After monthslong delays in mailing tax bills last year created havoc for property owners and local governments in Cook County, officials announced Monday that this year’s bills are out on time. All ...

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

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

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 ...

Toni Preckwinkle and Maria Pappas made the announcement promising on-time bills in a news release hours before Preckwinkle was to face her Democratic primary opponent in a debate.

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

Amid rising property tax bills in Chicago, Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi – whose office plays a key role in determining ...

The incumbent lays out why he’s a better choice than the Chicago real estate industry’s preferred candidate, challenger Patrick Hynes.

The two Democratic primary candidates in the Cook County assessor race debates why property tax bills have increased so much.