Cook County homeowners have all been granted an extension in paying their first-installment property tax bills for 2026.
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 ...
Cook County’s delayed property tax bills are straining school districts with nearly $122 million in unexpected, unneeded costs.
How do you tell when people are overburdened by property tax bills? You could listen to what people are saying, of course, or make a comparison with rates for comparable property in other states. But ...
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 ...
Karin Schluecker Korth says her house is too big for her, but she doesn’t want to leave. It holds the memory of her late husband Bruce, who died in 2015; his spirit is in the house, she says. Her ...
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Illinois’ current property tax assessment system dates back to the year Apollo 13 launched and the Beatles broke up. Cook County officials say it's finally time for the 55-year-old framework to get an ...
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