Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... This story is a collaboration between the Illinois Answers Project and the Chicago Tribune. Nearly half a billion dollars in taxable real estate value has ...

Your Cook County property tax bill could be delayed after a data error at the Cook County Assessor's Office is holding up a key step in the process. Assessor Fritz ...

As Chicago-area homeowners face steep hikes and months-long delays in property tax bills, Cook County Assessor spokesperson Angelina Romero joins ChicagoLIVE to explain what went wrong, why the ...

The Cook County property tax system’s transition from a 50-year-old information technology system has had its share of missteps and delays due to its vendor, Tyler Technologies. But in any transition ...

LYONS TOWNSHIP, Ill. (WLS) -- Cook County homeowners told the ABC7 I-Team they have continuing frustrations over money they are owed but never received. The I-Team investigated complaints about ...

A former top official in the Cook County Assessor’s Office was sentenced to two years of probation on Tuesday after admitting to taking bribes and, later, helping the feds investigate corruption ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Cook County Assessor's Office is hosting its first Neighborhood Housing Forum Tuesday morning. It'll feature panel talks on housing topics like affordable housing, new home ...

Toni Preckwinkle is tired of the bickering over how Cook County values commercial properties for tax purposes. She's hoping a new set of recommendations will fix the problem. The Cook County Board ...

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Illinois’ current property tax assessment system dates back to the year Apollo 13 launched and the Beatles broke up. Cook County officials say it's finally time for the 55-year-old framework to get an ...