CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Cook County Board of Review is reopening tax appeals for 24 townships until Dec. 12, but it only applies to future bills.

Cook County property tax bills are due Dec. 15. For many residents, the bill is unaffordable.

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Higher reassessments are primarily to blame. The Cook County Board of Review is hoping to offer some relief for next year's bills.

With her property tax bill in hand, Shanice Dean filed an appeal with the Cook County Board of Review. The West Side homeowner's taxes skyrocketed by over 100%. It's not great timing. Dean is a Transportation Security Administration agent, who spent almost two months working without pay.

"So, 45-plus days of a government shutdown, so, where I'm paying other bills on

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