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, ...

A former top official in the Cook County Assessor’s Office was sentenced to two years of probation on Tuesday after admitting to taking bribes and, later, helping the feds investigate corruption ...

The Cook County property tax system’s transition from a 50-year-old information technology system has had its share of missteps and delays due to its vendor, Tyler Technologies. But in any transition ...

Editor’s note: this article is part of a series of election coverage for Illinois’ March 17 primary contests. An additional Q&A with incumbent Cook County Tax Assessor Fritz Kaegi is available here.

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 ...

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 ...

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UNINCORP. ELGIN, Ill. (WLS) -- Property taxes are due on Tuesday in Cook County. Navy Veteran James Duhr, of unincorporated Elgin, says his property taxes on a vacant parcel of land he owns near his ...

Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi conceded to challenger Pat Hynes on Tuesday night. Hynes' children came out and introduced him when he took the stage in an electric room. He told his supporters he is ...

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 ...