Caren Gertner, President & Managing Partner at the Law Office of Gertner & Gertner, joins Jon Hansen on Let’s Get Legal.

That’s the question some homeowners in Chicago’s South and West Side are asking after a new bill led to an average 98% ...

Cook County’s $10.12 billion budget for fiscal year 2026 includes $7.5 million for guaranteed income recipients. The county’s ...

Cook County property owners faced a delay in their second installment of the 2024 real estate tax bill, which was mailed out ...

Featured on WGN Radio’s “Home Sweet Home Chicago” on Nov. 22, 2025: Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas joins the show to break down the latest property tax bills, explain rising costs tied to tax ...

Cook County’s property tax system is way behind schedule again, with second-installment tax bills just mailed Nov. 14 and due Dec. 15 — nearly four months late and just in time for the holidays. As ...

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Last Thursday, the Cook County Assessor's Office rolled out a new free, interactive Housing Market Tracker that lets anyone track recorded home sales back to 2020 and see how median prices have ...

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Nov. 17, 2025 – Chicago and Cook County senior homeowners likely will soon be jumping out of their wheelchairs and doing happy cartwheels thanks to an increased property tax break. On October 23, the ...

website for the officeCook County Treasurer Maria Pappas announced her plans to run for Chicago mayor in 2027. In a statement on Tuesday, Pappas said "I'm unofficially in the race and am not getting ...