COOK COUNTY - In a dramatic turnaround in less than 24 hours, Army veteran Martin Guest is no longer facing the threat of foreclosure and has had the disputed tax bill on his suburban Glenwood home cleared.

Guest, who is rated 100 % disabled, was facing a property tax bill that state law says he should not have owed.

The backstory:

Guest, a U.S. Army veteran who served 21 years and now raises a 15-year-old son, had purchased his home in summer 2023.

Shortly after moving in, he received a bill for more than $10,000 in property taxes despite being eligible for the full "Veterans with Disabilities Exemption" under Illinois law.

The Cook County Assessor’s Office later issued a certificate of error that reduced his tax bill to zero.

Guest approached his lender, U.S. Bank, to adjust his

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