Cook County homeowners now have more tools than ever to understand how their property is valued. From detailed comparable sales data to interactive maps, the Assessor’s Office is making the process ...

Cook County is offering more tools, data, and transparency to help property owners understand and verify their property assessments. From open data releases to detailed methodology worksheets, ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Property tax bills in Cook County are due on Monday night, and the I-Team is investigating the sticker shock and the extreme hikes on many of those bills. The median residential ...

Many Chicago homeowners have been suffering from sticker shock, as property tax bills on the South and West sides have skyrocketed. Long lines formed outside the Cook County Assessor's Office on ...

Democratic candidates for Cook County assessor faced off in their first televised debate Wednesday evening, trading barbs about “garbage data,” “wild swings” in property values and “pay to play” ...

Backed by real estate industry heavy-hitters, Lyons Township Tax Assessor Patrick Hynes ousted two-term incumbent Fritz Kaegi to secure a spot as Democratic nominee for Cook County Assessor. “For too ...

In 1978, California voters passed Proposition 13, a state constitutional amendment known as “The People’s Initiative to Limit Property Taxation” and designed to protect older homeowners who voters ...