Illinois lawmakers are clashing over a Cook County property tax relief plan that restricts the types of evidence the Cook ...

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 ...

A former top official in the Cook County Assessor’s Office was sentenced to two years of probation on Tuesday after admitting to taking bribes and, later, helping the feds investigate corruption ...

One local woman is still owed more than $9, 000, but her hold up started years before the computer upgrade mess.

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Instead of going down, the Cook County Assessor says most Chicago homeowners will see their property taxes go up when they get their next bill. But he says it's not his fault. As CBS ...

Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi is defending a cut to the property tax value of his home this year as his neighbors’ rose by big margins, by explaining it was other homeowners who had been getting a ...

CHICAGO — A Cook County Assessor’s Office employee is calling the increase in property taxes for many homeowners a once in a generation event due to a number of factors. Residents living in several ...

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The Cook County property tax system’s transition from a 50-year-old information technology system has had its share of missteps and delays due to its vendor, Tyler Technologies. But in any transition ...

Fritz Kaegi, tormentor of downtown landlords, is back at it. After trying unsuccessfully to push through big commercial assessment hikes in Chicago last year, the Cook County assessor is trying again ...

Property assessments double for 37,000 homes in Chicago’s historically neglected neighborhoods amid fresh investor interest.

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