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

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

Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi explains why property tax bills are delayed, how the Senior Freeze Exemption may be at risk, ...

Chicago homeowners on the South and West Sides are bracing for huge property tax hikes, driven by surging assessments and ...

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Every year, my office mails more than 1.8 million tax bills to property owners across Cook County. If you have a mortgage, your lender may collect money from you each month and put it in an escrow ...

A Cook County senior is upset because his property tax refund is delayed, and it turns out what he thought was a small problem is actually a big mess affecting 25,000 taxpayers. A few years ago, Tom ...

Cook County’s property tax collection rate has hit its lowest point since 2012. The county had only collected 95.1 percent of taxes due for last year by Sept. 1, marking a 1.3 percent decrease from ...

Homeowners in Cook County may soon see some relief from property tax increases. The Cook County Board of Commissioners on Thursday approved eligibility rules for the Cook County Homeowner Relief Fund ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- With a motion to repeal the sweetened beverage tax expected to come before the Cook County Board next week, Board President Toni Preckwinkle was once again defending the tax on ...