Cook County leaders get some but not all property tax relief legislation sought in Springfield

Illinois lawmakers passed legislation expanding eligibility for senior property tax breaks and moving the due date back one month for spring Cook County property tax bills.
ABC 7 Chicago

Cook County property taxes skyrocket for thousands of homeowners and businesses; how to appeal

COOK COUNTY, Ill. (WLS) -- You may be one of thousands of people facing sky-high Cook County property tax bills. In fact, a record 40,000 people are filing property tax appeals because many of those ...
ABC 7 Chicago

Several homeowners waiting for Cook County to return thousands in overpaid property taxes

LYONS TOWNSHIP, Ill. (WLS) -- It is money homeowners are owed but never received. The I-Team investigated complaints about delayed property tax refunds and disputes ...
Chicago Sun-Times

Data error blamed as thousands of Cook County homeowners got erroneous tax delinquency notices from banks

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ABC7

'Highballed': Communities of color over-taxed in Chicago area; what's being done to fix the problem

CHICAGO -- ABC News, ABC-Owned Television Stations and the ABC7 Chicago I-Team are finding that too many Black and Latino homeowners are being "highballed." They are more likely to pay higher property ...
Chicago Tribune

Federal prosecutors investigating Cook County land bank, deals involving former employee: records

Federal prosecutors last month subpoenaed the Cook County Land Bank Authority for records as part of an ongoing criminal investigation into the program, which was formed to promote economic ...