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.

Skyrocketing property taxes​ continue to be a hot-button issue in Cook County — particularly since last fall, when many residents saw their tax bills increase by 100% or more.

While it may seem like a low bar, Cook County’s ability to get out its tax bills on time was an accomplishment few would have expected. Thanks to numerous computer problems, the county took months to ...

Robert Castle says his property tax bill in Cook County skyrocketed overnight. Here’s why it happened, how assessments change ...

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

O’Connor discusses the implications of the court’s ruling on Cook County’s tax sales CHICAGO, IL, UNITED STATES, April ...