Illinois now has the highest property taxes in the nation. Most of this is thanks to Cook County. The Chicago area is in high demand, but has seen over 30 years of tax increases, making it one of the ...

Homeowners across Cook County were certainly ready to put 2025 behind them. Starting with a computer issue, a series of events led to one of the largest residential property tax increases in the ...

Ongoing software upgrades and a massive backlog of 290,000 property tax appeals have stalled tens of thousands of Cook County tax refunds, leaving ...

Commissioners are worried what to tell Cook County homeowners about bill timing or long-delayed refunds and local libraries and schools about detailed revenue projections.

In Illinois, depending on the county where the owner's property is located, they may have multiple opportunities to appeal their property tax assessment. For owners in Cook County, the first is the ...

Whether in a rural town or the heart of Chicago, taxpayers all over Illinois are facing the heaviest property taxes in the nation. Thanks to numerous unresolved problems, including a statewide pension ...