NBA star’s former home offers study in appealing property tax assessments

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A celebrity’s story illustrates a big problem in the south suburbs: high property taxes and the difficulty of appealing them.

NBA star Dwyane Wade’s former home in South Holland — once valued at $1.2 million — is on the market for the low, low price of $350,000, the Chicago Tribune reported last week. That may sound within reach for many area families…Please click here to read Ted Slowik’s column in the Tribune/Daily Southtown.