Cook County could soon launch a program to pay residents cash to help pay their property tax bills. The program would give $1,000 to residents struggling to pay rapidly-increasing taxes.

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle on Thursday acknowledged difficulties with the expensive, long-delayed and glitch-ridden computer overhaul of the county’s property tax system ...

Just in time for this summer’s property tax bills, the Cook County Board has finalized plans for a one-time relief program for a small slice of taxpayers. The program will dole out $13.6 million ...

Homeowners in Cook County may soon see some relief from property tax increases. The Cook County Board of Commissioners on Thursday approved eligibility rules for the Cook County Homeowner Relief ...

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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 ...

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Lavette Mayes had already spent 425 days locked up in the Cook County jail when she found herself in front of a judge in 2016. The Chicago Community Bond Fund had just helped her buy her freedom ...

Donation Options Search Search Search Cook County Commissioner Bridget Gainer is leading an effort to give one-time payments of $1,000 to residents who have had the biggest hikes in their property ...

Cook County’s top prosecutor says she does not believe the chief judge can safely administer electronic monitoring and has instructed her lawyers to object every time it is imposed.

Cook County received more than 230,000 applications during the 2022 open application period. Recipients were required to have a household income at or below 250% of the federal poverty level.