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Oak Park trustee weighs in on 'regressive' property tax problem
Researchers recently concluded the bulk of Cook County’s total $14 billion in annual property tax collections are being paid by those who can least afford it. Oak Park Village Trustee Simone Boutet said to truly understand the tax system might require more than just looking at the final numbers.
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Study shows Illinois has the highest black unemployment rate in the U.S.
Nationally, the unemployment rate for black Americans stands at 8.1 percent, which is higher than the national average of all Americans; but Illinois has the highest black unemployment rate in the entire country at 15 percent.