CHICAGO — A new online tool aims to help alleviate the sting of Cook County residents who’ve received a big increase in property taxes this year, specifically in the south and southwest suburbs. Cook ...

Expecting many south suburban homeowners to miss this year’s Aug. 1 property tax deadline in the face of historically high bills, Cook County announced Monday a service to help manage late payments.

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

COOK COUNTY, Ill. (WLS) -- More property owners in suburban Cook County have failed to pay property taxes on time after record increases. That's according to the Cook County treasurer. Maria Pappas ...

COOK COUNTY, Ill. (WLS) -- Could thousands of Cook County homeowners eventually be taxed out of their homes? Some critics say the tax system in Illinois is broken because it relies too much on ...

Cook County is considering offering one-time payments of $1,000 to residents who have had the biggest hikes in their property tax bills. The county has budgeted $15 million for the program this year, ...

The second installments of Cook County property tax payments are due this Thursday, Aug. 1. But residents have yet to even receive their bills. Officials attribute the significant delay to technology ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Property tax payments for Cook County homeowners are due March 1 – but the county is cutting a break to those who are late paying their bills this year and beyond. New tax reforms are ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --Almost 2 million Cook County property owners are about to get the first installment of their bills for 2023 While those bills have been available online since mid-December, the Cook ...

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