Proposed legislation would make Illinois compliant with a 2023 U.S. Supreme Court decision stating property owners are ...

The measure is the latest in a series of delays because Illinois is the last to change state law in accordance with a 2023 ...

The state has not yet updated its law, exposing counties to potential liability, and two legislative fixes have been introduced to address the issue.

According to Crain's Chicago Business, the measure lets the Cook County Treasurer push the auction back again and keeps in place temporary caps on interest for certain delinquent balances while ...

I am writing to express my strong support for the homeowners, organizations and the more than 1,700 property owners involved in the class-action lawsuit filed regarding the Cook County tax scavenger ...

Late last year a federal judge ruled that the tax sale system used by Cook County is unconstitutional, violating both the Fifth Amendment and Eighth Amendment. Cook County conducts an annual sale for ...

First installment property tax bills are typically released in February and due in early March, but will be delayed by one month by an overhaul of the county’s property tax system plagued with ...

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

With Cook County property tax payments due December 15, Treasurer Maria Pappas says payment plans are available for those unable to pay their tax bills in full by the deadline. "I know coming up with ...

Plans are underway to sunset Cook County’s contentious property tax sale system in the coming years. Last week, state Sen. Celina Villanueva, D-Chicago, filed a bill to bring Illinois into compliance ...