The Cook County Assessor is in charge of appraising the county’s land parcels and handling tax incentives, exemptions and ...

About 1,700 certificates of error — a one-page request to correct assessment mistakes — were turned in to Cook County ...

CHICAGO - The two Democratic primary candidates for Cook County assessor sparred over their approach to reigning in property taxes and campaign contributions on Wednesday night’s Chicago Report Debate ...

Roughly 20,000 approved certificate-of-error refunds, worth more than $46 million in total, are currently stuck at the Cook ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After expensive and bruising campaigns, Cook County voters fanned out to choose their Democratic nominee for County Board ...

Many Chicago homeowners have been suffering from sticker shock, as property tax bills on the South and West sides have skyrocketed. Long lines formed outside the Cook County Assessor's Office on ...

The Democratic primary contest for Cook County assessor pits a two-term millionaire running on systemic reform against a ...

Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi took office in 2018 pledging to rid the office of corruption and create a process that more equitably shares the tax burden between homeowners and businesses. Eight ...

The next portion of Cook County property taxes are due on Wednesday. Here's a primer on why we even have property taxes.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Candidates running for office in Cook County started filing their paperwork Monday. The race for the assessor's office is expected to be heated after recent controversy over property ...

Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi conceded defeat to Pat Hynes, a one-time employee of the two-term incumbent’s office. Chicago Tonight is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available ...