Cook County is on the hook for tens of millions of dollars to homeowners who lost their homes and equity as a result of the annual county tax sale, a judge has ruled.

If you are still staring at your eyewatering Cook County property tax bill — due Dec. 15, as in Monday — you might well be wondering what would happen if you failed to pay in a timely fashion. First, ...

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Judge Finds Cook County Liable for Unconstitutional Property Tax Sale System "The county did not need to receive an engraved notice to understand that its actions—taking private property without ...

Plans are underway to sunset Cook County’s contentious property tax sale system in the coming years. Last week, state Sen. Celina Villanueva, D-Chicago, filed a bill to bring Illinois into compliance ...