The average bill rose 3 percent last year, in part because of higher tax rates. There are ways to try to reduce what you owe, ...

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

Fox Chicago wanted to provide a fairly basic explainer of why paying property taxes is even a thing. Property taxes are an important revenue stream for local governments like cities, counties, school ...

CHICAGO - From the city to the suburbs, property owners in Cook County have been frustrated with rising real estate taxes, especially as the next round of payments are due on Wednesday, April 1. The ...

A new report on property taxes in Cook County shows that they have skyrocketed over the past 30 years. And anyone who has seen their latest tax bill can attest to the strain on the checkbook. In an ...

Dana Kozlov is an Emmy Award-winning political investigative reporter for CBS2 Chicago. Prior to joining the station in 2003, she worked at WGN, CNN Chicago and WEEK-TV in Peoria, where she began her ...

Property taxes imposed by government bodies within Cook County’s borders have grown at twice the rate of inflation over the past three decades, outpacing wage growth and driving an affordability ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Property taxes imposed by government bodies within Cook County’s borders have grown at twice the rate of inflation over the past ...

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 ...

Investigators found from 1995 to 2024, Cook County property taxes jumped 182%, which is more than twice the rate of inflation. Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas joins Dana Kozlov to explain. Video ...

COOK COUNTY, Ill. (WLS) -- A new report on property taxes in Cook County shows that they have skyrocketed over the past 30 years. And anyone who has seen their latest tax bill can attest to the strain ...