West Cook News

Analysis: Northlake pays property taxes two times national average

By LGIS Newsfeed | Oct 18, 2018

Property owners in Northlake paid more than 2.8 percent of the value of their homes in taxes last year. That’s more than two times the national average, according to an LGIS analysis of real estate sales data in the West Suburbs from Jan 1. to June 30.

Analysis: Hinsdale pays property taxes nearly two times national average

By LGIS Newsfeed | Oct 18, 2018

Property owners in Hinsdale paid more than 2 percent of the value of their homes in taxes last year. That’s nearly two times the national average, according to an LGIS analysis of real estate sales data in the West Suburbs from Jan 1. to June 30.

Analysis: Oak Park pays property taxes nearly three times national average

By LGIS Newsfeed | Oct 18, 2018

Property owners in Oak Park paid nearly 3 percent of the value of their homes in taxes last year. That’s nearly three times the national average, according to an LGIS analysis of real estate sales data in the West Suburbs from Jan 1. to June 30.

Analysis: Willow Springs pays property taxes two times national average

By LGIS Newsfeed | Oct 18, 2018

Property owners in Willow Springs paid nearly 2.4 percent of the value of their homes in taxes last year. That’s more than two times the national average, according to an LGIS analysis of real estate sales data in the West Suburbs from Jan 1. to June 30.

Analysis: North Riverside pays property taxes nearly two times national average

By LGIS Newsfeed | Oct 18, 2018

Property owners in North Riverside paid nearly 1.9 percent of the value of their homes in taxes last year. That’s nearly two times the national average, according to an LGIS analysis of real estate sales data in the West Suburbs from Jan 1. to June 30.

Analysis: Forest Park pays property taxes two times national average

By LGIS Newsfeed | Oct 18, 2018

Property owners in Forest Park paid more than 2.5 percent of the value of their homes in taxes last year. That’s more than two times the national average, according to an LGIS analysis of real estate sales data in the West Suburbs from Jan 1. to June 30.

Analysis: Hillside pays property taxes two times national average

By LGIS Newsfeed | Oct 18, 2018

Property owners in Hillside paid nearly 2.4 percent of the value of their homes in taxes last year. That’s nearly two times the national average, according to an LGIS analysis of real estate sales data in the West Suburbs from Jan 1. to June 30.

Analysis: River Forest pays property taxes two times national average

By LGIS Newsfeed | Oct 17, 2018

Property owners in River Forest paid nearly 3 percent of the value of their homes in taxes last year. That’s more than two times the national average, according to an LGIS analysis of real estate sales data in the West Suburbs from Jan 1. to June 30.

Analysis: La Grange pays property taxes two times national average

By LGIS Newsfeed | Oct 15, 2018

Property owners in La Grange paid nearly 2.4 percent of the value of their homes in taxes last year. That’s two times the national average, according to an LGIS analysis of real estate sales data in the West Suburbs from Jan 1. to June 30.

Analysis: Countryside pays property taxes nearly three times national average

By LGIS Newsfeed | Oct 15, 2018

Property owners in Countryside paid more than 3 percent of the value of their homes in taxes last year. That’s nearly three times the national average, according to an LGIS analysis of real estate sales data in the West Suburbs from Jan 1. to June 30.

Proviso Mathematics & Science Academy named 2018 Blue Ribbon Schools

By LGIS Newsfeed | Oct 4, 2018

Proviso Mathematics & Science Academy in Forest Park was among 24 Illinois K-12 schools named as 2018 Blue Ribbon Schools by the U.S. Department of Education.

6,039 borrowers in default on student loans after attending 2-year colleges in Illinois

By LGIS Newsfeed | Oct 1, 2018

Triton College and Morton College are among two-year universities in Illinois that reported borrowers defaulting on school loans they started repaying in 2014, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of federal data.

From North Cook News

Fall trout season to open at 5 Cook County locations in October

By LGIS Newsfeed | 6 years ago

Axehead Lake in the Cook County Forest Preserve District will be one of 57 locations that will be open for the Illinois Fall Trout Fishing Season beginning on Oct. 20.

Analysis: Triton College men’s head coaches’ pay ranks 28th in Illinois

By LGIS Newsfeed | Sep 11, 2018

Head coaches of Triton College's men’s teams earn an average of $59,600 annually – the 28th highest average salary in the state – according to a West Cook News analysis of federal education data.

From Prairie State Wire

Property tax trouble?

By LGIS Newsfeed | 6 years ago

Have a story you’d like to share concerning your property tax bill?

Borrowers in default on student loans after attending colleges in West Suburbs

By LGIS Newsfeed | Aug 14, 2018

Concordia University and Dominican University are among four-year universities in Illinois that reported borrowers defaulting on school loans they started repaying in 2014, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of federal data.

From Prairie State Wire

St. Louis-Metro East has top ‘underwater’ mortgage rate among Illinois’ largest MSAs

By LGIS Newsfeed | 6 years ago

Among Illinois’ most populous urban centers, the St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Metro East, posted the highest percentage of mortgages that owe at least 25 percent more on their loans than their property is worth, according to a home equity analysis by ATTOM Data Solutions.

From Prairie State Wire

Private colleges in Illinois report 4.5 percent of borrowers defaulted on student loans

By LGIS Newsfeed | 6 years ago

Three colleges in Chicago had the highest default rates among private colleges in Illinois for borrowers who started repaying student loans in 2014 and defaulted on those loans by the end of 2016, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis.

From Prairie State Wire

Analysis: 28 percent of mortgages in Piatt County considered ‘equity-rich’

By LGIS Newsfeed | 6 years ago

Among Illinois counties, Piatt, Moultrie and Monroe had the highest percentage of property owners with mortgages who have at least 50 percent equity in their homes, according to an analysis by ATTOM Data Solutions looking at home equity at the end of the first quarter.

From Prairie State Wire

Analysis: 16.1 percent of Illinois property owners are ‘equity rich’

By LGIS Newsfeed | 6 years ago

In Illinois, owners of more than 393,000 properties with mortgages have at least 50 percent equity in their homes, according to an analysis by ATTOM Data Solutions looking at home equity at the end of the first quarter.