The Cook County Assessor’s Office processed more than 1.5 million property tax-saving exemptions for homeowners last year, while returning millions of dollars in revenue to taxing districts and ...

Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi and challenger Pat Hynes met for a Tribune editorial board endorsement session Monday ...

In an endorsement session with the Chicago Tribune Editorial Board, Toni Preckwinkle acknowledged the upgrade problems “have ...

O'Connor discusses how 2025 was a year of chaos for Cook County and Illinois. CHICAGO, IL, UNITED STATES, January 19, ...

Too often the people hurt by the current system are seniors on fixed incomes, communities are destabilized and generational ...

Want to go paperless? eBilling lets you receive tax bills via email Cook County property owners can sign up for eBilling for ...

A Democratic state lawmaker has filed a bill to address the Illinois practice of county governments seizing homes and equity ...

Late property tax bills weren’t just an inconvenience for homeowners and businesses, they were a drag on taxing districts ...

Rock Island County required tax buyers at its Dec. 30 sale to attest they would protect homeowners’ equity as judges warn Illinois counties may be liable.

Former Madison County Treasurer Amanda DeVos has been charged with two additional felonies, bringing her total to six criminal charges. DeVos, 38, has been embroiled in a year-long court case that ...

ARRESTED A MINOR IN THIS SAME INCIDENT. MADISON COUNTY’S FORMER TREASURER NOW FACES A CRIMINAL CHARGE. EARLIER THIS MONTH. AMANA DUBOSE WAS CHARGED WITH SECOND DEGREE FRAUDULENT PRACTICES. COURT ...

Cook County approved a 2026 property tax levy of $13,780,089 on December 16, marking a 7.57% increase over the previous year. The approved levy is $969,788 higher than in 2025. Total budgeted expenses ...