A federal judge ruled Cook County is illegally settling minor property tax debts by seizing the full value of properties.

Treasurer Maria Pappas is asking for more time to decide whether to appeal a judge's Dec. 8 decision in a high-profile ...

According to a recent study by the county treasurer, taxes went up by a median of more than 16% citywide. Dal Santo's ...

A coalition of African American pastors in Cook County, Illinois, are urging lawmakers to roll back property taxes and ...

With the second Cook County property tax payment due Monday, pastors and civil rights leaders are calling for a 60-day ...

Finding the extra cash to do so has proven more difficult during the holiday season, especially for homeowners in the Grand ...

Chicago homeowners are getting soaked by rising property taxes. Dec. 15, 2025 – Chicago and Cook County’s brainy real estate ...

Cook County homeowners face rising property taxes. Three-fourths of that money is going to police and fire pensions instead ...

As we have written before, this system feels like something from the 19th century; it has the historical stench of a racist ...

Cook County’s system to give property tax breaks to businesses is set to expire in two years, and Board President Toni ...

Financial planning tool offers free online help to budget late tax payments By Maria Pappas Property owners unable to pay ...

As commercial values have declined and residential values rebounded post-pandemic, the burden for public funding has shifted.