Cook County could soon launch a program to pay residents cash to help pay their property tax bills. The program would give $1,000 to residents struggling to pay rapidly-increasing taxes. The Cook ...

Pappas said the spike was fueled in part by declining commercial property values in the Loop. Many of those buildings still ...

Cook County property tax bills were badly delayed this fall, but they're finally out and payment is due right before the holidays. The second-installment bills have all been sent out just a month ...

Cook County is considering offering one-time payments of $1,000 to residents who have had the biggest hikes in their property tax bills. The county has budgeted $15 million for the program this year, ...

The most recent reassessment of the value of Chicago properties resulted in a “record-setting” 16.7% increase in the median ...

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