Cook County has yet to mail out property tax bills that were supposed to go out in July with an August pay-by date. For ...

We met with Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and were disheartened to hear that her people still can’t say when property tax bills will be ready.

Cook County will soon distribute $1,000 payments to some homeowners who saw a significant spike in property taxes in the past years, the county announced in April. The Homeowner Relief Fund — a $15 ...

As election season kicks off in earnest and the Springfield veto session hurtles to its conclusion, Cook County Board ...

The Cook County Homeowner Relief Fund will pay $1,000 to eligible homeowners who saw a property tax increase of 50% or more ...

What happens when property tax revenue doesn’t come in on time due to computer glitches, but local governmental entities still need to make payroll and keep the lights on? In the case of Chicago ...

Homeowners in Cook County may soon see some relief from property tax increases. The Cook County Board of Commissioners on Thursday approved eligibility rules for the Cook County Homeowner Relief Fund ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Cook County Treasurer said homeowners in the county may be owed money, and a simple check-in online is all they need to do. Maria Pappas said during this hard time, there are ...

(TNS) — Cook County property tax bills already on track to be at least one month tardy may arrive even later as controversial contractor Tyler Technologies’ upgrades to the countywide property tax ...

One local woman is still owed more than $9, 000, but her hold up started years before the computer upgrade mess.

Who pays for governmental ineptitude? In considering that question in its many contexts, this board has focused mainly on taxpayers and understandably so. After all, they’re the ones footing the ...