Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Good morning, Chicago. Citing this year’s record property tax hikes, the Cook County Board of Review is giving taxpayers another ...

New data show homeowners in Cook County are struggling to pay their property tax bills, after those bills jumped by record amounts in some cases.

Although she claims homeowner and senior exemptions, McCaskill does not reside in the home, which is a vagrant. The Cook County Assessor’s Office has referred the matter to its erroneous exemption ...

A volunteer firefighter and Lyons Township Assessor, Pat Hynes is a Democratic candidate in the March 17 primary for Cook County Assessor.

Democratic Board of Review members Samantha Steele and George Cardenas have feuded. Both face opponents with lots of political experience.

In 2025, Illinois surpassed New Jersey as the state with the highest property taxes in the nation. While the entire state reached this dubious mark, it was Cook County that was responsible for most of ...

Democratic candidates for Cook County assessor faced off in their first televised debate Wednesday evening, trading barbs about “garbage data,” “wild swings” in property values and “pay to play” ...