‘A great injustice’: Property tax hikes lead to protests, workshops to help homeowners lower bills

Jolie Jimenez, who owns a three-flat in the Pilsen neighborhood, shows an old property tax bill during a press conference outside Universidad Popular in the Little Village neighborhood, where Mi Villita Neighbors announced an upcoming property tax exemption workshop on Saturday. Jimenez said her bill increased from around $1,000 to $11,000 annually. (Pat Nabong/Sun-Times)

Jolie Jimenez, like many homeowners, saw the property taxes for her family’s place in Pilsen spike this year and she’s crying foul and joining a campaign to reform the assessment process.

“This is a great injustice,” said Jimenez, 48. “I almost passed out when I saw the bill.”