Daywatch: Cook County property taxpayers get another shot at appeals

Citing this year’s record property tax hikes, the Cook County Board of Review is giving taxpayers another brief shot at knocking down their bills for next year. Every Cook County township will reopen ...

Cook County Board of Review reopens tax appeals for 24 townships until Dec. 12

Berwyn, Evanston, Norwood Park, River Forest, Riverside, Rogers Park, Cicero, Oak Park, Palos, Elk Grove, Lakeview, Lyons, ...
Hoodline

Chicago Residents Hit Hard by Property Tax Increases as Cook County Deadline Approaches

Chicago residents face steep property tax increases, with some bills nearly doubling, causing financial strain and prompting appeals for relief.

Who’s to blame for this year’s property tax bills? Finger-pointing and opportunism abound.

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

Here are more than a dozen ways Cook County’s property tax system could be more fair

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WBEZ

Property records raise new questions about influential Cook County judge

As the Illinois Judicial Inquiry Board investigates powerful Cook County Judge E. Kenneth Wright Jr. for claiming improper property tax exemptions in Will County, a new Injustice Watch examination ...
ABC 7 Chicago

Cook County property tax overpayment, unclaimed exemptions may entitle homeowners to refunds

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Cook County Treasurer said homeowners in the county may be owed money, and a simple check-in online is all they need to do. Maria Pappas said during this hard time, there are ...
Crain's Chicago Business

Cook County has a new home price tracker. Here's how it stacks up.

Crain's test drove the new Housing Market Tracker to see how it compares with researching home values on Zillow, Redfin and other commercial sites.

How tax breaks on Loop offices and North Shore mansions hit minority homeowners

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

Editorial: Again with the late property tax bills, Cook County?

This is a particularly bad year in Chicago for second-installment property tax bills to arrive late. One year after Cook County property tax officials congratulated themselves for getting the second ...
NBC Chicago

Cook County Treasurer to help taxpayers seek refunds during Oct. 3 phone bank with Telemundo Chicago

Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas and Telemundo Chicago's consumer services unit, Telemundo Responde, are joining forces for the first time to host the 'Las Casas Latinas Importan' phone bank on ...
WBEZ

Cook County Board to consider $1,000 payments to help homeowners pay property taxes

Cook County is considering offering one-time payments of $1,000 to residents who have had the biggest hikes in their property tax bills. The county has budgeted $15 million for the program this year, ...