Property Tax Bills Arrive

And while certain politicians claim they held the line on taxes, every other taxing body in existence seems to have jacked up their rates:

• It’s sticker shock in the mail. Tax bills went out to Cook County homeowners this week and the big jump in the amount due to many homeowners has some wondering if they can keep their house.

  [...] According to the Cook County Clerk’s office, tax rates are up for schools, park districts, municipalities and other government bodies. Some of those tax levies have made double-digit increases in tax rates.

We've heard a boatload of nightmare scenarios where the second installment was twice as much as the first.