Proposed legislation would make Illinois compliant with a 2023 U.S. Supreme Court decision stating property owners are ...

Cook County homeowners have all been granted an extension in paying their first-installment property tax bills for 2026.

CHICAGO - Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is facing a serious challenge in the Democratic primary race from ...

The Democratic primary for Cook County Assessor may be the nastiest of the cycle, with an incumbent's track record versus a challenger's notorious surname. The big picture: Fritz Kaegi is running for ...

Village library leaders have added their voices to the chorus of complaints about delayed and sporadic distributions of Cook ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Thousands of property owners in Cook County are surprised by a change in the property tax grace period. The grace period is now four months shorter than it has been in the past. Many ...

Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas held stock for years in a company with a major contract working in her office, a potential ...

Illinois’ current property tax assessment system dates back to the year Apollo 13 launched and the Beatles broke up. Cook County officials say it's finally time for the 55-year-old framework to get an ...

O'Connor discusses how 2025 was a year of chaos for Cook County and Illinois. CHICAGO, IL, UNITED STATES, January 19, ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Cook County residents who tried to prepay their 2018 property taxes at the Cook County Treasurer's Office today didn't wait long, but thousands of others have already paid their bill.