As part of its ongoing Racial Equity and Real Estate conversation series, the Cook County Assessor’s Office (CCAO) hosted a panel discussion on Wednesday, May 22, about “The Black Tax,” a new history that shows how inequitable assessments and predatory practices within the property tax system enriched speculators and removed poor people from their homes.
“At every turn, African Americans have been dealing with a local tax system that has consistently and…
