ABC 7 Chicago

Cook County property tax bill due Friday, treasurer's website now shows who, why your bill changed

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The deadline to pay your Cook County property taxes is Friday, and some homeowners are facing larger-than-expected bills. "It is shocking when you get your new bill and it's like, wow ...

Cook County property tax relief program offers $15 million in assistance; you just have to apply

Beginning Monday, homeowners in Cook County can apply for a chunk of $15 million as part of a property tax relief program.
Daily Herald

Schaumburg Township offers property tax appeal services, free seminar Oct. 21

Residents can appeal their Cook County property taxes at Schaumburg Township through Nov. 17 and attend a free property tax ...
WBEZ

Here are more than a dozen ways Cook County’s property tax system could be more fair

A new study calls for government agencies involved in the Cook County property tax system to better collaborate to help the system become more fair and equitable, as a growing chorus of homeowners ...
WGN Radio

The reason most Cook County property owners will pay more in taxes

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas joins ...
Chicago Sun-Times

Data error blamed as thousands of Cook County homeowners got erroneous tax delinquency notices from banks

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WGN-TV

Cook County homeowners to receive $30.5M in property tax refunds: Here’s how to check if you’re getting one

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. COOK COUNTY — Thousands of property owners ...
ABC 7 Chicago

More property owners in suburban Cook County fail to pay property taxes on time: treasurer

COOK COUNTY, Ill. (WLS) -- More property owners in suburban Cook County have failed to pay property taxes on time after record increases. That's according to the Cook County treasurer. Maria Pappas ...
WGN-TV

Cook County Treasurer: $22M in automatic refunds to be divvied among property owners who overpaid 2023 property taxes

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Cook County property owners who overpaid ...
Crain's Chicago Business

Opinion: How to make Cook County’s property tax appeals fairer for all

The Cook County treasurer’s recent report, “A Broken Property Tax Appeals System: How the Assessment Appeals System Disproportionately Shifts the Tax Burden onto Homeowners in Low-Income, Black, and ...
Crain's Chicago Business

Cook County's commercial property assessment process is broken — and here's Preckwinkle's plan to fix it

Toni Preckwinkle is tired of the bickering over how Cook County values commercial properties for tax purposes. She's hoping a new set of recommendations will fix the problem. The Cook County Board ...
Chicago Tribune

Letters: This is the work the Cook County assessor’s office has done for tax assessments

The Cook County property tax system’s transition from a 50-year-old information technology system has had its share of missteps and delays due to its vendor, Tyler Technologies. But in any transition ...