LYONS, Ill. (WLS) -- The ABC7 I-Team team has been looking into extraordinary increases in property tax assessments, leaving home owners panicked that they won't be able to afford to stay in their ...

Fritz Kaegi, who is up for reelection, reversed the trend of wealthier homeowners paying less, but inaccuracies persist.

Assessor Fritz Kaegi “clearly improved” the fairness of Cook County’s property tax assessment system over his two terms, according to a new study.

TINLEY PARK, Ill. (WLS) -- Property taxes are due Friday December 1 and as that deadline looms, some residents say they were over-assessed. These residents say they are facing unprecedented increases ...

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 ...

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Regarding Sunday’s article on the Cook County assessor’s office (“Misclassifications, missed millions”): I am amazed at the complete incompetence of Assessor Fritz Kaegi and his staff. How can he ...

Since taking office in 2019, Frizt Kaegi has eliminated much of the unequal valuation he was elected to fix, the report from ...

CHICAGO — A Cook County Assessor’s Office employee is calling the increase in property taxes for many homeowners a once in a generation event due to a number of factors. Residents living in several ...

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A new study calls for government agencies involved in the Cook County property tax system to better collaborate to help the system become more fair and equitable, as a growing chorus of homeowners ...