Residents can appeal their Cook County property taxes at Schaumburg Township through Nov. 17 and attend a free property tax ...

Cook County is saddled with a “broken system” of property tax appeals that gives breaks to business owners and wealthy white homeowners — while shifting nearly $2 billion of tax burden to the lowest ...

Cook County’s property tax appeal process shifted $1.91 billion in taxes from businesses onto homeowners over the last three years, exacerbating inequities in the city and suburbs, a new report found.

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CHICAGO, May 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Nearly $2 billion in property taxes shifted onto homeowners from businesses over just three years, with a disproportionate share of the added burden falling on ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A new study was just released Monday morning from the Cook County Treasurer's Office. The study reveals a nearly $2 billion shift in the property tax burden from business owners to ...

CHICAGO -- ABC News, ABC-Owned Television Stations and the ABC7 Chicago I-Team are finding that too many Black and Latino homeowners are being "highballed." They are more likely to pay higher property ...

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

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 ...

Cook County’s property tax appeal process shifted $1.91 billion in taxes from businesses onto homeowners over the last three years, exacerbating inequities in the city and suburbs, a new report found.