Amid increasing concerns that rapid increases in property tax bills will drive people from their homes, state officials are boosting a program that lets senior citizens defer paying their property tax bills. As Cook County Treasurer, I support this program. Recent changes may make some older homeowners more likely to[Read More…]
Opinion
Page 4: Thanks to volunteers for helping the Chronicle reach readers
Volunteers have made their mark on the Chronicle since the beginning. One of those marks is something you see every day when you open the Chronicle’s daily email or visit the website or pick up a copy of the latest print edition. Our logo. It was designed by local graphic[Read More…]
Letter: Parents overwhelmingly want the Kids Online Safety Act
Dear Editor, I am a parent and teacher living in Flossmoor. The older our kids get, the more present smartphones and social media are in their lives. I’ve seen my kids lose sleep, worry about their body image, and receive messages from strangers. It’s past time for Congress to help parents[Read More…]
Column: A Tribute to Homewood Stories’ Karen O’Donnell: Love was in the room
On Tuesday, Nov. 19, friends and family members of Homewood Stories’ creator Dr. Karen O’Donnell gathered in the main room of the Flossmoor Community Center to pay tribute to the woman who had enticed many of them to plow through a polar vortex in January 2014 to attend the show’s[Read More…]
Column: Snowbirds, others can prepay taxes due next year and just relax for the winter
If you’re a Cook County homeowner who spends winters in Florida, Arizona or other climate warmer than Chicago you don’t have to worry about rushing back to town to pay your taxes by the traditional early March due date. My office lets “snowbirds” and anyone else prepay taxes due the[Read More…]
Column: Traffic calming project on 183rd Street remains in limbo
The 183rd Street traffic diet project is still on the table. But it’s over behind the butter dish and the extra salt shaker, not exactly the main course. There was a certain amount of excitement (and a dash of dread) in 2022 when Homewood Public Works did a test of[Read More…]
Column: County treasurer offers advice on avoiding the annual tax sale of delinquent property
Note: Maria Pappas is the Cook County Treasurer. If you still owe property taxes that were due in 2023, you’re running out of time to avoid the Annual Tax Sale. State law requires that the Cook County Treasurer conduct an annual sale of delinquent property taxes. To find out if[Read More…]
Column: Want to go paperless? eBilling lets you receive tax bills via email
Cook County property owners can sign up for eBilling for themselves or family members to receive property tax bills via email instead of print copies by snail mail. The eBilling option offers the convenience of allowing spouses to each receive copies of tax bills or multiple adult siblings to all[Read More…]
Page 2: Help the Chronicle celebrate 1st decade, help with election planning, celebrate pawpaws (next year), printing problem
The Chronicle is 10. That means the paper is basically a fifth grader, fully capable of all the basics like reading and writing and maybe even arithmetic. We’re ready to make the big leap to middle school. (Hoping we can skip algebra.) Like the best fifth graders, we’re listening to[Read More…]
Guest column: Fixing habitat fragmentation in our communities: Native plantings can help residents and roaming animals
Urban and suburban communities can benefit their mental and physical health while simultaneously preserving the natural environment by incorporating green spaces into their infrastructures. Homewood and Flossmoor are two communities that value their green spaces with large parks, golf courses and forest preserves found throughout both towns. While these spaces[Read More…]
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