Cook County approved a 2026 property tax levy of $13,780,089 on December 16, marking a 7.57% increase over the previous year.

Treasurer Maria Pappas' office took "emergency steps" to send some of the more than $8 billion in property tax funds due to ...

Cook County taxing bodies that have waited months to get their cut of property tax revenues will receive a partial payment in the coming days.

The Cook County Treasurer's Office is providing $2.3B in emergency funds to local governments after long-delayed property tax ...

District U-46 is among the taxing bodies finally receiving Cook County property tax revenue it should have been paid in the fall.

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

How do you tell when people are overburdened by property tax bills? You could listen to what people are saying, of course, or make a comparison with rates for comparable property in other states. But ...

Illinois’ current property tax assessment system dates back to the year Apollo 13 launched and the Beatles broke up. Cook County officials say it's finally time for the 55-year-old framework to get an ...

CHICAGO -- ABC News, ABC-Owned Television Stations and the ABC7 Chicago I-Team are finding that too many Black and Latino homeowners are being "highballed." They are more likely to pay higher property ...

Like a haunted house, property taxes can creep up and surprise property owners if they are not prepared. Many Illinois property owners may not understand how crucial it is to be aware of the many ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The latest installment of Cook County property tax bills is online and being mailed out, and you may be one or the 1.3 million homeowners seeing a higher bill. A new study from the ...