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Daley Property Tax 'Gimmick' Clears Finance Committee

First Posted: 03/18/10 06:12 AM ET Updated: 05/25/11 03:45 PM ET

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Mayor Daley's proposal to tap $35 million of Chicago's parking meter reserve funds to provide modest property tax relief for some city homeowners passed the City Council's Finance Committee today.

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Mayor Daley's proposal to tap $35 million of Chicago's parking meter reserve funds to provide modest property tax relief for some city homeowners passed the City Council's Finance Committee today.
Mayor Daley's proposal to tap $35 million of Chicago's parking meter reserve funds to provide modest property tax relief for some city homeowners passed the City Council's Finance Committee today.
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mergina
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03:13 AM on 12/01/2009
This pitiful excuse for a mayor has got to go. He cannot even figure out how to keep convention business here. His greed and corruption goes well beyond sickening.
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vinny
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03:06 AM on 11/29/2009
how do you justify giving that money to a certain segment of the population?
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zombywulf
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02:51 AM on 11/27/2009
Wanna bet this only applies to friends of Daley
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47th
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02:02 AM on 11/26/2009
According to a Chicago tonight report on WTTW on Tuesday, every property tax payer would see their tax bill reduced by 11% if Tax Increment Financing were abolished.
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