The next portion of Cook County property taxes are due on Wednesday. Here's a primer on why we even have property taxes.

Treasurer Maria Pappas released the study just days before property taxes are due in Cook County and says it's a "call to action." ...

County leaders blame a private company's computer system upgrade. Those computer problems were fixed to send your property tax bills, but not your refunds.

New data show homeowners in Cook County are struggling to pay their property tax bills, after those bills jumped by record amounts in some cases. According to a new analysis from the Cook County ...

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While property taxes became a focus across the country in 2025, the biggest story by far was the disaster in Cook County. Starting with computer issues, things cascaded into multiple massive errors ...

A Morgan Park family is still in shock after a staggering 300% spike in their latest property tax bill, and the man poised to ...