Cook County homeowners have all been granted an extension in paying their first-installment property tax bills for 2026.

County officials said they would be mailing 1.8 million first installment property tax bills for the 2025 tax year by March 2.

After monthslong delays in mailing tax bills last year created havoc for property owners and local governments in Cook County, officials announced Monday that this year’s bills are out on time. All ...

Toni Preckwinkle and Maria Pappas made the announcement promising on-time bills in a news release hours before Preckwinkle was to face her Democratic primary opponent in a debate.

The Cook County Assessor said the county's commercial businesses saw millions of dollars cut from their property tax bills this year, and the burden was shifted onto homeowners. According to the ...

Property tax bills in Cook County are due on Monday night, and the I-Team is investigating the sticker shock and the extreme hikes on many of those bills. The median residential property tax bill ...

The state has not yet updated its law, exposing counties to potential liability, and two legislative fixes have been introduced to address the issue.

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and Democratic primary challenger Brendan Reilly are sparring over problems with ...