The next portion of Cook County property taxes are due on Wednesday. Here's a primer on why we even have property taxes.

Skyrocketing property taxes​ continue to be a hot-button issue in Cook County — particularly since last fall, when many ...

County leaders blame a private company's computer system upgrade. Those computer problems were fixed to send your property tax bills, but not your refunds.

Anyone who has seen their latest tax bill can attest to the strain on the checkbook.

Property taxes imposed by government bodies within Cook County’s borders have grown at twice the rate of inflation over the ...

O’Connor discusses the implications of the court’s ruling on Cook County’s tax sales CHICAGO, IL, UNITED STATES, April ...

Taxing agencies — including schools, parks, libraries and cities — sent property tax bills totaling $19.2 billion in 2024, up more than 180% from the $6.8 billion taxing districts required property ...

Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas has a deft and politically useful way of making the complex easy to understand.

Mon, March 30, 2026 at 8:32 PM UTC CHICAGO - Property taxes in Cook County have risen at nearly twice the rate of inflation, according to a new study from Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas’ office.

Cook County’s property tax burden grew far beyond inflation and wage growth over the past three decades, intensifying pressure on homeowners and businesses and exposing structural cracks in Illinois’ ...

Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi saved Annette Guzman more than $3,400 by giving her homeowner exemptions on a condo she hasn ...

Fox Chicago wanted to provide a fairly basic explainer of why paying property taxes is even a thing. Property taxes are an important revenue stream for local governments like cities, counties, school ...