Cook County homeowners now have more tools than ever to understand how their property is valued. From detailed comparable sales data to interactive maps, the Assessor’s Office is making the process ...

Cook County is offering more tools, data, and transparency to help property owners understand and verify their property assessments. From open data releases to detailed methodology worksheets, ...

Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi announced the deadline for homeowners to apply for property tax exemptions is Friday, May 15 ...

After a Sun-Times Watchdogs investigation revealed that Annette Guzman took the tax breaks for five years, Cook County ...

Cook County property tax bills will be late again this year, the treasurer’s office bluntly affirmed this week, as various offices continue to try to catch up from last year’s troubles and address ...

Over the next few weeks, property owners in Cook County will receive valuation notices from the assessor’s office. While property values have risen steeply in recent history, Cook County Assessor Bob ...

The annual filing season for property tax exemptions is now open. Many exemptions are automatically renewed, but some homeowners need to apply this year to receive the benefits they’re entitled to: ...

The frustration Cook County homeowners feel about rising property taxes came out loud and clear in Tuesday’s race for county assessor — losing incumbent Fritz Kaegi performed the poorest in areas ...

Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi conceded defeat to Pat Hynes, a one-time employee of the two-term incumbent’s office. Chicago Tonight is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available ...

Hynes has more than 30 years of experience in property assessments, including two decades of work at the Cook County Assessor's office. He is running his campaign on three central issues: providing ...

Samantha Steele — the Cook County elected official who ran for reelection while fighting drunk driving allegations — suffered a landslide defeat in Tuesday’s Democratic primary. Longtime Democratic ...

After expensive and bruising campaigns, Cook County voters fanned out to choose their Democratic nominee for County Board president and assessor Tuesday. Early returns show incumbents Toni Preckwinkle ...