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Today’s number: $14.5 million
Friday, Apr 28, 2017 - Posted by Rich Miller * Tribune…
Wow. According to Cook County records, the company which owns the house paid $204,558.32 in property taxes in 2015. * By comparison, Cook County estimates Gov. Bruce Rauner’s Winnetka mansion is worth $3.33 million. The governor paid $81,967.28 in property taxes in 2015. No wonder he wants a property tax freeze. /s * Sen. Daniel Biss’ residence, by the way, is estimated to be worth $247,880 by Cook County. Biss paid $5,943.09 in property taxes in 2015.
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- Red fish blue fish - Friday, Apr 28, 17 @ 1:21 pm:
Don’t forget that Rauner owns nine homes.
Nine.
- City Zen - Friday, Apr 28, 17 @ 1:21 pm:
JB must’ve lived on the other side of the tracks in Evanston:
http://www.chicagomag.com/Radar/Deal-Estate/September-2007/Sale-of-the-WeekaPritzkers-Sell-Their-Evanston-Mansion/
- Texas Red - Friday, Apr 28, 17 @ 1:22 pm:
The new owner can always call MJM’s firm to appeal the property taxes !!
- Saluki - Friday, Apr 28, 17 @ 1:23 pm:
Upstate home prices are crazy. You can buy a 3 bedroom brick place in cdale for 50,000
- City Zen - Friday, Apr 28, 17 @ 1:26 pm:
Prior to JB moving in, he paid $30,000/mo in rent a place while renovating that $14M mansion:
http://www.chicagomag.com/Radar/Deal-Estate/August-2007/Housing-BulletinaPritzkersa-Super-Pricey-Rental/
Perhaps not enough marble and gold inlays?
- Jeepers - Friday, Apr 28, 17 @ 1:40 pm:
I’m shocked Biss only paid $5900! Does he know somebody?
- NorthsideNoMore - Friday, Apr 28, 17 @ 1:41 pm:
JB and BR are so in touch with the voters living like us commoners….brings a tear to my eye. Meh …Billionairs need lots of space to wander around in and help them releive their guilt.
- Ron - Friday, Apr 28, 17 @ 1:45 pm:
Saluki, supply and demand.
- DuPage Saint - Friday, Apr 28, 17 @ 1:46 pm:
Have Bliss and every other home owner in Cook pay the same real estate property tax rate as those in the collar county and CPS funding by solved
- Liberty - Friday, Apr 28, 17 @ 2:04 pm:
“$247,880 by Cook County. Biss paid $5,943.09″
He would be paying $1000 more in Sangamon County. Time to raise school taxes in Cook
- Biscuit Head - Friday, Apr 28, 17 @ 2:13 pm:
So what?
Being rich doesn’t make someone incompetent or heartless. Example: Michael Bloomberg
Being poorer doesn’t make someone more competent or compassionate.
Democrats: I really want to vote for you.
There are REAL issues in this race.
Stick to them please.
- Anonymous - Friday, Apr 28, 17 @ 2:22 pm:
I could care less about the personal residences of the Governor and those wish to become governor. I care for what each would like to do to improve life in Illinois, which remains a compelling place to live, work, and raise a family despite what Kenneth Griffith and Bruce Rauner say.
- Ron - Friday, Apr 28, 17 @ 2:26 pm:
Anonymous, you do know that Illinois is losing population faster than almost any state in the union.
- City Zen - Friday, Apr 28, 17 @ 2:30 pm:
Funny how Biss is paying 2.4% - a rate higher than the highest state average - and folks on here think he’s not paying enough.
- Henry Francis - Friday, Apr 28, 17 @ 2:30 pm:
Sure Bruce’s property taxes may seem like a lot, but they do include the right to send his kids to the great New Trier school district.
- RIJ - Friday, Apr 28, 17 @ 2:33 pm:
No sympathy from me to those who can afford multi-million dollar homes then complain about property taxes. Or anyone, really. If you can’t afford the taxes, you can’t afford the property.
- City Zen - Friday, Apr 28, 17 @ 2:58 pm:
==Have Bliss and every other home owner in Cook pay the same real estate property tax rate as those in the collar county and CPS funding by solved==
How are Cook County suburban property owners, members of the same “downstate” school districts as the collar counties, solving CPS’ funding issues?
==If you can’t afford the taxes, you can’t afford the property.==
Forward that message to the Progressive Caucus and the folks they’re defending along The 606.
- Ron - Friday, Apr 28, 17 @ 3:08 pm:
The poverty pushers along the 606 and in Pilsen drive me nuts. The City needs money and they want to restrict its growth.
- Anonymous - Friday, Apr 28, 17 @ 3:09 pm:
- City Zen - Friday, Apr 28, 17 @ 2:30 pm:
Funny how Biss is paying 2.4% - a rate higher than the highest state average - and folks on here think he’s not paying enough.”
Yep, that % is outrageous. This state is out of control.
- DuPage Saint - Friday, Apr 28, 17 @ 3:11 pm:
City Zen. You are correct and I misspoke and painted with too broad a brush. Have City residents pay same tax rate as collarccpunties and local school districts receive. And that being said there has to be a better and more equitable way to fight no schools than property tax. So sorry about previous posy
- Ron - Friday, Apr 28, 17 @ 3:14 pm:
DuPage, only when the state covers our teacher pensions.
- Silent Budgeteer - Friday, Apr 28, 17 @ 3:25 pm:
If the property taxes paid are on one-third of the assessed valuation (like they are where I live), then both Rauner and Biss paid just over 7 percent in property taxes (which is just about the same percentage I paid). Or are the taxes in other counties paid on the full value?
- Arthur Andersen - Friday, Apr 28, 17 @ 3:27 pm:
Liberty, can you provide the data and calculations supporting your assertion about Senator Biss’ property taxes? I have done some and would love to read yours first.