PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) -- More Central Illinois senior citizens will be able to stay in their forever homes, as a state bill giving property tax relief awaits a signature from the Governor.

In a WMBD news special report, we found elderly residents were being priced out of their homes due to high prices and property taxes.

Gary Millen is a Peoria resident who’s retired. He said he’s one of the lucky ones, who can still support himself through his retirement fund.

“I visit people every day who are living in retirement communities who couldn’t afford to stay in their home anymore,” he said. “A lot of people can’t afford to even subscribe to the newspaper.”

A state bill covered in that story would expand the Homestead program. This program allows seniors in Illinois to freeze their property t

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