Editorial: Cook County property tax fiasco is costing school districts and thus taxpayers a fortune

School districts throughout Cook County are out more than $122 million due to Cook County technology overhaul gone horribly ...
The Real Deal

Cook County’s property tax sales are unconstitutional, court finds

A federal judge ruled that Cook County’s system for handling unpaid property taxes violates the Constitution, delivering a major victory for homeowners who lost their properties and accumulated equity ...
ABC 7 Chicago

Cook County homeowners grapple with skyrocketing property taxes with bills due Monday night

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Property tax bills in Cook County are due on Monday night, and the I-Team is investigating the sticker shock and the extreme hikes on many of those bills. The median residential ...
Chicago Tribune

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

Cook County officials seeking property tax relief for low-income seniors scraped by in the Illinois General Assembly, winning passage of a bill that expands eligibility for senior property tax breaks ...
WBEZ

Black neighborhoods hit hardest with Cook County property tax bill increase, analysis finds

Homeowners in some of the city’s most affordable neighborhoods may be surprised to see a spike in their property tax bills that were mailed out Friday. Residential property tax bills are rising ...
Chicago Sun-Times

Cook County property tax bills due Dec. 15 after delay of several months

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ABC 7 Chicago

Cook County assessor faces angry questions from West Side homeowners over sharp property tax hikes

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Monday night's workshop was one of three being put on by the Cook County Assessor's Office this week in some of the neighborhoods hardest hit by property tax increases. But even with ...
Chicago Sun-Times

Black neighborhoods hit hardest with Cook County property tax bill increase, analysis finds

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