The Tribune requested the past four years of tax returns from the Democratic candidates for Cook County Board president and ...

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

Cook County’s bungled property tax distribution system has cost Evanston/Skokie School District 65 “approximately $1.14 ...

Treasurer Maria Pappas' office took "emergency steps" to send some of the more than $8 billion in property tax funds due to ...

Cook County taxing bodies that have waited months to get their cut of property tax revenues will receive a partial payment in the coming days.

The Cook County Treasurer's Office is providing $2.3B in emergency funds to local governments after long-delayed property tax ...

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 ...

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The Cook County Board of Review will extend the appeals window for some townships. After a four-month delay, many Cook County property owners got a shock when their property tax bills arrived. The ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — When their tax bills arrive, Cook County homeowners may be in for a big surprise, according to an analysis by the office of Treasurer Maria Pappas. After a monthslong delay, the second ...

COOK COUNTY, Ill. (WGN) — At the Cook County Building, a coalition of African American pastors rang the bell for what they said is an economic emergency. Rev. Ira Acree and clergy representing 20 ...