The Cook County Independent Inspector General has concluded investigations of 18 mostly former employees who were accused of ...

Cook County approved a 2026 property tax levy of $13,780,089 on December 16, marking a 7.57% increase over the previous year. The approved levy is $969,788 higher than in 2025. Total budgeted expenses ...

The due date for property tax bills has come and gone, but Cook County officials remain under siege. On one side, a group of pastors are pressing the assessor, members of the Board of Review and the ...

UPDATE: On Dec. 16, counsel for Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas notified the court they plan to appeal. Faced with a ruling that Cook County may be liable for the equity homeowners lose when their ...

The Cook County Assessor said the county’s commercial businesses saw millions of dollars cut from their property tax bills this year, and the burden was shifted onto homeowners. Camilla’s Kids Just ...

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The Cook County Assessor said the county's commercial businesses saw millions of dollars cut from their property tax bills this year, and the burden was shifted onto homeowners. According to the ...

A federal judge ruled that Cook County’s system for handling unpaid property taxes violates the Constitution, delivering a major victory for homeowners who lost their properties and accumulated equity ...

The Cook County Assessor said the county’s commercial businesses saw millions of dollars cut from their property tax bills this year, and the burden was shifted onto homeowners. Watch: Congressman ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Monday night's workshop was one of three being put on by the Cook County Assessor's Office this week in some of the neighborhoods hardest hit by property tax increases. But even with ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Cook County Board of Review is reopening tax appeals for 24 townships until Dec. 12, but it only applies to future bills. Cook County property tax bills are due Dec. 15. For many ...

(The Center Square) – Legislation from the Illinois General Assembly has opened the door for Cook County to fund immigrants’ legal services with additional county taxpayer dollars. Last Thursday, the ...