When the Chicago Tribune and Illinois Answers Project set out to investigate the accuracy of property assessments in Cook County, it became clear that reporters would have to use every bit of ...

Toni Preckwinkle is tired of the bickering over how Cook County values commercial properties for tax purposes. She's hoping a new set of recommendations will fix the problem. The Cook County Board ...

COOK COUNTY, Ill. (WLS) -- Hundreds of properties throughout Cook County are being misclassified or undervalued, resulting in a significant loss in tax dollars. That's according to an investigation by ...

CHICAGO - The two Democratic primary candidates for Cook County assessor sparred over their approach to reigning in property taxes and campaign contributions on Wednesday night’s Chicago Report Debate ...

Real estate investors are downright scared of Chicago property taxes. Almost everyone agrees Cook County’s real estate tax system is in need of major reforms, and at least some believe Assessor Fritz ...

After expensive and bruising campaigns, Cook County voters fanned out to choose their Democratic nominee for County Board president and assessor Tuesday. Early returns show incumbents Toni Preckwinkle ...

A major error in property classification by the Cook County Assessor’s Office has sparked serious concerns among taxpayers. Widespread misclassifications of ...

Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi took office in 2018 pledging to rid the office of corruption and create a process that more equitably shares the tax burden between homeowners and businesses. Eight ...

A former employee in the Cook County assessor’s office was sentenced to two years of probation Tuesday after a federal judge credited his extensive cooperation with investigators. Francisco Perez, 51, ...