Editorial: Cook County property tax fiasco is costing school districts and thus taxpayers a fortune

School districts throughout Cook County are out more than $122 million due to Cook County technology overhaul gone horribly ...
WBEZ

Here are more than a dozen ways Cook County’s property tax system could be more fair

A new study calls for government agencies involved in the Cook County property tax system to better collaborate to help the system become more fair and equitable, as a growing chorus of homeowners ...
WBEZ

Contesting Cook County property taxes can feel like a part-time job

Karin Schluecker Korth says her house is too big for her, but she doesn’t want to leave. It holds the memory of her late husband Bruce, who died in 2015; his spirit is in the house, she says. Her ...
Crain's Chicago Business

Opinion: How to make Cook County’s property tax appeals fairer for all

The Cook County treasurer’s recent report, “A Broken Property Tax Appeals System: How the Assessment Appeals System Disproportionately Shifts the Tax Burden onto Homeowners in Low-Income, Black, and ...
Yahoo

Editorial: Again with the late property tax bills, Cook County?

This is a particularly bad year in Chicago for second-installment property tax bills to arrive late. One year after Cook County property tax officials congratulated themselves for getting the second ...
Chicago Sun-Times

Black neighborhoods hit hardest with Cook County property tax bill increase, analysis finds

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WTVD

'Highballed': Communities of color over-taxed in Chicago area; what's being done to fix the problem

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 ...
Bisnow

Cook County Is On A Property Tax Reform Mission. CRE Players Say They'll Believe When They See It

Illinois’ current property tax assessment system dates back to the year Apollo 13 launched and the Beatles broke up. Cook County officials say it's finally time for the 55-year-old framework to get an ...
Chicago Sun-Times

Appealing your property assessment saves thousands in taxes, but the task can be daunting

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KRON4 News

Property Tax Nightmares: Property Tax Traps and Cook County’s Ghostly Glitch

Like a haunted house, property taxes can creep up and surprise property owners if they are not prepared. Many Illinois property owners may not understand how crucial it is to be aware of the many ...
WGN-TV

Pastors unite to demand property tax relief for South and West Side residents

COOK COUNTY, Ill. (WGN) — At the Cook County Building, a coalition of African American pastors rang the bell for what they said is an economic emergency. Rev. Ira Acree and clergy representing 20 ...