That increase caused their monthly mortgage payment to also jump from around $1,600 to $2,400, she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, what are we supposed to do? Are we getting an increase in our paychecks?\u201d she asked, noting that she has a 22-year-old son in college. \u201cDo I pull him out of school just so we can keep a roof over our head?\u201d<\/p>\n
Dozens of residents frustrated about hikes on their property tax bills<\/a> this year attended Monday night\u2019s community meeting hosted by Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi\u2019s office at New Mount Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church in West Garfield Park.<\/p>\n Residents sat down with members of Kaegi\u2019s office to find tax exemptions for which they are eligible. They also met with the Cook County Board of Review to submit appeals to their tax bill, which Reed, 54, filed during the event.<\/p>\n Predominantly Black neighborhoods on the South and West sides are bearing the brunt of the county\u2019s tax burden shift<\/a> from the Loop to the city\u2019s neighborhoods, according to a Cook County treasurer\u2019s office report.<\/p>\n Angelina Romero, spokesperson for the assessor\u2019s office, said a major reason for that shift is the Board of Review\u2019s continuous reductions given to large commercial properties, such as retail and data centers.<\/p>\n Property tax bills are also rising quicker in low-income neighborhoods compared with those in more affluent neighborhoods. And property values in the Central Business District have fallen since the pandemic, while home values in low-income neighborhoods have recouped the value they had before the Great Recession.<\/p>\n The increases reflect an overall jump in Cook County\u2019s tax levy and a lessening contribution from businesses in the Loop.<\/p>\n Last week, the Cook County Board of Review <\/a>reopened 24 previously closed townships for property tax appeals, which can be filed until Friday.<\/p>\n Nearly 1.8 million tax bills were mailed to property owners Nov. 14 after a four-month delay<\/a>. They are due Monday.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi addresses residents in West Garfield Park angry over property tax bills that have spiked. Kaegi says tax reductions for Downtown properties and data centers pushed assessments higher for residential owners.<\/p>\n Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere\/Sun-Times<\/p>\n West Garfield Park saw the highest increase in tax bills last year. The median homeowner tax bill increased by nearly $2,000, or 133%, according to the treasurer\u2019s office report.<\/p>\n Dorothy Rosenthal, 65, of West Garfield Park, is skeptical of that number.<\/p>\n![\"Cook](\"https:\/\/cst.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/8a51571\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/1024x681+0+0\/resize\/840x559!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Ff0%2Fd8%2Fcb25a4f84a37bbe67a09780518ce%2Fpropertytax-120925-20.jpg\")
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