Chicago Heights homeowner faces 3,811% property tax hike due to assessment error
A homeowner in unincorporated Chicago Heights is reeling after receiving a property tax bill that assessed his modest 1950s home at over $1 million.
COOK COUNTY – A homeowner in unincorporated Chicago Heights is reeling after receiving a property tax bill that assessed his modest 1950s home at over $1 million.
Darryl Lloyd, who purchased the three-bedroom, one-bathroom house in 2006 for $115,000, maintains its current market value is just over $180,000.
“I was literally devastated when I saw that increase,” Lloyd said. “I see 960 square feet. I don’t have a second floor. I don’t have a basement.”
The shock came just days ago when Lloyd’s “home sweet…
