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

O'Connor discusses how the Cook County tax bills are due on April 1. CHICAGO, IL, UNITED STATES, March 11, 2026 ...

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

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

Property taxes are due once or twice per year in most of the U.S., but the exact deadlines usually depend on the county and city you live in. That’s because the taxes mostly fund local governments, so ...

Cook County officials announced on March 2 that first-installment 2025 property tax bills have all been mailed by the treasurer’s office on schedule.