Some suburban voters are facing key decisions about hiking property taxes in the April 1 election, but if the past is precedent, “the few will decide for the many” again, according to a report from ...

Longtime homeowners would be exempt from paying property taxes when they reach that benchmark under a bill introduced in Springfield last month.

Boutros, 47, now the co-chair of the government investigations and white collar group at Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP in Chicago, was among those vetted for the White House by U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood, a ...

A study just came out that takes a closer look at who's showing up to vote on property tax referendums in Cook County and who isn't.

Typical property tax bill increased 78% on a Cook County residence since 2007. Median property values only rose 7.3%. That leaves residents paying $2,558 more a year in property taxes while their ...

But collectively residential property owners are having to pay a bigger portion of the total amount of property taxes collected in Chicago. Areas like the Near West Side, Logan Square and ...

Appraisal data from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is kept from local appraisal districts, but some say it could help with ...

Eight ballot measures will likely be decided by voters who live in wealthy communities where the majority of residents are ...

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Illinois towns are likely to embrace data center developments in exchange for property tax revenue and a few hundred jobs.

In November, Cook County passed a $15 million homeowner relief program that is funded by interest fees from late property tax payments. The one-time program will provide direct payments to lower- and ...