COOK COUNTY, Ill. (WLS) -- Hundreds of properties throughout Cook County are being misclassified or undervalued, resulting in a significant loss in tax dollars. That's according to an investigation by ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Cook County Assessor is planning to correct thousands of assessment errors in the south and west suburbs after i-Team reports about mistakes and high increases in property tax ...

A major error in property classification by the Cook County Assessor’s Office has sparked serious concerns among taxpayers. Widespread misclassifications of ...

CHICAGO - The two Democratic primary candidates for Cook County assessor sparred over their approach to reigning in property taxes and campaign contributions on Wednesday night’s Chicago Report Debate ...

Real estate investors are downright scared of Chicago property taxes. Almost everyone agrees Cook County’s real estate tax system is in need of major reforms, and at least some believe Assessor Fritz ...

In a recent editorial, the Tribune Editorial Board argues that “the job of those who assess property for tax purposes is to get the calculations as correct as possible in light of what’s actually ...

Regarding Sunday’s article on the Cook County assessor’s office (“Misclassifications, missed millions”): I am amazed at the complete incompetence of Assessor Fritz Kaegi and his staff. How can he ...

Hynes has more than 30 years of experience in property assessments, including two decades of work at the Cook County Assessor's office. He is running his campaign on three central issues: providing ...