Toni Preckwinkle is tired of the bickering over how Cook County values commercial properties for tax purposes. She's hoping a new set of recommendations will fix the problem. The Cook County Board ...

COOK COUNTY, Ill. (WLS) -- Hundreds of properties throughout Cook County are being misclassified or undervalued, resulting in a significant loss in tax dollars. That's according to an investigation by ...

A former Cook County assessor’s office employee was sentenced Tuesday to three years’ probation for conspiring to accept golf outings at country clubs from two businessmen in exchange for helping ...

As Chicago-area homeowners face steep hikes and months-long delays in property tax bills, Cook County Assessor spokesperson Angelina Romero joins ChicagoLIVE to explain what went wrong, why the ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... This story is a collaboration between the Illinois Answers Project and the Chicago Tribune. Nearly half a billion dollars in taxable real estate value has ...

A major error in property classification by the Cook County Assessor’s Office has sparked serious concerns among taxpayers. Widespread misclassifications of ...

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 ...

Regarding Sunday’s article on the Cook County assessor’s office (“Misclassifications, missed millions”): I am amazed at the complete incompetence of Assessor Fritz Kaegi and his staff. How can he ...