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TRAEN's Foreclosure Study in 2018 reviewed Illinois's largest populated county with foreclosures. Cook County's south suburban municipalities, largely homeowners of color, had the highest market values set by the Cook County Assessor 20% to over 100% of their actual purchase price, or compulsatory sale prices. To utilize compulsory sales in the property tax assessment process support Illinois SB 1725!

Opinion | How Lower-Income Americans Get Cheated on Property Taxes Many homeowners are paying a total of billions of dollars extra because of inequities in assessing property values.

https://www.oakpark.com/News/Articles/8-5-2020/'Makes-me-want-to-cry'/?fbclid=IwAR1iyfe5B8oob1HB6DXJ1P3h7H_EauE5aXnGHRm313s7IrXCWjgP9dA4fSU

'Makes me want to cry' Last month, Fritz Kaegi — Cook County's assessor and an Oak Parker — spoke to a group of newspaper publishers. One particular exchange stood out.   

https://www.oakpark.com/News/Articles/8-5-2020/'Makes-me-want-to-cry'/

Michael Romain Oak Park journalist covers TRAEN’s Cook County Foreclosure Study. Once again we’ve employed Loyola research interns to complete TRAEN’s next property tax equity study out in August. Be on board!

All aboard if you're for true property tax justice!

HOME | TRAEN, Inc. The Training, Research, Advocacy, & Education Network, Inc. (TRAEN, Inc.) is an Illinois think tank dedicated to educating and engaging the public in programs and policies that benefit taxpayers, businesses and organizations. 

ABC 7's scoop on unfair property taxation in heavily foreclosed communities, using studies conducted through TRAEN, Inc.

Some homeowners in foreclosure clusters seeing higher property taxes Most people will tell you their property taxes are high, but some homeowners who live in neighborhoods hit with foreclosures say they have more reason to believe they're paying too much.

https://www.traeninc.com/article-traen-foreclosure-study?fbclid=IwAR0ZYTUdWthuu60bblanTBKH4E8h7j-SUh8_dVELO2j5CVjQlk-jK_skgcI
Are you on board? TRAEN's team will be working in the next legislative session to control the excessive property tax rates which are 350% higher on minority homeowners, especially in predominately black south suburban municipalities, than in predominately white Chicago neighborhoods & northern Cook County suburbs. Chicago tax rate 7% vs Riverdale 32%

Our Foreclosure Study | TRAEN, Inc. TRAEN, Inc. is advocating for additional community housing groups to join several others in support of fairer assessment legislation that would provide a stronger equity impact for minority homeowners   Many countywide groups are on board in support of  SB 2543 foreclosure legislation that require...

Are you on board? TRAEN's team will be working in the next legislative session to control the excessive property tax rates which are 350% higher on minority homeowners, especially in predominately black south suburban municipalities, than in predominately white Chicago neighborhoods & northern Cook County suburbs. Chicago tax rate 7% vs Riverdale 32%

TRAEN has a history of getting things done, see some of the legislation our team helped change here: