County: Rush says he'll pay taxes ASAP
BY KIM JANSSEN Staff Reporter kjanssen@suntimes.com
U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush says he plans to pay a delinquent property tax bill on his Chicago home as soon as possible, according to the Cook County treasurer's office.
The congressman said Thursday he still hadn't received a copy of the lawsuit filed against him Wednesday by New City Bank, which alleges he has defaulted on mortgages at two properties by failing to pay property taxes. A statement issued by his spokesman Stephanie Gadlin described the allegations as "puzzling."
But Cook County treasurer's director of operations Bill Kouruklis said that Rush still owes $3,790 in taxes that were due by March 1 for his home on the 3500 block of South Calumet. Rush called the treasurer's office Thursday afternoon and said he intended to settle the bill immediately, Kouruklis said.
Gadlin said the lawsuit highlights "the callous and often times, extreme, non-negotiable practices of some banks that have contributed to millions of families in Chicago and the nation losing their homes."
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