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In Cook County, the overwhelming majority of property taxes go toward schools. The image below
is from page iii of the Cook County Clerk’s 2019 Tax Rate Report.
It’s true in the north suburbs, too. Below is an example from Schaumburg:
The reason such a large portion of a property tax bill goes toward schools is because Illinois ranks
last (50 ) in the country for state funding directed towards education. In addition, federal Title I
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