Editorial: Cook County still can't say when property tax bills will go out

We met with Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and were disheartened to hear that her people still can’t say when ...

Cook County officials warn property tax reform could hurt homeowners

Illinois lawmakers are clashing over a Cook County property tax relief plan that restricts the types of evidence the Cook ...
Crain's Chicago Business

Illinois counties split on handling delinquent tax sales after Supreme Court rebuke

Unpaid property taxes go up for auction in five collar counties in October through December, two and a half years after a U.S ...

South Barrington woman still waiting on $9K refund 1 year after proving home was wrongly assessed

One local woman is still owed more than $9, 000, but her hold up started years before the computer upgrade mess.
WTTW News

No Property Tax Hike Needed to Close Cook County’s $211.4M Budget Gap, But ‘Turmoil’ Looms: Preckwinkle

We’re headed into pretty tough waters here, turmoil,” Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle said. “And I would ...

Editorial: City of Harvey declares itself effectively bankrupt. Look for more Cook County municipalities to do the same.

The city of Harvey became the second municipality in Illinois history to ask the state to take over its finances. It likely ...
WTVD

'Highballed': Communities of color over-taxed in Chicago area; what's being done to fix the problem

CHICAGO -- ABC News, ABC-Owned Television Stations and the ABC7 Chicago I-Team are finding that too many Black and Latino homeowners are being "highballed." They are more likely to pay higher property ...
ABC 7 Chicago

Cook County property taxes rise more than $909M for 2022 tax year: Treasurer Maria Pappas' office

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The latest installment of Cook County property tax bills is online and being mailed out, and you may be one or the 1.3 million homeowners seeing a higher bill. A new study from the ...