The Cook County Treasurer's Office is providing $2.3B in emergency funds to local governments after long-delayed property tax ...

Cook County suburban school districts are begging to receive their share of property tax revenues in order to to make payroll.

The Cook County Assessor said the county's commercial businesses saw millions of dollars cut from their property tax bills this year, and the burden was shifted onto homeowners. According to the ...

Cook County approved a 2026 property tax levy of $13,780,089 on December 16, marking a 7.57% increase over the previous year.

As homeowners begin to receive this year’s property tax bills, Cook County’s poorest communities are once again bearing the bulk of the county’s rising tax burden. The hardest hit neighborhood this ...

NBC 5 Responds was able to help a Cook County family get results as they sought to correct a property tax increase of more ...

Homeowners are footing the bill for major Loop commercial property value losses in the long-delayed Cook County property tax bills that started hitting mailboxes last week, according to an analysis by ...

The Cook County Board of Review will extend the appeals window for some townships. After a four-month delay, many Cook County property owners got a shock when their property tax bills arrived. The ...

Enough with the finger pointing and lack of true accountability on Cook County’s off-the-rails technology overhaul.

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 ...

It has been a hard year for Chicago as a whole, with many issues coming to the surface. While many are beyond the Windy City’s control, a rather large one was self-inflicted. Already saddled with the ...