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Pilsen residents protest higher property taxes, gentrification: ‘This is home’

Por: Chicago Sun Times Politics December 31, 2022

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Pilsen residents and other concerned citizens gathered in the Loop Friday to protest increased property taxes in their neighborhood. The higher taxes can drive out longtime residents, contributing to gentrification, they said at a news conference outside the Cook County Building.That protest comes as gentrifying Latino communities have seen , sometimes more than three times that of the previous year. The second installments on property taxes... + full article



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