There are 57,515 properties with delinquent Cook County property taxes, about 17,000 more than the number of properties that were offered at last year's Annual Tax Sale, Treasurer Maria Pappas said at a news conference on February 24, 2020, according to a report by Wirepoints.

There are numerous problems facing the city like crime, school, ethical problems and those "beyond human imagination," and what matters to Cook County residents is their property, she said.

Pappas urged the Illinois General Assembly to pass SB 3356 which would extend the deadline to pay delinquent taxes by four months.

"We've praised Pappas before for her office's transparency, which posts extensive, candid data," the story says. "Big salute, again."

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