The Cook County Treasurer's Office is providing $2.3B in emergency funds to local governments after long-delayed property tax ...

A federal judge ruled Cook County is illegally settling minor property tax debts by seizing the full value of properties.

Federal judge rules the system violates the “takings” clause, but compensation for homeowners in class-action lawsuit remains unclear.

Treasurer Maria Pappas is asking for more time to decide whether to appeal a judge's Dec. 8 decision in a high-profile ...

Cook County homeowners face rising property taxes. Three-fourths of that money is going to police and fire pensions instead ...

A new study could lay the groundwork for big changes to Cook County's incentive programs designed to spur economic ...

Cook County, Illinois is locking in one of the country's most ambitious cash-aid experiments, keeping monthly $500 checks flowing into 2026 for thousands of low and moderate income residents. The ...

COOK COUNTY, Ill. (WLS) -- Government debt can be tied to the costs associated with your own individual home or business, and can be behind rising property taxes. While most politicians don't want to ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Supreme Court says the Illinois Attorney's General office and the Cook County State's Attorney's ...

The positive case came after the dog showed a shift in behavior last week and was euthanized and tested, the Cook County Department of Animal and Rabies Control, said in a statement.