For Cook County residents hoping to lower their property tax bills, applications are open for exemptions.

Assessor Fritz Kaegi and challenger Pat Hynes are fighting for control of the office that sets valuations of more than 1.8 million parcels across the county.

Property owners in Chicago neighborhoods slammed with big bill increases have come up short paying them in full, according to ...

For Cook County residents hoping to lower their property tax bills, applications are open for exemptions.

O'Connor discusses how homeowners in some Cook County townships cannot pay their tax bills due to large increases.

New data show homeowners in Cook County are struggling to pay their property tax bills, after those bills jumped by record amounts in some cases.

The investigation alleges Cook County tax buyer Greg Bingham exploited loopholes and possibly committed fraud in the foreclosure system.

O'Connor discusses how the Cook County tax bills are due on April 1. CHICAGO, IL, UNITED STATES, March 11, 2026 ...

New data show homeowners in Cook County are struggling to pay their property tax bills, after those bills jumped by record amounts in some cases.

Toni Preckwinkle is running for her fifth term. If she’s ultimately successful, she would equal former President George Dunne as the board’s longest-serving leader.

Incumbent Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi is facing a primary challenge from current Lyons Township Assessor Pat Hynes Tuesday. First elected in 2018, Kaegi has generally been seen as an outsider ...

Yet, the countywide collection rate remains stable at 96 percent, and collection rates for commercial and industrial property owners have improved.