With some residents facing record-high increases to their property taxes, Cook County commissioners on Thursday approved giving one-time payments of $1,000 to a limited number of households struggling the most.
Those eligible to apply must have a tax bill that has climbed at least 50% in any year since 2021, and have a household income at or below 100% of the area median income for an applicant’s household size. For example, that would include a family of four making less than $120,000 a year, according to the county.
The county estimates about 112,000 households are eligible. Commissioner Bridget Gainer, a North Side Democrat who led the effort, hopes to open up applications in June and get payments out soon after.