Cook County homeowners have all been granted an extension in paying their first-installment property tax bills for 2026.

County officials said they would be mailing 1.8 million first installment property tax bills for the 2025 tax year by March 2 ...

Delayed distributions of Cook County property tax revenues cost Orland High School District 230 $1.3 million, officials say.

Proposed legislation would make Illinois compliant with a 2023 U.S. Supreme Court decision stating property owners are ...

The state has not yet updated its law, exposing counties to potential liability, and two legislative fixes have been introduced to address the issue.

Lawmakers postpone Cook County property tax debt sale to continue working on reforms. Illinois lawmakers voted Thursday to delay the annual Cook County property tax debt sale, saying they need more ...

Amid rising property tax bills in Chicago, Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi – whose office plays a key role in determining ...

The head-to-head featured Fritz Kaegi accusing Pat Hynes of being beholden to property tax attorneys and Hynes arguing Kaegi ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The due date for property tax bills has come and gone, but Cook County officials remain under siege. On one side, a group of ...

Chicago homeowners have suffered in recent years. While property taxes did increase in some Cook County suburbs in 2024, city ...

Hynes got his start as a commercial appraiser of industrial properties and later became a longtime employee of the Cook County Assessor’s Office. He worked under former assessor ...

U.S. Reps. Jesus "Chuy" Garcia and Delia Ramirez rallied Monday in support of Kaegi, citing fairness for working families.