“Families Should Not Pay the Price for Our Government’s Failures”

CHICAGO— New data revealed that residential property tax bills are spiking  fastest in neighborhoods in Illinois 7th Congressional District, disproportionately burdening Black families and homeowners on the South and West sides. Anabel Mendoza, a lifelong Chicagoan, daughter of immigrants, and the youngest candidate running for Illinois’ 7th Congressional District, issued the following statement:

“The extreme hikes in property taxes are devastating Black families and it is unacceptable. Chicagoans across Englewood, Garfield Park and North Lawndale have already endured decades of deliberate disinvestment and are now being punished for failures they did not create. Those failures belong to our government. When the tax burden shifts from our city’s wealthy downtown and onto long-neglected Black and Brown communities, that’s not by accident —it’s a choice. This will only deepen the financial crisis so many working families are already facing and increase the risk of losing their homes. 

“In Congress, I will fight to protect families all across the 7th District, from Chinatown to Englewood. We need elected officials who will champion legislation that strengthens homeowner protections, funding to keep families in their homes, and federal oversight so that Chicagoans are not deliberately priced out of their neighborhoods.”

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Anabel Mendoza is a community organizer, immigrant advocate, and the youngest candidate running for Congress in Illinois’ 7th District. A lifelong Chicagoan and the proud daughter and granddaughter of immigrants, she has dedicated her career to fighting for working families, immigrant rights, and a government that serves people, not corporations. She’s running to bring unity, honesty, and courage to Washington. For more information, visit www.anabelforcongress.com