Cook County Treasurer's Office - 12/20/2020
Loop North News
Developers and small renovators often bid on the delinquent Cook County property taxes offered at the Scavenger Sale but seldom close on the acquisition of the vacant lots and abandoned properties, according to Loop North News, citing a study by Treasurer Maria Pappas.
Cook County needs to create a bold, sweeping vacant-land development plan like the Marshall Plan, which the United States initiated to rebuild Germany and Europe after World War II, Loop North News says.
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