Outside Chicago, only a fourth of municipal property taxes collected this year for police and fire are going to services.

Citing this year’s record property tax hikes, the Cook County Board of Review is giving taxpayers another brief shot at knocking down their bills for next year. Every Cook County township will reopen ...

Chicago homeowners have suffered in recent years. While property taxes did increase in some Cook County suburbs in 2024, city homeowners felt the bulk of the pain. That’s because assessed values on ...

Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi has conceded defeat to Pat Hynes, a one-time employee of the two-term incumbent’s office.

COOK COUNTY, Ill. (WGN) — In an election that holds the attention of homeowners in Cook County, Pat Hynes has been projected the winner to unseat incumbent Fritz Kaegi in the Democratic primary for ...

In 2025, Illinois surpassed New Jersey as the state with the highest property taxes in the nation. While the entire state reached this dubious mark, it was Cook County that was responsible for most of ...