Keep your home. Keep your equity.
Free community workshops offering practical guidance on how to protect your home from property tax foreclosure
A joint event sponsored by the Investigative Project on Race and Equity and Injustice Watch
Losing a home over a tax debt as low as $110 shouldn't happen. But it does — and it disproportionately impacts Black senior homeowners in Cook County.
Reporters Carlos Ballesteros of Injustice Watch and Emeline Posner of the Investigative Project on Race and Equity are bringing their Taken by Taxes reporting straight to homeowners. Join us for a free workshop on recent changes to the Illinois property tax sale system, available resources and what residents need to know to protect their homes.
Both workshops cover the same material.
Choose a workshop
Two dates. One purpose.
Sept. 17, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Woodson Regional Library
9525 S. Halsted St., Chicago
Moderated by Sylvia Snowden, WGN
Sept. 15, 6-8 p.m.
Oak Park Library
834 Lake St., Oak Park
Moderated by Somer Van Benton, WBEZ
Meet the reporters
The people behind the reporting
Carlos Ballesteros
Injustice Watch
Carlos reports on incarceration, policing, and issues affecting immigrants and older adults in the court system.
Meet the moderators
Somer Van Benton
WBEZ | South Side Workshop
Emeline Posner
Investigative Project on Race and Equity
Emeline covers housing, immigration, and policing through an equity lens.
Sylvia Snowden
WGN | West Side Workshop
Protecting a home starts with knowing your options.
Join your neighbors for a free, practical conversation.