Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi took to the City Club of Chicago stage Thursday to quell worries about a “doom loop” and rising tax bills, telling the crowd concerns of a downtown downward spiral in ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

CHICAGO - The two Democratic primary candidates for Cook County assessor sparred over their approach to reigning in property taxes and campaign contributions on Wednesday night’s Chicago Report Debate ...

Real estate investors are downright scared of Chicago property taxes. Almost everyone agrees Cook County’s real estate tax system is in need of major reforms, and at least some believe Assessor Fritz ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Property taxes are due Thursday, and the I-Team is updating its coverage on property tax assessment mistakes. The ABC7 Chicago I-Team uncovered more than 4,000 errors made by the Cook ...

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Hynes has more than 30 years of experience in property assessments, including two decades of work at the Cook County Assessor's office. He is running his campaign on three central issues: providing ...