The next portion of Cook County property taxes are due on Wednesday. Here's a primer on why we even have property taxes.

County leaders blame a private company's computer system upgrade. Those computer problems were fixed to send your property tax bills, but not your refunds.

Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas’ report calls on Democratic leaders that run state government to enact significant reforms ...

The county’s property tax levy has increased from $6.8 billion in 1995 to $19.2 billion in 2024, or twice the rate of ...

A new report on property taxes in Cook County shows that they have skyrocketed over the past 30 years. And anyone who has ...

The primary driver of the tax burden is school districts, which accounted for nearly 55 percent of all property taxes in 2024 ...

Treasurer Maria Pappas released the study just days before property taxes are due in Cook County and says it's a "call to ...

Rising property taxes have political consequences. Lyons Township Assessor Pat Hynes unseated incumbent Fritz Kaegi by ...

A Morgan Park family is still in shock after a staggering 300% spike in their latest property tax bill, and the man poised to ...

Investigators found from 1995 to 2024, Cook County property taxes jumped 182%, which is more than twice the rate of inflation ...

Republicans are blaming Democratic policies, such as unfunded mandates on local governments and school districts, for raising ...

Outside Chicago, only a fourth of municipal property taxes collected this year for police and fire are going to services.