John A. Ostenburg
As chairperson for the Environment Committee of the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus, an organization of 270 municipalities in the Chicago region, John Ostenburg oversaw development of the MMC’s Greenest Region Compact, to which 125 communities are signatories. He served as mayor of Park Forest for 20 years. (PHOTO SUPPLIED)
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On Property Taxes: Complaints or Solutions? Which Will It Be?

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By John A. Ostenburg

ENEWSPF – A recent eNewsPF article raised concerns about how high property taxes in Park Forest likely will be for next year. It was a well-written and carefully documented article but seems to me to have a bit of the “hair-on-fire” element to it.

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After all, is there really anyone in Chicago’s South Suburbs who doesn’t already know that our region suffers from property taxes more greatly than anywhere else…

John A. Ostenburg served 20 years as Mayor of Park Forest. He previously had served two years in the Illinois House of Representatives and seven years as a Park Forest Village Trustee. He currently is the president of the Board of Directors of the South Suburban Housing Center.

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