‘A perfect tax storm in the south suburbs’: Property tax breaks backfire on some homeown

The changes, however, also had an unintended consequence: Thousands of homes in south suburbs such as Harvey and Park Forest fell off the tax rolls, meaning those homeowners no longer pay any property taxes at all, and an even greater number are paying less.

While that’s good news for many, it’s also resulted in tens of millions of dollars in property taxes being shifted onto remaining homeowners and businesses. Please click here to read Hal Dardick’s story in the Tribune.