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Cook County Property Taxes Set to Rise Significantly

Posted on March 25, 2007

Fox News Chicago

This evening news segment featured an interview with Civic Federation President Laurence Msall, who explained that, according to a new Federation study of the homestead exemption, median property taxes would increase significantly for homeowners throughout Cook County and especially certain newly-gentrified neighborhoods in Chicago if the "7% cap" is allowed to expire.