Cook County's machine-learning tax model made assessments fairer, yet homeowner bills soared. The appeals system, not the algorithm, is the culprit.

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Tax bills for Cook County property owners are likely to be delayed after a data snafu at the Cook County assessor’s office held up a key step in the property tax process, setting off another round of ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Monday night's workshop was one of three being put on by the Cook County Assessor's Office this week in some of the neighborhoods hardest hit by property tax increases. But even with ...

Illinois’ current property tax assessment system dates back to the year Apollo 13 launched and the Beatles broke up. Cook County officials say it's finally time for the 55-year-old framework to get an ...

A $300 million no-interest county loan program will help local governments relying on tax revenue they won't get on time, but Chicago Public Schools don't qualify for the loans.

CHICAGO (WGN) — After two shaky terms and voter anger about their property tax bills, Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi is in the fight of his political life. The Cook County Democratic Party is all-in ...

LYONS TOWNSHIP, Ill. (WLS) -- Cook County homeowners told the ABC7 I-Team they have continuing frustrations over money they are owed but never received. The I-Team investigated complaints about ...

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 ...

CHICAGO - Incumbent Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi is facing a challenge in this spring's primary election from Pat Hynes. Kaegi has served as the Cook County assessor since being elected in 2018, ...