Under a bill that cleared committee in Springfield, annual tax sales — the government’s way of dealing with delinquent ...

Cook County is on the hook for tens of millions of dollars to homeowners who lost their homes and equity as a result of the annual county tax sale, a judge has ruled.

After a year of finger pointing between a private company and Cook County, property owners are finally getting property tax ...

A Cook County senior is upset because his property tax refund is delayed, and it turns out what he thought was a small problem is actually a big mess affecting 25,000 taxpayers. A few years ago, Tom ...

Since 2020, nearly 2,500 homeowners not only lost their properties but also the equity they had in those homes after their delinquent property taxes were sold. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled those sales ...

A north suburban woman is finally cashing in on thousands of dollars in property tax refunds, after months of promises from ...

CHICAGO - From the city to the suburbs, property owners in Cook County have been frustrated with rising real estate taxes, especially as the next round of payments are due on Wednesday, April 1. The ...

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 ...

State Rep. Kam Buckner, a lead negotiator on the Illinois megaprojects bill, says the Cook County Treasurer's office study ...

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 ...

A new study from the Cook County Treasurer's office underlines growing concerns about the impact the Illinois megaprojects ...