CHICAGO (WLS) Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas said Wednesday that her office is sending checks totaling $12.5 million to homeowners who called the Black and Latino Houses Matter phone bank she hosted with ABC 7 Chicago on March 11-17, 2021.
The phone bank was initially planned as a one-day event, but call volume was so high it was extended for several days.
Staff from the Treasurer s Office, fluent in Spanish, Polish, Chinese and English helped homeowners find refunds, apply for property tax exemptions and avoid the Tax Sale of delinquent taxes. All houses matter, but I launched the Black and Latino Houses Matter initiative because the Tax Sale disproportionately impacts certain areas, Pappas said.
CHICAGO (WLS) Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas said Wednesday that her office is sending checks totaling $12.5 million to homeowners who called the Black and Latino Houses Matter phone bank she hosted with ABC 7 Chicago on March 11-17, 2021.
The phone bank was initially planned as a one-day event, but call volume was so high it was extended for several days.
Staff from the Treasurer s Office, fluent in Spanish, Polish, Chinese and English helped homeowners find refunds, apply for property tax exemptions and avoid the Tax Sale of delinquent taxes. All houses matter, but I launched the Black and Latino Houses Matter initiative because the Tax Sale disproportionately impacts certain areas, Pappas said.