When the property tax bill comes each year, it’s hard to focus on any other number except for the amount owed, but it’s important for taxpayers to understand how the county arrives at that bottom-line amount. How an Assessment Is […]

There is a lot of work behind the scenes that goes into how each property tax bill is calculated. For one portion of the county, this will be the first bill under the new assessment system introduced by Cook County […]

In a case in front of the Illinois Supreme Court, groups are challenging the state’s law that provides property tax exemptions to area not-for-profit hospitals in return for them providing free or discounted services to poor and underinsured people. However, […]