Barbara Deer, widow of late Cook County (Ill.) Commissioner, fatally shot by son, who then took his own life, autopsy finds

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

‘R-rated Groundhog Day’: Cook County tax bills will be late this summer, officials predict

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

House Speaker backs millionaires tax, but Democrats split over how much to devote to property tax relief

One proposed constitutional amendment imposing a 3% tax on millionaires would yield $1,500 checks to property owners. Another ...
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Your Property Taxes with Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas: Thirty Years of Runaway Property Taxes Demand Action

Since I came into this office in 1998, there’s been one constant, the inexorable rise of property tax bills.  To better understand why, my office conducted a 30-year analysis of property tax data. The ...