HOUSE G-O-P LEADER JIM DURKIN IS INTRODUCING A BILL TO REVAMP THE STATE'S PROPERTY TAX CODE.
THE LEGISLATION DOES AWAY WITH THE CURRENT PROPERTY TAX STRUCTURE ON JULY FIRST OF NEXT YEAR. LEADER DURKIN SAYS THIS IS THE BEST WAY TO GET HIS COLLEAGUES TO TACKLE THE ISSUE.
DURKIN SAYS ILLINOIS HAS SOME OF THE HIGHEST PROPERTY TAXES IN THE NATION AND THAT THE CURRENT SYSTEM IS UNFAIR.