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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi released the initial assessments of residential and commercial properties in Oak Park Township on May 6. The Assessor’s Office reassesses one-third of Cook County ...