Featured on WGN Radio’s “Home Sweet Home Chicago” on Nov. 22, 2025: Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas joins the show to ...

Residential property tax bills are rising fastest in Black neighborhoods on the South and West sides as the county's tax ...

Pappas said the spike was fueled in part by declining commercial property values in the Loop. Many of those buildings still ...

Cook County homeowners will finally receive their property tax bills soon, after months of delay due to technology problems.

COOK COUNTY, Ill. (WLS) -- A new online tool to help residents pay Cook County property taxes will be available on Friday. The Payment Plan Calculator is free, and will help homeowners design payment ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The deadline to pay your Cook County property taxes is Friday, and some homeowners are facing larger-than-expected bills. "It is shocking when you get your new bill and it's like, wow ...

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 ...

A delay in property tax bills in Chicagoland comes as an unwelcome surprise for homeowners this holiday season. Despite being ...

Some homeowners are searching for answers as they grapple with hefty property tax bills. A new report from the Cook County Treasurer’s Office said declining values for downtown commercial properties ...

Cook County is saddled with a “broken system” of property tax appeals that gives breaks to business owners and wealthy white homeowners — while shifting nearly $2 billion of tax burden to the lowest ...

Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas urged property owners who owe back taxes to pay their tab before tax liens occur, which places the delinquent taxes on the annual tax sale list. The annual tax sale ...

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 ...