Sweeping property tax foreclosure reforms pushed by Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas passed Saturday in the Illinois General Assembly and now head to the governor's desk.

Cook County is on the hook for tens of millions of dollars to homeowners who lost their homes and equity as a result of the annual county tax sale, a judge has ruled.

State Rep. Kam Buckner, a lead negotiator on the Illinois megaprojects bill, says the Cook County Treasurer's office study ...

After a year of finger pointing between a private company and Cook County, property owners are finally getting property tax ...

Cook County is saddled with a “broken system” of property tax appeals that gives breaks to business owners and wealthy white homeowners — while shifting nearly $2 billion of tax burden to the lowest ...

Under a bill that cleared committee in Springfield, annual tax sales — the government’s way of dealing with delinquent ...

Treasurer Maria Pappas' office estimates legislation under consideration in Springfield would save the Bears some $1.5 ...

Gov. JB Pritzker’s office responded Tuesday to a Cook County Treasurer report that raised questions about the megaproject ...

A new study from the Cook County Treasurer's office underlines growing concerns about the impact the Illinois megaprojects ...

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