Cook County homeowners have all been granted an extension in paying their first-installment property tax bills for 2026.

Assessor Fritz Kaegi and challenger Pat Hynes are fighting for control of the office that sets valuations of more than 1.8 million parcels across the county.

O'Connor discusses how homeowners in some Cook County townships cannot pay their tax bills due to large increases.

Amid rising property tax bills in Chicago, Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi – whose office plays a key role in determining individual property owners' tax burdens – is running for a third term against ...

The head-to-head featured Fritz Kaegi accusing Pat Hynes of being beholden to property tax attorneys and Hynes arguing Kaegi ...

County officials said they would be mailing 1.8 million first installment property tax bills for the 2025 tax year by March 2.

For Cook County residents hoping to lower their property tax bills, applications are open for exemptions.

Democratic Board of Review members Samantha Steele and George Cardenas have feuded. Both face opponents with lots of ...

Hynes got his start as a commercial appraiser of industrial properties and later became a longtime employee of the Cook County Assessor’s Office. He worked under former assessor ...

Races for Cook County Board president and assessor as well as a few county board races in Lake County are among the local races to watch in Tuesday’s primary elections. Cook County Board ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas is firing back at allegations made by Tyler Technologies, a Texas-based company contracted to upgrade Cook County's property tax system. Tyler ...