The transfers were possible due to Cook County's minimal oversight and lack of clear rules to prevent local officials from ...

The case affects more than 1,700 homeowners who lost their properties in tax sales, but whether the county owes them money ...

Treasurer Maria Pappas' office took "emergency steps" to send some of the more than $8 billion in property tax funds due to ...

Several suburban school superintendents told the Cook County Board Thursday their districts are hurting financially because ...

The Tribune requested the past four years of tax returns from the Democratic candidates for Cook County Board president and ...

The interest and issuance cost of borrowing and lost investments totaled $59.5 million for suburban school districts and ...

As election season kicks off in earnest and the Springfield veto session hurtles to its conclusion, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and Assessor Fritz Kaegi are both pressing state ...

CHICAGO -- ABC News, ABC-Owned Television Stations and the ABC7 Chicago I-Team are finding that too many Black and Latino homeowners are being "highballed." They are more likely to pay higher property ...

O'Connor discusses how some townships in Cook County remain open for appeal to start 2026. CHICAGO, IL, UNITED STATES, ...

As she campaigns for a fifth term as Cook County Board president, Toni Preckwinkle is saying the unit of government she ...

Like a haunted house, property taxes can creep up and surprise property owners if they are not prepared. Many Illinois property owners may not understand how crucial it is to be aware of the many ...