As she campaigns for a fifth term as Cook County Board president, Toni Preckwinkle is saying the unit of government she ...

A Cook County senior is upset because his property tax refund is delayed, and it turns out what he thought was a small problem is actually a big mess affecting 25,000 taxpayers. A few years ago, Tom ...

A federal judge ruled that Cook County’s system for handling unpaid property taxes violates the Constitution, delivering a major victory for homeowners who lost their properties and accumulated equity ...

By Maria Pappas. Illinois Lets Senior Citizens Defer Up to $7,500 a Year in Property Taxes. Illinois offers senior citizens a ...

Second-half property tax bills for Cook County won’t be sent out until at least September, and possibly not until Thanksgiving, pushing a critical cash flow lifeline for local governments deeper into ...

Cook County officials seeking property tax relief for low-income seniors scraped by in the Illinois General Assembly, winning passage of a bill that expands eligibility for senior property tax breaks ...

Cook County’s system to give property tax breaks to businesses is set to expire in two years, and Board President Toni Preckwinkle is looking to revamp the program that has already shifted billions of ...

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