Cook County officials seeking property tax relief for low-income seniors scraped by in the Illinois General Assembly, winning passage of a bill that expands eligibility for senior property tax breaks ...

Cook County’s system to give property tax breaks to businesses is set to expire in two years, and Board President Toni Preckwinkle is looking to revamp the program that has already shifted billions of ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — Cook County homeowners may finally have something to smile about when it comes to taxes. Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced on Monday a relief program for ...

Cook County’s property tax appeal process shifted $1.91 billion in taxes from businesses onto homeowners over the last three years, exacerbating inequities in the city and suburbs, a new report found.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Thousands of property owners in Cook County are surprised by a change in the property tax grace period. The grace period is now four months shorter than it has been in the past. Many ...

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CHICAGO (WLS) -- Monday night's workshop was one of three being put on by the Cook County Assessor's Office this week in some of the neighborhoods hardest hit by property tax increases. But even with ...

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 ...

Homeowners in some of the city’s most affordable neighborhoods may be surprised to see a spike in their property tax bills that were mailed out Friday. Residential property tax bills are rising ...

Many Chicago homeowners have been suffering from sticker shock, as property tax bills on the South and West sides have skyrocketed. Long lines formed outside the Cook County Assessor's Office on ...

It’s a common critique that commercial property owners want to undervalue their properties when it’s time to pay their taxes and overvalue them when it’s time to sell. A study from Cook County Tax ...

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