Late tax bills have cost Cook County schools nearly $122 million, district leaders say

The interest and issuance cost of borrowing and lost investments totaled $59.5 million for suburban school districts and ...

Here’s what we learned from top Cook County candidates’ tax returns and ethics filings

The Tribune requested the past four years of tax returns from the Democratic candidates for Cook County Board president and ...

Some Townships in Cook County Remain Open for Appeal to Start 2026

O'Connor discusses how some townships in Cook County remain open for appeal to start 2026. CHICAGO, IL, UNITED STATES, ...

Property tax foreclosures illegally stripped Cook County homeowners of their equity, federal judge rules

The case affects more than 1,700 homeowners who lost their properties in tax sales, but whether the county owes them money ...

Cook County distributing $2.3 billion in property tax revenue amid long delay due to computer issues

Treasurer Maria Pappas' office took "emergency steps" to send some of the more than $8 billion in property tax funds due to ...
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'Highballed': Communities of color over-taxed in Chicago area; what's being done to fix the problem

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 ...
ABC 7 Chicago

Vote to repeal Cook County sweetened beverage tax scheduled for next week

CHICAGO (WLS) -- With a motion to repeal the sweetened beverage tax expected to come before the Cook County Board next week, Board President Toni Preckwinkle was once again defending the tax on ...
ABC 7 Chicago

Cook County property tax overpayment, unclaimed exemptions may entitle homeowners to refunds

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 ...