Within days, the metastasizing debate over who was responsible for the rising tax burden collided with deepening ideological rifts in Chicago and Cook County.

Homeowners shocked by tax hikes should read bills to find out where their money goes By Maria Pappas Record-high increases in ...

Due to Cook County’s zero-sum property tax system, a controversial valuation process hammers neighborhoods with little ...

The Cook County Board of Review (BOR) has decided to re-open all townships that have already closed for the 2025 appeal ...

The Cook County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved $7.5 million to make a guaranteed basic income pilot program ...

With the release of 2024 second installment tax bills from the Cook County Treasurer’s Office, homeowners should check to ...

Schaumburg trustees next month will consider not just one but two tax incentives for a project proposed to replace 19 ...

As property tax bills hit Chicago landlords with increases of up to 31.7 percent, renters can expect significant rent hikes ...

Ward Alderman Brendan Reilly, now running for Cook County Board President, says falling commercial property values in ...

The Cook County Board of Review, the office tasked with settling appeals, announced that everyone who lives in a Cook County township that’s already closed its 2025 property tax appeal window will ...

Fritz Kaegi, Cook County Assessor, joins Lisa Dent to discuss the latest property tax bills. Kaegi explains that the average increase that homeowners see on their bills is 700 dollars, but ...

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