Property taxes take center stage

About this episode

The episode discusses the debate surrounding Illinois' high property tax rate and potential solutions from state lawmakers.

A report by the Cook County treasurer's office set off a statewide debate this week about who's to blame for Illinois' high property tax rate and what, if anything, state lawmakers can do to provide some relief. Peter Hancock, Brenden Moore and Ben Szalinski discuss what options are on the table.

People in this episode

Host: Peter Hancock

Guests: Brenden Moore, Ben Szalinski

Topics covered

• property taxes
• Illinois
• state lawmakers
• tax rate debate
• Cook County

Keywords

• property taxes
• Illinois
• Cook County
• tax rate
• state lawmakers
• debate

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Cook County treasurer's office

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