Investigators found from 1995 to 2024, Cook County property taxes jumped 182%, which is more than twice the rate of inflation ...

The county’s property tax levy has increased from $6.8 billion in 1995 to $19.2 billion in 2024, or twice the rate of ...

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

A new report on property taxes in Cook County shows that they have skyrocketed over the past 30 years. And anyone who has ...

Skyrocketing property taxes​ continue to be a hot-button issue in Cook County — particularly since last fall, when many ...

Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas’ report calls on Democratic leaders that run state government to enact significant reforms ...

CHICAGO, April 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Maria Pappas will host a celebration recognizing the Assyrian New Year 6776 while honoring civic, business, and community leaders who have made significant ...

Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas has a deft and politically useful way of making the complex easy to understand.

County leaders blame a private company's computer system upgrade. Those computer problems were fixed to send your property tax bills, but not your refunds.

Illinois Republicans say Democratic policies are to blame for rising property taxes in the state, after Gov. JB Pritzker said ...

A new report from Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas shows property taxes collected by county taxing bodies over the past 30 years grew at twice the rate of inflation. In 1995, Cook County local ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois Republicans says Democratic policies are to blame for rising property taxes in the state after ...