Property taxes and how they are determined are not well understood and, to our minds, the media has not been helping much, ...

Legislation from the Illinois General Assembly has opened the door for Cook County to fund immigrants’ legal services with ...

The Cook County Board of Review typically gives taxpayers in townships a 30-day filing window for appeals. But "unprecedented ...

Like the last several years, the 2026 budget does not include any layoffs or new taxes, fines or fees. The county has not ...

Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi explains why so many Chicago homeowners' property tax bills went way up this year.

The Cook County Board of Review, the office tasked with settling appeals, announced that everyone who lives in a Cook County ...

Reiter, president of the Chicago Federation of Labor, believes there are ways that can be established to raise property taxes ...

Cook County’s property tax system is way behind schedule again, with second-installment tax bills just mailed Nov. 14 and due ...

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 ...

E Fritz Kaegi, Cook County Assessor, joins Lisa Dent to discuss the latest property tax bills. Kaegi explains that the ...

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

Due to the delay in issuing the 2024 2nd installments of real estate tax bills, the Cook County Board of Review has made an unprecedented ...