County leaders blame a private company's computer system upgrade. Those computer problems were fixed to send your property tax bills, but not your refunds.

More than 8,000 Cook County property owners are still waiting for their tax refunds. Nearly $200,000,000 has been owed to ...

A disabled U.S. Army veteran who says he followed the rules is now on the brink of losing his home, caught in a confusing web ...

Real estate investor Greg Bingham is under renewed scrutiny after quietly building a lucrative pipeline of foreclosed homes across Cook County by participating in its tax lien sales — amassing ...

Todd Feurer is a web producer for CBS Chicago. He has previously written for WBBM Newsradio, WUIS-FM and the New City News Service. Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle easily fended off a ...

Seniors who received a windfall deposit as a result of the Social Security Fairness Act are now finding that the consequences of that unexpected benefit can be costly, especially in Illinois.

The next portion of Cook County property taxes are due on Wednesday. Here's a primer on why we even have property taxes.

Maria Pappas will host a celebration recognizing the Assyrian New Year 6776 while honoring civic, business, and community leaders who have made significant contributions to the Chicagoland area. The ...

Investigators found from 1995 to 2024, Cook County property taxes jumped 182%, which is more than twice the rate of inflation ...

Maria Pappas' report condemns political leaders — many of them Democrats like herself — for exploiting loopholes in a state ...

Rising property taxes have political consequences. Lyons Township Assessor Pat Hynes unseated incumbent Fritz Kaegi by ...