After expensive and bruising campaigns, Cook County voters fanned out to choose their Democratic nominee for County Board president and assessor Tuesday. Early returns show incumbents Toni Preckwinkle ...

CHICAGO - The two Democratic primary candidates for Cook County assessor sparred over their approach to reigning in property taxes and campaign contributions on Wednesday night’s Chicago Report Debate ...

LYONS, Ill. (WLS) -- The ABC7 I-Team team has been looking into extraordinary increases in property tax assessments, leaving home owners panicked that they won't be able to afford to stay in their ...

A north suburban woman is finally cashing in on thousands of dollars in property tax refunds, after months of promises from ...

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COOK COUNTY, Ill. (WLS) -- Hundreds of properties throughout Cook County are being misclassified or undervalued, resulting in a significant loss in tax dollars. That's according to an investigation by ...

Real estate investors are downright scared of Chicago property taxes. Almost everyone agrees Cook County’s real estate tax system is in need of major reforms, and at least some believe Assessor Fritz ...

Cook County is on the hook for tens of millions of dollars to homeowners who lost their homes and equity as a result of the annual county tax sale, a judge has ruled.

Regarding Sunday’s article on the Cook County assessor’s office (“Misclassifications, missed millions”): I am amazed at the complete incompetence of Assessor Fritz Kaegi and his staff. How can he ...

CHICAGO -- ABC News, ABC-Owned Television Stations and the ABC7 Chicago I-Team are finding that too many Black and Latino homeowners are being "highballed." They are more likely to pay higher property ...