For homeowners on a fixed income, a surprise four figure bill can feel impossible to handle.

Cook County’s property tax system is a case study in persistent dysfunction, and reform is elusive because the system is a cash cow for local governments. The broken assessment and appeals processes ...

Chicago Public Schools borrowed over $1.8 billion amid a delay in last year’s Cook County bills, adding interest costs and ...

Pretty soon now, Chicagoans are going to see just how much the post-COVID real estate value gyrations have affected what they will begin paying in property taxes. For most households, the evidence we ...

(The Center Square) – The Chicago Board of Education has raised its property tax levy to fund Chicago Public Schools, but opponents say property owners are selling and families are at a breaking point ...

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Chicago homeowners are voicing frustration over climbing property tax bills, saying they see little return on their payments. According to Fox News, in the West Side neighborhood of Lawndale, ...

Austin Berg, the director of the Chicago Policy Institute, joined Andrew Walworth, Tom Bevan, and Carl Cannon on Tuesday's edition of the RealClearPolitics podcast to discuss what may be a brewing ...