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

O'Connor discusses how homeowners in some Cook County townships cannot pay their tax bills due to large increases.

O'Connor discusses how the Cook County tax bills are due on April 1. CHICAGO, IL, UNITED STATES, March 11, 2026 ...

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 ...

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

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.

Assessor Fritz Kaegi and challenger Pat Hynes are fighting for control of the office that sets valuations of more than 1.8 million parcels across the county.

For Cook County residents hoping to lower their property tax bills, applications are open for exemptions.

Property tax bills in Cook County are due on Monday night, and the I-Team is investigating the sticker shock and the extreme hikes on many of those bills. The median residential property tax bill ...

New data show homeowners in Cook County are struggling to pay their property tax bills, after those bills jumped by record ...