Unpaid property tax sales in Cook County can magnify the effects of relatively minor financial mishaps.  Photo 2 of 2 in A Controversial Investment Tool Is Devastating Homeowners

A Controversial Investment Tool Is Devastating Homeowners

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Unpaid property tax sales in Cook County (as elsewhere) by Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post/Gettycan magnify the effects of relatively minor financial mishaps.