Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi and challenger Pat Hynes met for a Tribune editorial board endorsement session Monday ...

After two shaky terms and voter anger about their property tax bills, Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi is in the fight of his ...

The Cook County Assessor’s Office processed more than 1.5 million property tax-saving exemptions for homeowners last year, while returning millions of dollars in revenue to taxing districts and ...

Real estate investors are downright scared of Chicago property taxes. Almost everyone agrees Cook County’s real estate tax system is in need of major reforms, and at least some believe Assessor Fritz ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... This story is a collaboration between the Illinois Answers Project and the Chicago Tribune. Nearly half a billion dollars in taxable real estate value has ...

A former top official in the Cook County Assessor’s Office was sentenced to two years of probation on Tuesday after admitting to taking bribes and, later, helping the feds investigate corruption ...

Illinois’ current property tax assessment system dates back to the year Apollo 13 launched and the Beatles broke up. Cook County officials say it's finally time for the 55-year-old framework to get an ...

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ORLAND TOWNSHIP — After a months-long delay, this year’s second installment tax bills are finally set to be issued, Orland Township Assessor Rich E. Kelly's office announced Monday. Bills will be ...

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