Cook County Treasurer Pappas to honor community leaders during Hispanic Heritage Month celebration
Cook County Treasurer's Office - 10/10/2024
| WHO: |
Maria Pappas, Cook County Treasurer |
| WHAT: |
Hispanic Heritage Month celebration at which Pappas will present certificates of recognition to community leaders, activists, and entrepreneurs |
| WHEN: |
3 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024 |
| WHERE: |
Cook County Treasurer’s Office, 118 N. Clark St., Room 112, Chicago, Illinois 60602 |
| WHO: |
Honorees at the Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration are: Judy Guitelman. ALAS-WINGS; Julieta Bolívar, community activist; Soraya Campos, owner of Las Tablas restaurant; Nestor and Ulpiano Correa, chefs and owners of La Humita restaurant; Eddy Borrayo, CEO Rincon Family Services; Jorge Mújica, Arise Chicago; Dr. Juanita Mora, Chicago Allergy Center; Jessica Tapia, media personality; José Sánchez, CEO Humboldt Park Hospital; and María Virginia Martínez, attorney with Croke Fairchild Duarte & Beres
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| WHY: |
Since becoming Treasurer in 1998, Pappas has worked to reform a property tax system that has disproportionately harmed Latino and minority families and deprived them of opportunities to build generational wealth. Pappas works with Hispanic leaders to inform and educate property owners about the property tax system. She launched the weekly radio show “Latino Houses Matter” on WRLL-AM 1450 to bring Spanish-language information to homeowners about more than $160 million available in potential refunds for missed property tax exemptions and overpayments. |