Many Chicago homeowners have been suffering from sticker shock, as property tax bills on the South and West sides have ...

The Cook County Board of Review is reopening tax appeals for 24 townships until Dec. 12, but it only applies to future bills.

The Cook County Board of Review, the office tasked with settling appeals, announced that everyone who lives in a Cook County township that’s already closed its 2025 property tax appeal window will ...

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

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

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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 ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Instead of going down, the Cook County Assessor says most Chicago homeowners will see their property taxes go up when they get their next bill. But he says it's not his fault. As CBS ...

Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi owns a million-dollar, 120-year-old Prairie-style, two-story home on a spacious corner lot on the eastern side of Oak Park’s Frank Lloyd Wright Historic District.

The Chicago Federation of Labor announced its endorsement of Pat Hynes and other Cook County candidates in a Wednesday ...

Fritz Kaegi, tormentor of downtown landlords, is back at it. After trying unsuccessfully to push through big commercial assessment hikes in Chicago last year, the Cook County assessor is trying again ...

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