The problem is when you retire and you have family stuck here! So moving would isolate you something to think about!
same place went up 1400 as many have here!
How come when they raise taxes on everyone it get noticed in the media.
Georgia! Sweet sweet Georgia.....is calling my name.
Those poor lads obviously don't get out much in the racist world, Hopefully there's a go fund me for them in prison.
37 year old great, great grandma’s do
I'll gladly switch property tax bills with the aggrieved south and west sides. I'm in a 2 bed 1 bath condo in edgewater and pay more than most houses in those areas. If I could only sell my place for the assessed value.
Hey amateur, the planes don't make much noise landing. It's when they taking off is when it gets noisy. And it depends where you live. Don't live by the corner flight paths...
Would the proper reply be "Reap what you have sown" or "FAFO"? No, the reply is and always will be "fuck it, I'm not paying that shit".
🤯My taxes went up 210%😳😤 ($12,000) 🤥🤥🤥👩⚖️
Higher property taxes is like an investment in your community. Kamala Harris supported a Community Reinvestment Act funding mechanism citing it takes all of us. In her brilliance she explained it best as, " A Community Reinvestment Act is a communitywide fair share initiative where residents sacrifice so that critical resources can be common sense re-invested back into a community."
Grady is great, yes, that cop was an asshole
That has been true for decades. Decades. Acres of county defined lots, whole square city blocks of them. Vacant barren rubble surfaced city lots.
Are any of these city lots being assessed via their 'fair market value' to builders, and taxed accordingly?
Property taxes are the governments way to keep you from owning property. You will own nothing and be happy
The northsiders have been getting fleeced for years . People are paying 3k for taxes on a house in the south and west side ? Please take your fight somewhere else. There’s no sympathy for these people .
Here's a suggestion...move
Comparable homes in the area. They look at the sale price
Not true. Treasurer already said they will be mailed out April 15
Then quit complaining and get an appraisal of your house. The assessed valuation is based on the market value Then submit it with your appeal and you will be alright
Channel 7 had an iteam report and in the report they had an old woman say her tax bill went up from $87 to $1986. It’s a shame but the question is how did her last bill for $87
Or just pay them and stop complaining or move
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