Last year, Chicago's median residential tax bill in the city rose 16.7%, to $4,457, the largest percentage increase in at least 30 years. In the 24th Ward, where bills skyrocketed the most — the ...

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 ...

Cook County property owners are still waiting for their second installment tax bills months after they’re typically mailed out in the summer. The delay stems from a years-long technology upgrade that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The due date for property tax bills has come and gone, but Cook County officials remain under siege. On one side, a group of ...

In May, the Cook County Treasurer put out a report showing homeowners are getting stuck with higher property taxes because businesses keep winning their property assessment appeals. The treasurer ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Cook County Treasurer said homeowners in the county may be owed money, and a simple check-in online is all they need to do. Maria Pappas said during this hard time, there are ...

Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi and the top challenger to unseat him in next month's primary election agree the local property tax system is broken. But they are pointing fingers in very different ...

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 ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A major push is underway right now to make sure everyone who has overdue property taxes in Cook County pays up immediately. By law, the 12-month grace period has been cut to eight ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — When their tax bills arrive, Cook County homeowners may be in for a big surprise, according to an analysis by the office of Treasurer Maria Pappas. After a monthslong delay, the second ...

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 ...