Cook County is on the hook for tens of millions of dollars to homeowners who lost their homes and equity as a result of the annual county tax sale, a judge has ruled.

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After a year of finger pointing between a private company and Cook County, property owners are finally getting property tax refunds.

Since 2020, nearly 2,500 homeowners not only lost their properties but also the equity they had in those homes after their delinquent property taxes were sold. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled those sales ...

Commissioners are worried what to tell Cook County homeowners about bill timing or long-delayed refunds and local libraries and schools about detailed revenue projections.

CHICAGO - From the city to the suburbs, property owners in Cook County have been frustrated with rising real estate taxes, especially as the next round of payments are due on Wednesday, April 1. The ...

"The county did not need to receive an engraved notice to understand that its actions—taking private property without providing just compensation—constituted a 'classic' violation of the Fifth ...

CHICAGO - Property taxes in Cook County have risen at nearly twice the rate of inflation, according to a new study from Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas’ office. Over the past three decades, ...

A new study from the Cook County Treasurer's office underlines growing concerns about the impact the Illinois megaprojects ...

The next installments of Cook County property tax bills are due on Wednesday. Fox Chicago wanted to provide a fairly basic explainer of why paying property taxes is even a thing. Property taxes are an ...