Northwest suburban homeowners could soon be asked to shoulder another massive property tax hike.

High School District 214 has begun gauging public support for roughly $850 million in renovations planned across seven facilities, including six high schools.

You read that correctly. Within sight of a billion dollars. These aren’t new schools. They’re renovations .

Sure, government construction is expensive. This is Illinois, after all. But to show the scale of this proposal, it’s worth noting that 311 S. Wacker Drive, one of Chicago’s tallest skyscrapers, sold for $45 million earlier this year.

And it’s also worth noting that the district is weighing this property tax hike as the Chicago Bears — whose proposed Arlington Heights stadium site falls partly within District 214 — a

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