A Chicago autopsy confirms Kaleb Deer fatally shot his mother, Barbara Deer, before taking his own life, shocking the East ...

Commissioners are worried what to tell Cook County homeowners about bill timing or long-delayed refunds and local libraries ...

The widow and son of the late Cook County Commissioner Dennis Deer were found dead Tuesday night, officials have confirmed.

A planned anti-violence walk went on as scheduled in Garfield Park Wednesday, one day after its organizer was gunned down in ...

The widow and son of late Cook County Commissioner Dennis Deer were found shot to death on Chicago’s West Side on Tuesday.

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

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The ABC7 I-Team is investigating the massive delays to get Cook County property tax refunds into the hands of taxpayers. County Cook leaders have been blaming a computer system ...

A new report from Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas shows property taxes collected by county taxing bodies over the past 30 years grew at twice the rate of inflation. In 1995, Cook County local ...

Cook County homeowners sent a clear message Tuesday: Rising property taxes have political consequences. Lyons Township Assessor Pat Hynes unseated incumbent Fritz Kaegi by running strongest in the ...

The frustration Cook County homeowners feel about rising property taxes came out loud and clear in Tuesday’s race for county assessor — losing incumbent Fritz Kaegi performed the poorest in areas of ...

While property taxes became a focus across the country in 2025, the biggest story by far was the disaster in Cook County. Starting with computer issues, things cascaded into multiple massive errors ...

For Cook County residents hoping to lower their property tax bills, applications are open for exemptions. The filing period for Tax Year 2025 exemptions opened on Monday. Cook County Assessor Fritz ...