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Donna J., Round Lake Park, IL, Present Value (2018), $276369, Property Taxes (2004), $3029, Property Taxes (2017), $11787, Total Taxes Paid, $66392, , , , , “Unless we can educate the taxpayers it’s never going to change.”
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Louis B., Grayslake, IL, Purchase (inflation adj), $62000, Present Value (2018), $435159, Property Taxes (2004), $10582, Property Taxes (2017), $15347, Total Taxes Paid, $156759, , , “I’m going to put it on the market and sell it.”
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Dean D., Grayslake, IL, Present Value (2018), $189075, Property Taxes (2000), $3415, Property Taxes (2017), $7084, Total Taxes Paid, $86126, , , , ,“We are seriously considering moving out of Illinois for this reason.”
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Richard, Chicago, IL, Present Value (2018), $113280, Property Taxes (2000), $1038, Property Taxes (2017), $1991, Total Taxes Paid, $27874, , , , , “I’m homeless—that’s how it’s impacted my life.”
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Mike L., Rolling Meadows, IL, Purchase (inflation adj), $640000, Present Value (2018), $406450, Property Taxes (2005), $8068, Property Taxes (2017), $11337, Total Taxes Paid, $132474, , , “I get no direct benefit from 75 percent of my property tax bill.”
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Stephen D., Wayne, IL, Present Value (2018), $627270, Property Taxes (2000), $9764, Property Taxes (2017), $18155, Total Taxes Paid, $295811, , , , , “The 1 percent hard cap would be awesome.”
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Manny T., Gurnee, IL, Purchase (inflation adj), $270000, Present Value (2018), $332262, Property Taxes (2017), $9745, Total Taxes Paid, $9745, , , , , “I’ve been looking at houses in other states.”
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Gary R., Carpentersville, IL, Purchase (inflation adj), $355000, Present Value (2018), $429618, Property Taxes (2002), $8674, Property Taxes (2017), $14689, Total Taxes Paid, $199988, , , “I will never buy something again in Illinois.”
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Gary H., Lake in the Hills, IL, Purchase (inflation adj), $437500, Present Value (2018), $282105, Property Taxes (2007), $8565, Property Taxes (2017), $10423, Total Taxes Paid, $97289, , , “There’s really no hope for those of us who are trapped in our houses by the Illinois taxing bodies.”
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Karen B., Montgomery, IL, Present Value (2018), $153171, Property Taxes (2002), $3110, Property Taxes (2017), $5155, Total Taxes Paid, $68509, , , , , “I’m wondering how long I’m going to be able to stay here.”