Assessor’s office responds to denied appeals from south suburban residents

Phoenix homeowner Patricia Harris appealed her property tax assessment after noticing inconsistencies on the online database with her home evaluations and those of her neighbors’ nearly identical homes. After the Daily Southtown/Chicago Tribune reported her appeal was denied, the Cook County assessor’s office said some homes, including those of her neighbors, have multiple PIN numbers […]

At least 100 dogs, cats inside Wheeling animal shelter when facility flooded: ‘I don’t know how they survived but they did’

Workers at a Wheeling animal shelter said several cats and dogs there helped to save their own lives – jumping to higher ground – after a burst pipe overnight Tuesday caused flooding in the building, eventually leading to a full evacuation. Workers and volunteers at Heartland Animal Shelter in Wheeling spent all day Wednesday dealing with the damage caused by the flooding. “We had to evacuate the animals as quickly as possible. Quite frankly, my fear was that some had drowned. We had small kittens in bottom cages. I don’t know how they survived but they did,” shelter Executive Director […]