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

A federal judge ruled that Cook County’s system for handling unpaid property taxes violates the Constitution, delivering a major victory for homeowners who lost their properties and accumulated equity ...

Cook County’s system of property tax incentives for businesses is approaching expiration in two years and a new analysis points to needed reforms. Board of Commissioners President Toni Preckwinkle ...

It’s Oct. 10, and Cook County still hasn’t issued property tax bills, which were due in August. That’s not a surprise given that the county some weeks ago warned the bills could be delayed until the ...

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District U-46 is among the taxing bodies finally receiving Cook County property tax revenue it should have been paid in the fall.

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After months of delay, Cook County property tax bills will be sent out next week, officials said. The delay was caused by technology problems that have frustrated the county government. Property taxes ...

Cook County has released a study proposing changes to its property tax incentives program to improve fairness and efficiency, including standardizing criteria and documentation.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Property tax bills in Cook County are due on Monday night, and the I-Team is investigating the sticker shock and the extreme hikes on many of those bills. The median residential ...

Cook County homeowners told the ABC7 I-Team they have continuing frustrations over money they are owed but never received. The I-Team investigated complaints about delayed property tax refunds and ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The latest installment of Cook County property tax bills is online and being mailed out, and you may be one or the 1.3 million homeowners seeing a higher bill. A new study from the ...