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

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

O’Connor discusses the implications of the court’s ruling on Cook County’s tax sales CHICAGO, IL, UNITED STATES, April ...

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 ...

Treasurer Maria Pappas released the study just days before property taxes are due in Cook County and says it's a "call to action." ...

Chicago and Cook County property owners are being battered by a property tax system that has outpaced inflation by double ...

Roughly 20,000 approved certificate-of-error refunds, worth more than $46 million in total, are currently stuck at the Cook ...

I am writing to express my strong support for the homeowners, organizations and the more than 1,700 property owners involved in the class-action lawsuit filed regarding the Cook County tax scavenger ...

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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 ...

Mon, March 30, 2026 at 8:32 PM UTC CHICAGO - Property taxes in Cook County have risen at nearly twice the rate of inflation, according to a new study from Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas’ office.