"There can be inherent political complications to merging units of government. Existing units of government have elected officials, and they may have friends and family together with vendors and contractors who rely on its continued existence."

~Illinois Property Tax Relief (final draft report, p. 23)

"We believe the costs savings school districts are experiencing, should result in reduction and/or rebates for property tax payers.

The City of Chicago has claimed budget shortfalls will increase property taxes. Meanwhile, Illinois is saving billions on breakfast and lunch program costs; utilities; overhead, operating costs, and other (non-teacher) wages.

This is another opportunity for the tax to disproportionately impact Black and Brown communities."

“The Plunder of Black Wealth in Chicago: New Findings on the Lasting Toll of Predatory Housing Contracts” set out to calculate the amount of money extracted from Chicago’s black communities in the 1950s and 60s through the practice of what was commonly referred to as home contract sales (also referred to as home installment contracts, contracts for deed, or land sale contracts). This common but little-known practice took root in the period of the housing boom that followed World War II. It grew out of federally endorsed redlining policies that denied most black homebuyers access to the conventional mortgage loans enjoyed by their white counterparts.