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Homewood resident warns of steep property tax increases after South Cook reassessment
Summary
At the Jan. 6 Homewood School District 153 board meeting, resident Kimberly O'Loan described a large personal property tax increase and urged officials to press Cook County and state authorities for change; Superintendent Dr. McAllister and board members explained causes and options including appeals and exemptions.
Kimberly O'Loan, a resident of Homewood School District 153, told the board at its Jan. 6 meeting that her property tax bill rose sharply this year and that the increase had driven longtime neighbors to consider leaving the village.
"This year, I got my tax bill, and it, it went up $8,000…before exemptions, our tax bill is now $20,000," O'Loan said. She later told the board that friends are deferring retirement or building outside the area because of tax pressure.
The district superintendent, identified in the…
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