Economy

Chicago homeowners are suffocating under pensions and property tax hikes

By Orphe Divounguy

Published August 23, 2019 11:48am ET

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Chicago homeowners are suffocating under pensions and property tax hikes — Willis Tower is seen in Chicago. | (Carlo Cruz/Red Bull via AP Images)

The nation is more than a decade past the Great Recession, and most places are seeing a strong economic recovery and improved living standards.

Not in Chicago, and not in Illinois.

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