Cook County assessor touts plan to help fill empty storefronts

COOK COUNTY, Ill. - Empty storefronts are a major issue in neighborhoods throughout Cook County. And it is not only bad for business.
“We see it as a detriment to our health, right?” said Felicia Slaton-Young, of the Greater Englewood Chamber of Commerce. “Because these vacant spaces mean there are services that are not available, readily here in the community.”
How to fill those empty spaces is a long-standing challenge in Englewood and communities countywide.
There may be no perfect solution but Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi quietly introduced a policy he believes can help.
“This office used to incentivize and reward vacancy,” Kaegi said. “If you kept a property empty, you could get a reduction in your assessment of up to 90 percent.”

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This just goes to show how clueless they are. The amount of tax they are imposing on these properties never make them sustainable.