Cook County assessor: Tax break hopes for hundreds dashed because of bad applications

A group of hopeful Cook County property owners eager to get breaks on their tax bills are likely to end up disappointed.
Chicago Tribune

Letters: This is the work the Cook County assessor’s office has done for tax assessments

The Cook County property tax system’s transition from a 50-year-old information technology system has had its share of missteps and delays due to its vendor, Tyler Technologies. But in any transition ...
Hoodline

Botched Tax Break Paperwork Leaves Cook County Homeowners Hanging

Roughly 20,000 approved certificate-of-error refunds, worth more than $46 million in total, are currently stuck at the Cook ...
The Real Deal

Q&A: Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi talks property tax reforms, improving investor confidence

Real estate investors are downright scared of Chicago property taxes. Almost everyone agrees Cook County’s real estate tax system is in need of major reforms, and at least some believe Assessor Fritz ...
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Pat Hynes upsets Fritz Kaegi in Democratic primary for Cook County assessor

Lyons Township Assessor Pat Hynes seized on Cook County voters' dissatisfaction with property taxes to upset incumbent ...

Cook County assessor candidates grapple over the reasons for skyrocketing property taxes

The Democratic primary contest for Cook County assessor pits a two-term millionaire running on systemic reform against a ...

Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi faces strong challenge from suburban assessor Pat Hynes in bid for 3rd term

Kaegi has been in office since 2018. He's being challenged by one of his own — first-term Lyons Township Assessor Patrick Hynes, who spent 23 years working in the Cook County assessor’s office as a ...