If a property owner fails to pay taxes in Illinois, the owner may eventually lose ownership of the property.
The following table ranks municipalities in the West Suburbs by the percentage of delinquent properties.
Rank
Municipality
Total Delinquent Properties
Median Amount Owed
1
Cicero
64
$20,384
2
Maywood
63
$31,123
3
Franklin Park
39
$18,683
4
Bellwood
32
$17,957
5
Berwyn
25
$20,624
6
Brookfield
11
$5,979
7
Northlake
9
$29,621
8
Melrose Park
7
$45,387
9
Oak Park
6
$19,218
10
Lyons
6
$20,980
11
Broadview
5
$15,520
12
Forest Park
5
$17,071
13
River Grove
4
$31,371
14
Stone Park
4
$50,087
15
Elmwood Park
4
$8,721
16
Stickney
3
$16,009
17
Hillside
3
$20,430
18
Chicago
3
$14,927
19
Riverside
2
$28,501
20
Berkeley
2
$24,985
21
La Grange
2
$14,582
22
Schiller Park
1
$61,299
23
Westchester
1
$613
24
Elmhurst
1
$3,270
25
La Grange Park
1
$1,256
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