The Tribune requested the past four years of tax returns from the Democratic candidates for Cook County Board president and ...

Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi owns a million-dollar, 120-year-old Prairie-style, two-story home on a spacious corner lot on the eastern side of Oak Park’s Frank Lloyd Wright Historic District.

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 ...

Illinois (WLS) -- After receiving a sky-high and incorrect property tax assessment, a suburban family said they were nearly bankrupted by paying their taxes, lost their third-generation business and ...

O'Connor discusses how some townships in Cook County remain open for appeal to start 2026. CHICAGO, IL, UNITED STATES, ...

BELLWOOD, Ill. (WLS) -- Home and business owners alike are frustrated as the latest Cook County property tax bills arrive. Property tax rates may have risen due to municipalities demanding more money ...

Q: Why are you running for this office, whether for reelection or election for the first time? Is there a particular issue that motivates you? If so, what? A: I have been Cook County Assessor since ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Instead of going down, the Cook County Assessor says most Chicago homeowners will see their property taxes go up when they get their next bill. But he says it's not his fault. As CBS ...