Cook County homeowners are again facing a sharper increase in property taxes this year than businesses, the Office of Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas announced Monday.

Of the 1.8 million upcoming Cook County bills, about 1.3 million residences and 100,000 businesses will see an increase, according to the treasurer’s office analysis.

Cook County property owners have until October 1 to pay the second installment of their 2025 property taxes. But as the bills ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Property taxes imposed by government bodies within Cook County’s borders have grown at twice the rate of inflation over the past ...

Cook County property tax bills to rise A new report from Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas’ office found property taxes have gone up again. County residents are expected to pay $593.

Following a two-month delay, second installment Cook County property tax bills will soon be going out, with payment due by Oct. 1.

Residential tax bills increased by 5.34%, or a collective $600 million, between 2024 and 2025 countywide. Chicago’s residential properties bore 20% of the total increase, about $120 million, while ...

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Cook County is currently embroiled in one of the worst property tax situations of the modern era. What started as a computer glitch quickly spiraled out of control, revealing the systemic failures in ...