Simon Davis-Cohen, Author at The Chicago Reporter https://www.chicagoreporter.com Investigating race and poverty since 1972 Wed, 03 Mar 2021 18:08:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/logo-1-reverse-1-150x150-1.png Simon Davis-Cohen, Author at The Chicago Reporter https://www.chicagoreporter.com 32 32 163009088 Chicago has been quietly intercepting millions from state tax refunds during the pandemic https://www.chicagoreporter.com/chicago-has-been-quietly-intercepting-millions-from-state-tax-refunds-during-the-pandemic/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/chicago-has-been-quietly-intercepting-millions-from-state-tax-refunds-during-the-pandemic/#respond Tue, 15 Sep 2020 19:35:00 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=6442902 The Lightfoot administration intercepted at least $27 million in 2020 from residents’ state tax refunds to collect on debt, disproportionately hitting lower income neighborhoods and communities of color.

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/chicago-has-been-quietly-intercepting-millions-from-state-tax-refunds-during-the-pandemic/feed/ 0 6442902 Chicago intercepts tax refunds to collect unpaid debt, hitting poor black areas the hardest https://www.chicagoreporter.com/chicago-intercepts-tax-refunds-to-collect-unpaid-debt-hitting-poor-black-areas-the-hardest/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/chicago-intercepts-tax-refunds-to-collect-unpaid-debt-hitting-poor-black-areas-the-hardest/#respond Mon, 11 May 2020 11:00:34 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=5919859 Despite Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s agenda to curb unfair fees and fines, a little known program extracts millions in revenue annually from unpaid tickets, court fees and other debt from thousands of taxpayers without regard for their ability to pay.

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