"What are we supposed to do?" asked one property owner at a forum hosted Monday night by the Cook County assessor's office on ...

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Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi faced many angry questions even as he tried to pass the blame onto others for the current predicament. "There is a system of appeals, where reductions are being made ...

After a group of homeowners filed suit claiming Cook County’s tax sale process robbed them of home equity, a federal judge has ruled the current system unconstitutional.

Residents and community leaders on Chicago's South and West Sides are outraged over Cook County property tax increases, ...

The West Garfield Park session was one of three workshops scheduled this week to help South and West Side homeowners hunt for ...

Homeowners in Chicago are reeling from unprecedented property tax increases, leading many to contemplate selling their homes ...

A federal judge ruled Cook County’s tax sale system unconstitutional for stripping homeowners of equity, leaving potential ...

Many homeowners across Cook County got major sticker shock when they opened their property tax bills this year. But there is ...

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois held that Cook County’s tax sale procedures violate the Fifth Amendment’s Takings Clause and the Eighth Amendment’s Excessive Fines Clause ...

The backlash comes as the median property tax bill in Chicago rose by 16.7 percent — the largest percentage increase in at least three decades, according to the Cook County Treasurer’s Office.

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