Cook County has yet to mail out property tax bills that were supposed to go out in July with an August pay-by date. For ...

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.

Thousands of Cook County homebuyers are waiting on property tax reimbursements due to delays in tax bill mailing.

Toni Preckwinkle and Fritz Kaegi are backing legislation that would raise the income level for senior property tax freeze eligibility, from $75,000 for the 2026 tax year to $79,000 for 2028.

Illinois lawmakers are clashing over a Cook County property tax relief plan that restricts the types of evidence the Cook County Board of Review can consider and requires online transparency. During a ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- More than $100 million is waiting to be claimed by Cook County homeowners as ABC7 partners with the Cook County Treasurer's Office for the Our Homes Matter phone bank. The eighth ...

Lawsuits are mounting from homeowners, investors and counties. Unless lawmakers act, taxpayers could pay millions in damages over Illinois' unconstitutional tax sale system.

Maria Pappas is the treasurer of Cook County, Illinois, the second-largest county in America. She is now 75, and some time ago, the treasurer developed a bucket list. MARIA PAPPAS: I want to, you know ...

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 ...

A Cook County senior is upset because his property tax refund is delayed, and it turns out what he thought was a small problem is actually a big mess affecting 25,000 taxpayers. A few years ago, Tom ...

CHICAGO, Oct. 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas and the Alliance of Polish Clubs USA will host a special event honoring Polish American Heritage Month by unveiling the ...

Dragging carts full of petition papers to get on the March primary ballot, candidates for Cook County offices filled the ...