May 29, 2024
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Cook County Assessor’s Office Hosts Black Tax discussion
Full recording now available to view on CCAO YouTube channel
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.