TINLEY PARK, Ill. (WLS) -- Property taxes are due Friday December 1 and as that deadline looms, some residents say they were over-assessed. These residents say they are facing unprecedented increases ...

A Cook County program to help homeowners walloped by property tax hikes between 2021 and 2023 is now taking applications. The ...

A former top official in the Cook County Assessor’s Office was sentenced to two years of probation on Tuesday after admitting to taking bribes and, later, helping the feds investigate corruption ...

COOK COUNTY, Ill. (WLS) -- There continues to be concern over rising property taxes in Cook County. Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi took questions Thursday about how his office is reassessing the ...

Cook County Tax Assessor Fritz Kaegi’s 42 percent valuation hikes in New Trier Township were supported by high-dollar sales.

It’s still unclear when Cook County homeowners and other property owners will receive their property tax bills, top officials ...

The Cook County property tax system’s transition from a 50-year-old information technology system has had its share of missteps and delays due to its vendor, Tyler Technologies. But in any transition ...

Cook County will soon distribute $1,000 payments to some homeowners who saw a significant spike in property taxes in the past years, the county announced in April. The Homeowner Relief Fund — a $15 ...

Property assessments double for 37,000 homes in Chicago’s historically neglected neighborhoods amid fresh investor interest.

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