Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi valued her house, which she has lived in since 1997, at $140,000, almost 170% higher than it was the year before.

Property owners who pay their bills through their mortgage company or bank have little to worry about if the delays are minor, but late bills can be a stressor on taxing bodies like cities and ...

CHICAGO (CBS) — The second installment of Cook County property taxes is about to go out, and south and southwest suburban homeowners will have to pay a lot more. Property taxes in the south ...

A map from the Cook County Treasurer's Office showed residents, mostly in southern Cook County suburbs, saw the biggest increase in their property tax bills, sometimes 15% or more on average.

Thousands of Cook County property owners who overpaid last year’s taxes are in line to receive automatic refunds. The $22 million in refunds will be distributed to owners of 10,099 properties ...

With some residents facing record-high increases to their property taxes, Cook County commissioners on Thursday approved giving one-time payments of $1,000 to a limited number of households ...

Higher assessments don’t always translate into higher tax bills. The Cook County Board of Review can adjust the assessed valuation of a property if an owner files an appeal. Some say increases ...

Experts predict a property tax apocalypse in Cook County's south suburbs because the same assessment increase there can hit homeowners harder. ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watch ...

Homeowners in Cook County's south suburbs hardest hit by latest round of property tax hikes With property tax bills set to hit mailboxes next week, the median bill jumped a record high 19.9% ...